Letter to the Editor

Fireworks funding

Monday, May 12, 2008

Fireworks funding

Dear Editor,

The signs are everywhere. The grass and the dandelions are growing. Baseball and softball teams are preparing for their seasons. Boaters and campers are coming out of their winter hibernation. Spring is upon us, and summer is fast approaching.

With the coming summer, The McCook Optimist Club is once again proud to announce that we will once again be sponsoring the McCook Community Fireworks Display during our nations July 4th Holiday. The event will again be held at dusk, at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds.

We are so thankful to the citizens of McCook and the surrounding area that have been so supportive of this event in the past several years.

The Optimist Club has recently kicked-off our fund drive for this year's event. We are asking for your help in raising the funds necessary to purchase the pyrotechnic devices and to hire an experience and licensed technician who will be in charge of the event. Like the price of most goods that we consumers are purchasing, the cost of fireworks is on the rise. For that reason our supplier has been forced to make a modest increase in our contracted amount.

As one of our current fund drive events, Pizza Hut of McCook will be hosting 3 nights of benefit buffets. Bring your family and friends to Pizza Hut this Tuesday evening (May 13th), and in June on the 10th and 24th. The gracious staff of Pizza hut will serve the benefit buffets from 5:30 -- 8 p.m. and a portion of the evening's proceeds will be donated to the Community Fireworks fund. Mark your calendars and JOIN US!

For those of you unable to attend the benefit buffets, and still wishing to donate to the McCook Optimist Community Fireworks Fund, your donations are being accepted at:

McCook Optimist Club Community Fireworks Fund

C/o Ron Smith, Treasurer

P.O. Box 272

McCook, NE 69001-0272

We know that you are bombarded daily by other honorable and needy charities seeking your help. We only ask that you consider the McCook Optimist Community Fireworks Display in your giving.

Our humble gratitude and thanks are extended to the citizens of McCook for their support of this, and all other events, sponsored by the McCook Optimist Club.

Respectfully

Trevor D. Premer

Fireworks

Committee member

McCook Optimist Club

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