It was a great day at Cody Rotary today! We had 8 members and 8 visitors.
Sandy Luthy, Megan Dunlap, and Laurie Ash from Festival of Trees were our speakers today. This program was started in 2022 and has steady grown through the years with over $24,000 donated last year.
The ladies explained how trees and wreaths for the holiday are donated by individuals, businesses, and organizations. They are put on display for events and auctioned off to raise money for multiple non-profits in the community. The primary beneficiaries this year are Bright Futures Mentoring and Bears of Honor. Individual trees donated can also have their auction proceeds applied to the non-profit of choice for the donator.
Their first event for 2025 will be a Live After 5 on October 8 at 5pm at Cody Regional Health Center where they will be raffling the Halloween tree, along with other fun activities.
Beginning November 28 they will have a full schedule of 8 days of events!! Learn more at www.festivaloftreescody.com. They would love support - decorating trees, attending events, spreading the word, donations, and bidding on trees.
We were also happy to induct Beth Blatt into membership today!! Welcome Beth.
We hope to see you next week!