Spring fundraising total for Donovan Kessler Memorial Little Swimmer's Fund totals $3028.33 after cookout Saturday
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
A soggy evening didn't detour supporters of the Donovan Kessler Little Swimmers Fund from attending the fifth annual Community Cookout Saturday evening, May 14, 2011.
The Morsches Park pavilion kept attendees dry and games kept them entertained.
In all, the event, including a recent garage sale, raffles and donations, brought in $3028.33 to add to the fund's endowment through the Whitley County Community Foundation. The funds are used to provide swimming class scholarships for children in the community.
It is the hope of the event's founder, Tammy Azar, that by teaching children water safety skills other families my be able to avoid the tragedy her family faced when her grandson, Donovan, died after accessing a covered, locked swimming pool.
A soggy evening didn't detour supporters of the Donovan Kessler Little Swimmers Fund from attending the fifth annual Community Cookout Saturday evening, May 14, 2011.
The Morsches Park pavilion kept attendees dry and games kept them entertained.
In all, the event, including a recent garage sale, raffles and donations, brought in $3028.33 to add to the fund's endowment through the Whitley County Community Foundation. The funds are used to provide swimming class scholarships for children in the community.
It is the hope of the event's founder, Tammy Azar, that by teaching children water safety skills other families my be able to avoid the tragedy her family faced when her grandson, Donovan, died after accessing a covered, locked swimming pool.