February 23rd ~ Smelt Derby

This annual event would not be impossible without the generous support the Rotary Club of La
Conner receives from the merchants. This support is in advertising when you allow us to place posters in your windows.
It also includes the raffle and fishing prizes that most of you so generously provide. Without those prizes our
efforts would be greatly diminished. We would like to thank you in advance for your assistance. Our members will
be going door-to-door beginning in January seeking to place posters and receive prizes. We hope that you will be
able to participate with both efforts. Your donations enable us to do a better job of raising funds for the many charities
that we contribute to each year. The Rotary Club of LaConner is a major donor to the La Conner Scholarship
Fund; the LaConner Library and providing every third grader with a personal dictionary. We are also the official
community sponsor of the LaConner Sea Scouts and many other worthwhile needs. All funds raised through Smelt
Derby and other projects go to our donation budget. All club expenses are raised internally without community
funds. Once again, it is your valuable support that enables us to make many of these donations. We want to take this
opportunity to remind you that the 43rd Historic Smelt Derby Festival is coming up on February 23rd. Included with
the Festival will be our Smelt Fest dinner at Maple Hall with great music and a new menu this year. For those of you
who are also corporate (monetary) sponsors, a separate sponsorship request will be sent to you. On behalf of the entire
Rotary Club of LaConner, I would like to sincerely thank you for your support past and present.
John Milnor, Co-Chair