Thank you for dinner support

To the editor:

On behalf of the Jay County Bridge Dinner Committee, we would like to show appreciation for everyone that showed up “on the Whitaker Bridge” for the inaugural Jay County Bridge Dinner.

The event would not have been possible without the generous financial support from East Central Indiana Regional Planning District (Bill Walters, Michelle Badders and Darlesia Lee) and to Elizabeth and Barry Hudson. In addition, a heartfelt thank you to Ronnie Reynolds from the Portland Park Department and Kody Mulenkamp from the Portland Street Department. 

Kudos to Tayo’s Taqueria, Ryzone’s, and Two Momma’s Food & Drink Trucks for taking a chance on us. 

We also applaud the Jay County Campus of Arts Place, specifically Lydia Rowles, Lindsay Edwards and The Homeschool Art Group, for creating the beautiful, donated centerpieces and Marie and Mark McKinley for their artistic talents with the signage and music for the evening.  

Also of note, we extend our gratitude to Three Chicks Farm (Ali Buckland) and Pennville Custom Cabinetry (Michele Goldman) for their donations for the raffle.  Last but certainly not least, a big thanks to WPGW of Rob Weaver and The Commercial Review’s Bailey Cline for sharing details of the event. 

Hopefully the night sparked joy, connection and conversation leading to inspiration and action for our community. For those who couldn’t join us this year, please be on the lookout for details for next year’s event. 

Sincerely, 

Tisha Gierhart, Darlesia Lee, LeeAnn Miller, Jenny Bricker and Michele Goldman 

The Jay County Bridge Dinner Committee