Every year our Day in the Park celebration is a reminder that it does, indeed, “Take a Village”. We, of the Antwerp Rotary Club, could not be more grateful for all of the parents, children, vendors, volunteers, musicians, sponsors, donors, runners, dancers, archers, football players, grandparents, organizations, coaches, friends, etc…who come together for 5 hours in all these various ways to have the celebration we call “Day in the Park.”
There really are too many to count, however, in an effort to recognize a few people who had significant roles behind the scenes and otherwise, we would like to give a shout out, in no particular order to:
The weather. The Kobee family and volunteers of the annual Turtle Trot. Lofton Brown. Jeremy VanVlerah of JVT Entertainment for donating the bounce houses. Jake Eaken, Mercer Landmark, Paragon Glass (and many others) for monetary donations that provided many of the raffle items. Kristine Stuart and Jennifer Ramsier who, among many other things, organized a wonderful parade to kickstart things. The Antwerp Community Band and Boy Scout Troop 143. The pipes of Griffen “Don’t call me Sinatra” Waltmire. Barry Delong who said “thank you” to everyone but himself. The spouse of every Rotarian. Sue Fowler and Bryan Smith. George Clemens who patiently accepted every Rotarian phone call during the parade and donates the dunk tank each year. Chris Walters who prepares and takes pride in the park grounds and facilities. And our favorite unofficial Rotarian, Alisha Headley.
Last but not least, we would like to congratulate all of the raffle winners; especially the kids (and kids at heart) who took home new bikes. If you see Vanice speeding through town on her new E-Bike, please call the APD.
—Antwerp Rotary Club
