Public Relations & Voluntee Spotlight August 2005

Jason Rolan, apprentice with Nelson Electric, hangs Heartland’s Main Street banner this August. Nelson Electric Have you ever wondered who hangs those colorful Main Street banners that inform the community of various upcoming events? As a community service Paul and Jerry Nelson of Nelson Electric have been doing this for over 20 years to help spread the word about city happenings. The banner project is coordinated by the Ames City Clerk’s Office.  If Nelson’s help is needed, they find an early morning hour when the traffic is slow, park the lift truck on Main Street, and send up one of their employees to hang the banner of the month. Jeff Bryant, supervising project manager, has been with Nelson Electric for 24 years and remembers this always being a service.  “It isn’t done for publicity on our behalf,” he says.  “It is just something that the Nelson family likes to do for the community.” With the help of Nelson Electric, Heartland hangs a large banner over Main Street twice a year; in May for Older Americans Month, and in August to advertise for its major fund raiser, the Heartland Variety Show. On behalf of several other participating organizations, Heartland extends a ‘Hats Off’ to Nelson Electric for this continued and generous community service.   Previous Volunteer Spotlight Honorees