Presenting the Grand Portage Elders with a check for $1,5350 were from L-R: Jeremy Keeble, Sarah Hallberg, Mark Youngdahl, and Kate Keeble. Photo courtesy of Kate Keeble.
Last week, February 26th was Norman Deschampe Day. In celebration, the owners of Hungry Hippie Tacos, Kate and Jeremy Keeble, decided to donate 25 percent of their Thursday sales at Hungry Hippie Tacos to the Grand Portage Elders.
“We saw a lot of our beloved community members come in to support the cause. Bent Paddle Brewing from Duluth sent a representative to hand out free merchandise for the event,” said Kate Keeble.
“After the lunch rush, our fellow business owners at Java Moose asked if they could contribute 25 percent of their sales. Today (March 4) we learned that our local bank, Grand Marais State Bank was going to match both Hungry Hippie Tacos and Java Moose’s contributions. We will be presenting a check to the Grand Portage Elders and members of Norman Deschampe’s family today! We were able to raise $1,535.00 to contribute, and were contacted by other local businesses who want to make this a permanent happening in celebration of Norman Deschampe Day.
Jeremy Keeble lived and worked in Grand Portage for eight years. He saw Norman not only as a friend and a great teller of fish tales, but also a great mentor and leader. Plus, noted Kate, the Grand Portage Elders fed Jeremy approximately 2,000 lunches!
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