Hello my Rotarian friends!

Where has the summer gone?  It feels like yesterday the first daffodil popped up at our farm.  This past Saturday marked the end of the Denver/Lake Norman Rotary’s Music in the Park Summer Concert Series.  (Which also seemed to have just gotten started.)   The sounds of bluegrass and country from Adam Rose and Wayne Taylor filled Rescue Squad Park as the sun faded and the cool night air moved in.  The food truck line-up was stellar, beer and wine flowed, and the crowd slowly but surely started to dance.  It was, and most of the concerts are, a night filled with good times and even better people.  

I want to personally thank all of the Denver/Lake Norman Rotarians and the Music in the Park board for the tireless work of making this event happen. There is a great deal of work that goes into the coordination of sponsors, planning of entertainment, social media marketing, corralling of food trucks, setting up the pavilion, parking of cars, selling of raffle tickets and answering questions from other attendees.  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is represented to ensure the safety of everyone and they too deserve a huge thank you!  

While I am sad that the series is over for the year, I look forward to the next season of planning to make the event even better for all of the citizens that come out to enjoy great music, food, and most importantly, chilling outside with their family and friends.  It warms my heart to see the smiles, hear the laughter, and watch the dancing.  It warms my heart even more knowing that we Rotarians are providing this much needed thing called “community”.  

Call to Action:  If you have a talent for event planning, sponsorship solicitation, food truck corralling please be on the lookout for the next MIP board meeting and plan to join in on the fun!

Until Next Year - Cheers!

Andie