09/17/2021
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Your ice cream consumption saves lives, and we thank you for it.
After counting all the pennies, we had a visit from the Milkhouse Cafe managers! They visited our monthly meeting to announce the final amounts raised from the Ice Cream Saves Lives 2021 event. They announced that the Milkhouse took in just over $9,000 in sales and tips the day of the event, which was incredible! THEN they announced the Milkhouse staff had also decided to also donate their tips for the past several months, bringing their donation to the nonprofit up to $20,780.00!
Combined with the generous donation from the rest of the donations that evening (including a substantial donation from our friends at Riley Gleason Foundation), donations via the DiveTeamAuxiliary.org website, and our 2021 corporate sponsorships ( Towbook Management Software, Earl's Battery & Charger Service Inc, Renewal Christian Counseling Center, Ryan Young from Edward Jones, Law Office of Frank Partipilo, North Pointe Heating & Cooling, Kelly Reno, Realtor - Realty Executives Home Towne, Xtreme Powerline Construction, State Representative Gary Eisen, Kate's Downtown, Us Farathane Port Huron and Cedar Hill Graphics LLC ) brings our total amount raised just over... [drum roll here] $40,000!
We are super thankful for the financial outcome of this event, as well as honored to receive the incredible support and thanks from our community who is clearly behind us. We cannot do what we do without you. The previous year has been a difficult year for fundraising due to the COVID pandemic and these funds raised allow us to continue the progress and growth of the team.
We have already moved forward with the committee to outfit our newest truck with needed lights and graphics to be road ready as well as ordered some gear needed to update our dive equipment. The Dive Team Auxiliary is a group of volunteers that give their own time and money to make sure the Dive Team is ready when we are called upon. You have all joined that group by your ice cream consumption and donations.
Thank you again to the Milkhouse, our sponsors, and our community for an incredible 2021 Ice Cream Saves Lives event!
Matt Graham
Chairperson Dive Team Auxiliary