Somehow these two pictures just fit together. Again this year we want to publicly acknowledge and thank this year's team of Bell Ringers. LaShan Harrison at the Salvation Army reports that our team collected more than $1100 on Saturday. We're all familiar with the remarkable work the Salvation Army does in our community, and are grateful our membership continues to show up to help them make a difference. While event leader Jack Curtis couldn't exactly prove it, he suspects some of our success this year was due, in part, to bringing cute kids and dogs...!
And adding the perfect festive touch, at Wednesday's lunch we were regaled with Christmas carols by the highly enthusiastic ukele ensemble, "Essential Element". If you somehow didn't already know that Anacortes had a resident 9 person, all ukele band that rocks, well, we do!
Specific thanks to: bell ringers Jack Curtis, The Mccaughans, Jim Anderson, The MacDonalds, Peggy Flynn, Tom Decker, Vicki Stasch, Ron Litzinger, Marilyn Stadler, Krista Oicles, Tom Griffin, Liny Reno, the Lascelles, and Vicki Stash (a second mention) for leading her energetic ukele team