Letter to the editor: Thank you for making the Birder’s Breakfast a success

The Kiwanis Club of Monte Vista extends a big thank you to all who did their part to make the Crane Festival, including the Birders Breakfast, a huge success. Thank You Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce for planning and coordinating the event. Thanks to the vendors and information booths for providing goods to purchase and useful information. Thank you to the workshop leaders, tour guides and bus drivers for providing activities for festival attendees. Of course, without attendees the festival would be nothing. Thanks to all who attended.

The Kiwanis Club of Monte Vista is the local branch of Kiwanis International, a community service organization emphasizing “Serving the Children of the World”. Financing for our community service projects comes from fundraisers such as the Birders Breakfast. We give a special thank you to our sponsors who made the breakfast a successful fundraiser.

SPECIAL SPONSORS who support the Kiwanis Club of Monte Vista In various ways:

Kiwanis Club of Center - Provided the rotating grill to cook the eggs & pancakes.

Central Church of Christ - Providing a place for the weekly club meetings.

IHOP - Donated all the pancake batter.

Monte Vista Cooperative –Set the propane tank & donated the propane

                                               For the grill.

Safeway – Supplied the groceries for the breakfast.

Shades, Quilts & Etc – Designed and made the 2018 Crane Quilt.

Sparkle Cleaners – Sam and Darlene clean all the coats donated to the

                                 Kiwanis/Rotary coat drive and then take them to the Monte

                                 Food Bank for distribution.

 

GOLD SPONSORS:

Absolute Shine-Auto Body & Paint

Edward Jones-Financial Advisors:

Jeff Keck and Michelle Roepke

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

Rio Grande Motel mv

Tri-County Senior Citizens and Housing, Inc

Wilbur-Ellis

 

SILVER SPONSORS:

Alpine Veterinary Hospital

Benjamin F. Gibbons, P.C.

China Garden Chinese Restaurant

DQ Grill & Chill

First Christian Church

Klecker Farms

Mountain View Restaurant

Salon Herrera LLC

Southern Colorado Computer Services

San Luis Valley Auto Repair llc

State Farm Insurance-Troy A. Plane, Agent

The Polished Edge

Wenta Nip & Sanitizing, LLC

 

BRONZE SPONSORS:

360 Insurance Company-Shari Oliver, Agent

Monte Vista Big R Store

Dos Rios Restaurante

Hair Experience

KSLV/KYDN-Linda Pacheco, News/PSA Director

Mike Widger Farms

Ramstetter Farms

San Luis Valley Federal Bank

Sunflour Bakery

Sunflower Bank

The Petal'er

Top Value-Cost Foods

Torres Floral Design

Valley Monument Company

Walter S. Fullwood, C.P.A., P.C.

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