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Letter of Thanks
The Kiwanis Club of Skagit-Mount Vernon wishes to acknowledge
the generosity of the Mount Vernon Wal-Mart for recent
contributions to our club and the community.
In April 2005, our club made an application for a Wal-Mart
grant to be used on community projects, including the completion
of a $14,000.00 Kiwanis Playground at Hillcrest Park. Wal-Mart
awarded a $3,000 grant to our club. Half of that was used for
the park project, with the remainder being utilized to fund
three other community service projects that our club was
involved in.
Several Wal*Mart associates worked with Kiwanians and other
community volunteers to construct the playground at Hillcrest
Park.
The first project involved 45 staffing hours for a non-profit
agency yard clean-up & renovation project. This also included
the building and installation of an outdoor gazebo for that
agency.
The second project grant funding was used for included youth
scholarships for the Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation
Department Ropes Course. Youth who could not have attended this
leadership and confidence building course now will have the
opportunity.
The final project included partial funding for the Skagit
Dive Rescue Team to attend swift water rescue training.
Wal-Mart also generously donated
a combo TV/VCR for our meeting room at Denny's restaurant in the
past, which is also available for other groups to use who meet
there.
The Kiwanis Club of Skagit-Mount Vernon
would like to thank Wal-Mart for their generous donations that
we received and passed through to the community
Maryl Skjei
Skagit-Mount Vernon Kiwanis President
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Letter of Thanks
The Kiwanis Club of Skagit-Mount Vernon would like to thank
everyone who was involved in the recent purchase of equipment,
building of a playground, yard beautification and the
construction of two wheel chair accessible ramps at a non profit
agency on Saturday May 20th.
The following service clubs, businesses and other organizations
contributed towards this all day project; Kiwanis Clubs of
Skagit-Mount Vernon, South Mount Vernon and Mount Vernon “Noon”
Kiwanis; Mount Vernon “Noon” and Skagit Mount Vernon “Morning”
Rotary Clubs, Anacortes Soroptomist; Mount Vernon Community
Wellness Council; Lowes Home Improvement Center; Home Depot;
Mike Urban and Consumer Rental; Skagit Domestic Violence and
Sexual Assault Services, Skagit County Domestic Violence Impact
Panel; Madison School “Flower Power Group”, Christ the King
Church Wal*Mart and SEAMAR.
This project would not have been
possible if not for the collaboration of the many service clubs,
businesses and volunteers. “This is Community Collaboration at
its finest.”
The following volunteers participated in the work party; Scott
Thompson, Erv Lindall, Isle Lindall, Mike McManus, Brandon
Young, Dean Shellan, Eric Shellan, Lyle Herbaugh, Nina Wellander,
Bonnie Kilsholm, Tim Kilsholm, Dave Towne, Ken Bergsma, Kenny
Bergsma, Dennis Tonkin, Maryl Skjei, Brian Skjei, Mike Bogh,
Jacob Bogh, Timm Forthum, Michael Schwan, Tony Garcia, Kathi
Patula, Rick Ivie, Mike Don, Mike Lumpkin, Angela Rieckers and
Wendy Juarez.
Thanks to the many contributors who provided funding and
volunteers that actually completed all phases of work, a
$13,800.00 project was competed. This project will benefit
children and mothers who are victims of Domestic Violence.
For more information on how you
can help victims of Domestic Violence, please contact the Skagit
Domestic Violence and Sexual assault services (360) 336-9591 or
www.skagitdvsas.org
Ken McCulloch, President
Skagit-Mount Vernon Kiwanis
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