Keep Charlevoix Beautiful

The Keep Charlevoix Beautiful Board & the entire community would like to thank the following for making the 2009 petunia planting picnic a success: SPECIAL THANKS to Kelli Kwapisz for overseeing the entire Community Picnic! She did a fantastic job!	The City of Charlevoix & The City Street Department Filed appropriate permits, placement of KCB banners, use of park, placement use and pick up of tables, garbage cans & refuse. Installation of and use of water spigot and traffic cones to block traffic. Changed procedures over this year to make communication more fluent.
American Legion Loan of 8 tables	AmericInn
Knights of Columbus Picked up & returned donations, containers, tables	Rotary Club of Charlevoix Provided grills & charcoal; cooked the hot dogs
Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce Promoted on their website	Chuck & Mary Adams Donation of lemonade, beverage set-up & service and organized volunteers
Holiday Station Store Donation of 1200 hot dog buns	Subway Donation of 100 cookies and made another 700 at below cost
Burger King Donation of 1200 packets of ketchup & mustard and 700 wrappers	McDonald's Donation of 800 beverage cups, 700 wrappers & use of lemonade dispenser
Oleson's Food Store Donation of 600 hot dogs and 800 bags of chips at cost	Glen's Donation of 600 hot dogs
Grey Gables Use of hotboxes, including delivery & pickup	Ace Hardware Donation of 800 small-handled bags and use of tents and donation of labor to set up and take down
Pizza Hut Donation of 800 napkins	Dr. Brian Kwapisz Donation of box of latex gloves
Fox Motors, Charlevoix Use of Gem cars	Dry Harbour Marine Use of potable water hose
Kilwin's & Dairy Grille Picnic Ticket Coupons	Dick Georgi - Resort Bookings, Inc. Use of electric
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan F for seeing us through a safe food service event	The Charlevoix High School & Northwest Academy Bands for the entertainment
JBR Graphics New Website Design, Updates & Photos	The Boss Family Petunia Delivery
The KCB Board and Their Families Donation of Time and Effort

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By making a donation to Keep Charlevoix Beautiful and becoming a benefactor, you enable us to continue Operation Petunia and our other unique projects, which reflect so well on our beautiful town.

Benefactor Categories
Gold ..... $1,000 + up
Silver ..... $500 to $999
Bronze ..... $250 to $499
Supporters ..... $100 to $249
Friends ..... $1 to $99

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Keep Charlevoix Beautiful, Inc.
P.O. Box 1
Charlevoix, MI 49720

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Planting Day is Thursday, May 20, 2010!

Petunia planting always takes place on the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend (the planting date has been moved twice by one week due to freeze warnings). Some years we have had to postpone it due to weather factors.

If you would like to join in the fun, simply show up around 4:00 anywhere along U.S. 31 from the Charlevoix Inn (north side) to M-66 (south side) and look for an fluorescent tee-shirted block captain.

As always, planting will be followed by a picnic - one way the KCB board and many community businesses and organizations can say "thank you" to all of you who come out to plant with us.