Letters to the Editor

Thanks from Lighthouse

Dear Flathead community a big "Thank you!" from the Lighthouse.

Lighthouse Christian Home for Disabled Adults held their 4th Annual 2009 Swing Dance Fundraiser on February 20, 2009 at the Red Lion Hotel and your support was "mind blowing," especially given these difficult economic times. Thanks to our businesses and individuals for helping us far exceed our expectations. Your generosity through donations, time and effort was an integral cog in this wheel of success.

All of the evening's events would not have been possible without the special support of the staff at the Red Lion. Our co-sponsors: Mountain West Bank, Midway Rental/Midway Rental Celebrate, Source One Mortgage, Glacier Bank of Bigfork, JCCS Accounting, and Special Needs Cycles demonstrated the "heart" they have for the community they serve and deserve everybody's patronage. Thank you Jim Trout, Kent Reimer, Kelly Skare, Deanna McAtee, Susan Williams, and Bob Heffernan for your leadership and compassion.

We also want to recognize the talents and support of B.J. Lupton's Swinging On High Big Band for donating their time to the evening's entertainment. Our heartfelt "thanks' also go to the many auction donors as well as those who purchased raffle tickets for the $1000 worth of groceries at Super 1, donated by local individuals and businesses.

Congratulations to our winners Doug and Bev Rauthe of Kalispell for winning the $1000 of groceries. Could it have come at a better time? What a blessing and thank you.

Our committee members Greg and Mary Kay Wilson, Susan Khulman, Maggie Sands, Patty Graham, Kay Gough, Linda Osborne, Shirley Willis, and Valerie Radtke were tireless and worked with a servant heart through many long hours, along with some great volunteers, to help our event be successful.

Last but certainly not least, a big "Thank You" to the radio and newspapers around the valley who so graciously gave us their talents in promoting this Lighthouse annual event.

The residents, parents, staff and board members are grateful for the event's "closing the gap" between what we need and what we have for this coming year. We humbly seek the Lord's direction in this coming year, desiring to be good stewards of your gifts. May the Lord favor each and every one of you.

Jim Beranek, Event Chairman