Our island is full of sharing and caring people, and IDIPIC and the Oak Harbor Elks were shown that with the wonderful support given our new community event Oct. 16: OkSOBERfest.
It was gratifying to see over 200 people from throughout the island,
including about 70 teens, come out to enjoy this unique community
experience.
The food, fun and festivities would not have been possible without the support of over 100 businesses and organizations and many others, who gave either time, talent, sponsorship, food, and/or silent auction items/baskets. They included:
1504 Coffee, Acorn Dental/DR. Turner, Albertson’s, Amy’s Touch, Angelo’s Caffe, Arby’s, Ault Field Taxi, Baby N’ Me, Bayleaf, Bill’s Woodcraft, Bayshore Chiropractic, Bayview Embroidery, Burger King, Bayshore Office Products, Bay City Bistro, BBQ Joint, Burke Museum, Candy Bouquet, China Harbor, Deception Pass Visitor Center, D & D Boutique, Dairy Queen, Del-Jen (A Fluor Co.), Emblem Club, Fancy Pants, Forever Pretty, Fox Pointe,
Fraser’s Hideaway, Gordon’s on Blueberry Hill, Greenhouse Florist and Nursery, Greenbank Cellars, Happy Dragon, Harada Sports Therapy, Heidi’s Coffee House, Hummingbird Farm and Nursery, Harbor Tower, Home Depot, Home Place, Imperial at Kasteel, Island Drug, Island Jewelry, Island Paint & Glass, Island Thrift, Island County Community Mobilization, Jan Ellis &
The Oompah Band, KaffeeHaus, Lind’s Coupeville Pharmacy, Kenmore Air, Kmart, Livin’ the Dream, Lava Night Club, Les Schwab, Mad Crab Restaurant, Mailliard’s Landing Nursery, Mickey’s, Midway Florist, Mikes’ Quick Lube, Mitzel’s, Munros’ Driving Instruction, NAPA Auto Parts, Oak Harbor Cinemas, Oak Harbor Motors, Papa John’s, Popsies, Purple Moon, Paint Your World,
Perry Woodfin/Artist, Pita Pit, Premier Designs/Helen Desmond, Rock N’ Apple Ranch, Saar’s Marketplace, San Juan Excursions, Sally’s Garden, Stamping Pad, Starbucks/Harbor Station, Sweet Rice Thai Cuisine, State Farm/Fred Shepard, State Farm/Duane Olive, Taco Bell, Taco del Mar,
Thrive Fitness Center, Tree House Soap Kitchen, Tillicum Village, Visions, Walgreen’s, Wal-Mart, Whidbey Dive Center, Whidbey Playhouse, Whidbey Marketplace & Community Journal, Whidbey News-Times, Woodland Park Zoo, Dr. Wyman, D.D.S., Zorba’s, WSP Trooper Norm Larsen, Coupeville Deputy Jim Covert, the OHHS SADD and FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) students, all the individual donators, and the IDIPIC and Elks helpers.
Also thanks to the Oak Harbor School District and NAS Whidbey for internal promotion of OkSOBERfest.
Hope we didn’t miss anyone!
Over 60 event surveys were completed with Ernie Branigh of Oak Harbor winning two movie passes.
And the fellow who came dressed right down to his lederhosen and polka’d about? You’ll be happy to know we’ll have a Best Dressed contest when OkSOBERfest returns even bigger and better Oct. 9, 2009!
On behalf of IDIPIC and the Oak Harbor Elks — but most importantly, the
many students the proceeds will benefit through IDIPIC safety programs in our schools and communities — we thank you all for your unwavering support.
As the old African proverb says: It takes a village to raise a child, and you all are terrific Partners in Prevention! Danke shoen!
JoAnn Hellmann,
IDIPIC Director
Karen Lewis
Francis Bagarella
Master Chief Darin Hand
Cyndi Garner
Sabrina Underwood
Cecilia Welch
Kendra McDonald
IDIPIC Board
De Dennis,
O.H. Elks Drug Awareness Program
