Wednesday morning, the Salvation Army will hand out free fans until supplies last.
The event goes until 10 a.m. or when fans run out at Westlake Ace Hardware in Independence, 414 E. 24 Highway.
Salvation Army hands out another 750 free fans to beat summer heat
Salvation Army and Westlake have 750 Lasko box fans to give away. The two entities have been teaming up for decades.
“In the month of June, all of our 31 stores in the Kansas City area, they asked our customers to round up our purchases up to the next dollar, and it is pretty cool to be able to raise over $11,000 and give away close to 1,000 fans,” said Jeremy van Ommeren, corporate vice president of stores for Westlake.
Maj. Xavier Montenegro, with the Salvation Army, said they have seen an increase in people needing help staying cool this summer…