4th of July Events and Important Meeting Notes- July 2nd, 2023

Thank you to everyone who helped make our July 4th event a BIG SUCCESS! This event has always been our biggest and this year didn’t disappoint! Funds raised totaled: $10,759! What a great weekend!

Bank Balance: $36,494.78 after July 4th events

KBIA July 4th Events Recap:

Golf Cart Raffle $5056 - $11408 in ticket sales minus $6352 golf cart price. Thanks to everyone who worked on this big project! Kyle Pate for securing the golf cart; Jerry Woodard for printing tickets; Kyle, Jerry, Barbara & Page Summerlin, and Upchurch’s for heading up ticket sales! And, special thank you to Mike and Sylvia Upchurch for mailing out tickets & newsletters. We appreciate it! OUR WINNER: JOHNATHAN RAINES! CONGRATULATIONS!

Auction $2306 – Big thank you to all that brought items for sale & those that ran up the prices! This was a huge success! It really takes everyone to help make these events happen! Thank you, thank you!

Sausage Biscuit Sale $650 – Thank you Sanders, Upchurch, and Gurley Families!

Hot Dog Sale $604 – Thank you Leary’s, Thompson’s, and others that helped make all those hot dogs!!

Poker Run $576 – Thank you Jill Hupp-Polla! We appreciate you running this event! Winners (tie): Red Brown & Randall Patterson. Congratulations!

Corn Hole Tournament $130 – Again…thank you Jill Hupp-Polla! You were great at double duty! Winners: Stephen & Lucas Brown. Great job!

Kid’s Games & Face Painting $152 – Ashley and Chris Perry thank you for offering the kid’s an exciting way to get involved in the community! All the proceeds went to the KBIA!

Jewelry Sales $41 – Miss Paisley Perry, thank you for your beautiful jewelry sales!

Donations $605 – Thank you to those that donated money! We appreciate you understanding our beautiful community doesn’t stay this way by accident! It takes money, volunteers, etc. So, THANK YOU!

Dennis Ivey $639 – Selling items & putting the money towards KBIA! Thank you for your generosity!

Basketball tournament– Bragging rights and so much fun! Thank you, Jennie Kennel Adams & Mr. Kennel for organizing!

Youth Bump off Winners – 7 and under: Eli & Brayton; 16 and under: 1st Truman (cotton candy guy), 2nd Landon H., 3rd Collin Burroughs, 4th Jaylin I.

2 on 2 Winners – summarized by Jennie Adams: “The afternoon two on two competition was played by Chad H and his son, Landon against Jeremiah and his son, Hayden. Age vs Youth paired for one series who then swapped to a Father/Son team series. Bob Kennel officiated the two on two requiring the Age Team to shoot with the non-dominate hand. Spectators seemed to enjoy the day of basketball. Winners and runners-up were awarded the game balls. (No funds were generated by entry fees. We all just had a hot good time!”

The July 4th parade and house decorating contest were great for helping celebrate this patriotic weekend! Special thank you to everyone that participated, judged, and just came out to enjoy!

Thank you to Parade organizer, Lindsey Allen and Judges, Donna Gainey, Deborah Bamford, and Candance Bamford

· Parade Winners

o Golf Cart category - 1st place: God Bless American; 2nd place: Defending Freedom; 3rd place: Christmas in July & Mr. Patriotic.

o Most Patriotic - Paisley Perry

o Pets’ category – 1st Rosie the Riveter & Sophie; 2nd Uncle Sam & Blue; 3rd Rainey Jane

o 5 and under – 1st Living the American Dream; 2nd Rosemary & Javi Chares; 3rd Charlie Woodard

o Bicycles – 1st place: Walker Allen; 2nd place: Claire, Murphy, and Flynn; 3rd place: William & Annabelle Cherry

· Best Dressed House

o 1st place: The Peedin’s; 2nd place (tie): The Bates’ and Janice Woodard; 3rd place: Martha Wrenn

o Honorable Mention: The Shack; The Ferguson’s; The Whitman’s

Our firework display was presented again this year by Red Brown’s family in memory of his wife, Patsy Brown! Thank you for this beautiful gesture!!

Food truck organizers were Jennie Adams getting Taylor & Son’s and Doug Ferguson getting Charburger. Thank you for organizing the trucks. Having them is a great way for us to continue visiting and “playing” without having to worry about cooking! Thank you for the relaxing evening!

And to wrap up the evening, Kyle Pate organized our music entertainment. Hopefully, everyone danced off their dinner before turning in for the night! Thanks Kyle!

Some additional call-outs from the July 4th meeting – thank you to Jerry Woodard & others who help keep the grass cut at the water front! We see you & appreciate you for doing this! The Coakley’s put together a t-shirt fundraiser that raised $1000 for KBIA. Thank you for your work & generosity! Charburger, one of the food vendors gave $150 of their earnings to KBIA. Also, thank you to those unsung volunteers that helped install the new benches at Sunday school and the waterfront. This is a nice addition for those looking to sit and enjoy the beautiful view!

Bob Leary was going to look into a plan for adding gravel or concrete at the end of the road near Sunday School. This is the help prevent additional wash-out from where the asphalt road stops.