VIDEO – WE SHALL SURVIVE –
April 9, 2025 – Long-distance running is something that comes naturally to the Running Rooster but he says he lost that passion while battling addiction. Thanks to organizations like Dawn Farm and Home of New Vision, he’s in recovery and lacing up those running shoes once again to give back and give meaning to why the chicken crossed the road. “I’ve run marathons, and I used to be someone who ran sixty miles a week,” Haase told us while jogging.That’s a 125-mile pace already, and the donations are still coming in to keep Dawn Farm’s Stronger Roots program running.
“It’s a recovery housing program for single parents and their children. There’s currently five parents and their children in this program. Asking five parents and their children to leave this program was not a realistic option,” said Dawn Farm President Anna Byberg.
Thanks to community donations, including those from Haase, Dawn Farm was able to recoup the $85 thousand they lost in ARPA funding that was supposed to be available until the end of the year.
