Heartland

For the last 15 years, Scott Kirouac and the Ag Angels program he founded have been making a difference in the lives of children who need it the most ...

To date, more than $680,000 has been raised, with 100 percent of that money going directly to help kids in need throughout Highlands and Hardee Counties. When Kirouac received that first sincere, profoundly moving “thank you” letter from the school, he knew he had to share that joy of giving. He couldn’t go back to “business as usual” with the thought of how unfair the whole situation was. The response to Kirouac’s charity has been overwhelmingly positive – so much so that he was able to initiate a new scholarship program this year. Kirouac and his associates cover all of the overhead expenses, including everything right down to the service charge for credit card donations. The Ag Angels program was established to help schools provide Christmas gifts for children who would otherwise have little, if anything, to look forward to during the holiday break.