IAS Supports Readlyn Volunteer Firefighters’ New Emergency Services Building
Mar 12, 2026
Innovative Ag Services (IAS), through its Seeding Hope and Innovation Initiative, is proud to support the Readlyn Volunteer Fire Fighters Association with a $1,250 donation toward their new Emergency Services Building.
The new facility will serve as an important hub for emergency response and community safety in the Readlyn area, helping ensure firefighters and first responders have the space and resources needed to serve their community.
“As a cooperative rooted in rural communities, it’s important for us to support the people and organizations who step up to serve others,” said IAS representatives. “Volunteer fire departments play a critical role in keeping our communities and locations safe.”
IAS also secured a $1,250 matching donation through the Land O’Lakes Foundation Member Co-op Match Program, bringing IAS’s total contribution to $2,500 in support of the new Emergency Services Building. The project may also qualify for an additional match through RTC Communications, which could increase the total impact of the donation to $5,000.
Projects like this reflect the purpose of the Seeding Hope and Innovation Initiative, which focuses on strengthening rural communities and supporting the organizations that make them strong.
Members of the Readlyn Volunteer Fire Fighters Association expressed their gratitude to IAS for its support as they continue work on the new Emergency Services Building, which will serve the community's needs for years to come.
Pictured (left to right): Randy Kleitsch (Readlyn Fire Chief), Scott Neil (IAS Oran Location Manager), and Scott Broten (Readlyn EMS/Firefighter).
The new facility will serve as an important hub for emergency response and community safety in the Readlyn area, helping ensure firefighters and first responders have the space and resources needed to serve their community.
“As a cooperative rooted in rural communities, it’s important for us to support the people and organizations who step up to serve others,” said IAS representatives. “Volunteer fire departments play a critical role in keeping our communities and locations safe.”
IAS also secured a $1,250 matching donation through the Land O’Lakes Foundation Member Co-op Match Program, bringing IAS’s total contribution to $2,500 in support of the new Emergency Services Building. The project may also qualify for an additional match through RTC Communications, which could increase the total impact of the donation to $5,000.
Projects like this reflect the purpose of the Seeding Hope and Innovation Initiative, which focuses on strengthening rural communities and supporting the organizations that make them strong.
Members of the Readlyn Volunteer Fire Fighters Association expressed their gratitude to IAS for its support as they continue work on the new Emergency Services Building, which will serve the community's needs for years to come.
Pictured (left to right): Randy Kleitsch (Readlyn Fire Chief), Scott Neil (IAS Oran Location Manager), and Scott Broten (Readlyn EMS/Firefighter).