Saving Kirkland's 4th of July Fireworks

KA-BOOM!  I love that sound.  The deep rumblings, shrill screeches and explosive lights show that is Independence Day.  There's a big effort going on right now by Celebrate Kirkland to raise funding to save Kirkland's 4th of July fireworks.  This group is very high tech- they are on Facebook and Twitter (which I'm still trying to figure out in my non-existent spare time) and even have a blog. The theme this year is: 'Red, white, blue and GREEN all over- reduce, reuse and recycle'.  In past years, the parade and fireworks have always relied on contributions to supplement the community grant that funds this event, however, this year is more challenging than ever to pull together the donations needed to make it happen.  And the barge for the fireworks needs to be reserved by May 30th!!  So, if you love finishing off your evening  on 7/4 by kicking back in Marina Park with an amazing fireworks display, every bit helps, and you can contribute online here.  ~j

BTW- I have lots of things to catch you up on like the Kirkland Police Academy Class I finished recently (you should do this, what fun!) and our remodel completion (what the heck, you should do this too!).  But we just moved and I have boxes up to my ears.  Steve still hasn't set up my computer yet so hopefully by saying this publicly he will quickly get me connected again so I can get going on all of these posts that are swirling in my head without having to figure out his Mac...... ;-) 

Comments

[Save Kirkland's Fourth]

Thanks for the amazing post on us! :) We really appreciate your support!

[Janis]

Hooray! The fireworks have been saved!!
I just heard from Penny Sweet yesterday that with private donations and local corporate and business support, the fundraising team has pulled it off. Big thanks go to Evergreen Healthcare, Ford of Kirkland, The Heathman Hotel, Overlake Oil-Pacific, and Kirkland Park Place and all of you out there that gave your support!