Letter: Library thanks all sponsors, donors and supports in 2014
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The Bluffton Public Library wishes to thank the wonderful patrons, community members and businesses who sponsored, donated time and gifts, and supported the library during 2014 - through your generosity we are able to offer successful programs which encourage reading, education, and community awareness.
We had wonderful programs and presentations which helped the community discover new things (and revisit old classics) which were provided by:
Connie Anderson and Teddy
Dr. John Becker
Sarah Bergstrand
Bluffton Fire Department (John Kinn, Mark De Lisle, John Bawers, Brian White, Ross Ems and Tony Pinks) & Mike Graham (Santa)
Steve Davis
Gardener’s Club of the Bluffton-Pandora area
Chris Gott
Kimberly Hansen
Jean Ludwig, Consultant with Pampered Chef
Phil Martin
Emily Richard, Armstrong Air and Space Museum
Angela Schimmel and Tango
Daisy Sutkay
Swiss Community Historical Society
Beth Theisen
Ed Yagerman
Victoria Zeits
and Phil Zimmerly.
There was entertaining and uplifting music all through the seasons thanks to:
Doug Adams
Jim Boedicker
Wendy Chappell-Dick and One in a Number: The Bluffton Women’s Choir and Ruth Naylor
Dulcimer Gatherin’
Rainbow Dulcimers
and Ed Zickafoose.
The library was able to bring fresh life to our library and programming through partnerships with a few fabulous community members and organizations such as:
Kerry Bush of Elysian Fields Photography
The Friends of the Library
Lion & The Lamb (Louise Matthews)
Rev. Carol Clements and the congregation of St. John’s United Church of Christ
Charlie Saylor
The Senior Citizen’s Center
Shirley’s Popcorn
Ten Thousand Villages
The Travel Class
We cannot express enough our gratitude for the community support and library love we felt in 2014!
Thank you to all of our new and our faithful patrons, the area agencies, businesses, and organizations who support us, and the volunteers who make it all happen. Here’s to an eventful and happy 2015! We love our Bluffton community!
The Bluffton Public Library & Staff
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