Thank You to volunteers at 4th of July carnival

[mcdonoughdiane]

THANK YOU!! to all the volunteers for making this past 4th of July Carnival a success!!!

Bob Marsh his sons Ronnie & Jordan and family members for setting up and tearing down & extra running around, Gary Duram with his daughter and her friend for setting up and working the entire carnival, Pinky Harmon for always taking the tickets and getting them ready(Pinkyâ??s helpers this year: Megan Peters & Cristin Cole), John Roberts & friend for setting up and tearing down the dunk tank, Tom Whitman who just happened to come along!, Kitty McNamara & Mike Green for getting the bounce house ready, Jared Wojan for setting up and doing some extra running along with my son Dereck McDonough, Michael Wojan, Andy Grogan (my son-in-law) for setting up and helping Breanna Maudrie get balloons ready and Beaver Island Electric for the electrical supply box.

Thank You to all the people that worked the games & the food tent: Breanna & Brogan Maudrie, Alex Kuligoski, Jenna Battle, Olivia Cary, Diane Westmaas along with her niece Brittney Flowers and a good friend Cindy Kruizenga, Maeve Green, Jenna Butler, Leaha Cary & friend Lauren, Lindsay & Clairessa Kenwabikise, Hannah Connor, Andrea Moore, Heather McDonough, John Fiegen, Pete Plastric & his brother-in-law, Judy Boyle along with her daughters Emily & Erin.
Heather Cary & Rachel Scripps for collecting the tickets for the dunk tank.
The dunk tank celebrities(sorry for the cold water) Jeremy Sowa, Cory Palmer, Eric Albin, Heather McDonough, Brenna Green, Katie Scripps and her friend Ann.
The face painters: Heidi Connor, Dawn George, Karen Whitecraft & Miranda Roy.
The clean-up crew: Gary Duram, Larry & Julie Rooy, Cherie Bailey, Roger Allen, Bob Marsh, Joe, Joey & Brian Timsak, Diane Westmaas & Cindy Kruizenga.

Sponsors this year: Beaver Island Boat Co., Island Airways, Robertâ??s John Service, Hogarth Pest Control, McDonoughâ??s Market, BI Chamber of Commerce, Paradise Bay Coffee Shop, Historical Society, Beaver Beacon, Prudential Preffered Properties, Shipwreck Shirts & BI Music Festival-(Dan Burton Builders)

(As you can see it takes many hands to put the carnival together each year!)

Thank You volunteers for a job well done!

Diane McDonough
Carnival Director

[Chamber of Commerce]

Well done Diane! A great part of a wonderful Beaver Island 4th. Thanks for your hard work!

[medic5740]

And none of it would have happened without the person in charge of organizing things, recruiting volunteers, and managing the efforts of all. Thank you, Dianne, for what you did, and what we hope you will continue to do!

That ticket line was mighty long, this year!