The Kiwanis Club of Lake Placid believes that it takes a community to raise a child. This is why we call on our citizens to support Kiwanis Radio Week. It is our one and only fundraising drive each year that allows us to continue supporting our younger generation through sponsorship of Girl and Boy Scouts troops, Key Clubs in Lake Placid and Keene, scholarships for graduating seniors, merit awards for middle and the elementary school, dictionaries for the fourth-graders and programs like Teddy Bear Picnic.

Thank you SPONSORS of Kiwanis Radio Week 2015: American Legion Post 326, Aubuchon Hardware, Casella Waste Management, Central Garage, Coakley High Peaks Ace Hardware, Darrah & Darrah Autobody, Dennin & Dennin, Engel & Voelkers Lake Placid Real Estate, Eye Peek, Generations Restaurant and Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, Gordon W. Pratt Agency, Great Adirondack Steak & Seafood, Haselton Lumber, High Peaks Cyclery, High Peaks Ford, Hurley Brothers Inc, Jim Cushman Studio, Kiwanis Plattsburgh Breakfast Club, Lake Placid Family Dental, Lake Placid Flower and Gift, Lake Placid Oral Surgery, Lake Placid/Wilmington Connecting Youth & Communities Coalition (CYC), Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa, NBT Bank, North Country Home Services, Placid Bay Inn “On Lake Placid,” The Bookstore Plus, The Hungry Trout Resort and Restaurant, USA Luge (Dmitry Feld), UPS, Whiteface Club & Resort LLC, Young Lyon.

Thank you for HELP at Teddy Bear Picnic 2015: Butch Martin and the town of North Elba (new tent setup worked very well), Lynda Desourdy and the Girl Scouts ( face painting and crafts were great), Amanda Patenaude from Keene Key Club, Patty McConvey from from Lake Placid Schools Builders Club and the Key Club students (registration and Bear Store were handled well), Mountain Lake School and its director Carol Prevost (food was served up like pros), Boy Scouts and leader Jeff Pedu (flag ceremony that got us moving), Trevor Preston (for providing PA system), Roby Politi (for the little car that gave the grand marshall a place to sit), Adirondack Saxophone Players (the music added much to the festivities), Stewart’s (your ice cream is always a big hit), the Lake Placid Police and Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department for leading the parade, and a very special thanks to Karen Courtland Kelly and Patrick Kelly for seeing that Zachary Bear made a special guest appearance and led the crowd in “Follow the Leader.”

Barbara Kelly

Lake Placid