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i <br /> . , . � <br /> � <br /> �, <br /> I <br /> Many events are held to raise funds to support the Center. These also are open to everyone in the <br /> community and provide a lot of fun to participants as well as raising funds to support the Center. i <br /> These include: <br /> • Dinners,breal�asts, and other special meal functions �, <br /> � Christmas Boutique ' <br /> • Festival of Trees held for the first time this year � <br /> e Golf Tournament held for the first time this year � <br /> We also have a comprehensive newsletter, The Gillespie Gazette,which is mailed to every <br /> member. It provides a complete monthly schedule of events,programs,trips,activities,lunch <br /> menus, lists of monthly birthdays, donors and new members, and concludes with messages from <br /> the president and director. The Gillespie Center serves the needs of its members; and has also <br /> become known as a beautiful facility available for Westonka area residents to rent for large or <br /> small wedding receptions,memorial services, anniversary and birthday celebrations,class <br /> reunions. sports banquets,holiday parties,business meetings and more. <br /> I hope this gives you a good overview of the services that we provide to the ci#izens of Orono <br /> and other cities in the Westonlca communiiy. If you have any questions or desire additional <br /> information,please let me know. We hope that Orono will be able to provide some fmancial <br /> assistance in response to our request so that we can devote much of our ongoing fund <br /> development activities to build an endowment fund to ensure that The Center can continue to <br /> provide needed services to citizens of the Westonka community indefinitely. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> !-� � ���- <br /> Harold Pellett <br /> Co-President of the Board of Directors <br />