To the editor:

The St. Armand Veterans Youth Task Force hosted the Bloomingdale Block Party on Sept. 4, 2021. The Block Party was very successful and we are truly grateful for the support of everyone that helped us make this event possible.

We wanted to thank all of organizations, businesses and individuals who helped us make the Bloomingdale Block Party possible: The St. Armand Town Board, ROOST, United Way of the Adirondacks, Specialty Wood Products, BOCES Building Trades class, Pepsi Co. of Keeseville, Taylor Rental, town of Franklin, St. Armand Highway Department — Doug Snickles, Phil Wiedenheimer, Cory Skiff, Christopher Willette, Robert Stephenson, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary, Dean Montroy, Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Saranac Lake EMS Rescue Squad, The Hangry Express, Barbara Darrah, Bloomingdale Boosters, Tom Burman, Chance Snickles-Fust, Joseph O’Rourke, St. Armand Veterans Memorial Park Task Force, Saranac Lake Central School District with JCEO and Community Connections, Mick Changelo, Mary Eravi, Dave Filsinger, Saranac Lake Youth Center, Elks Lodge of Saranac Lake, Adirondack Young Life, Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club, Black Dog Records and Nostalgia, As You Wish Signs and Designs, Where’d You Get That Hat, Eric Wilson and the crew of Good Guy Productions, Parker Ormerod, Ira Weinberg, Frank and Donna Whitelaw, Kassandra Alvarado, Fox Thurston, Donna Bramer, Sheridan Swinyer, Victor Burman, Isabelle Burman, Joe Szwed, Nancy Heath, Jaron Thurston, Paul Amell, Elizabeth Amell. Morgan Olsen, Eleanor Crowley, Katie Samperi, Nicki Olsen, John Warchol, Ivan MacNamara, Jon LaPierre, Steve McAuley, Brian Killkelly, Mateo Champlain, Nigel Darrah, Jeffrey Dupra, Josh Clement, Colton Clement, Walt Lewis, Chauncey Sutphen.

We are so truly grateful to live in such a wonderful community with so many people willing to pull together and help out!

For those who are not aware, the St. Armand Youth Task Force is fundraising to improve youth sports and programs in St. Armand.

Thank you all so very much!

We plan on making the Bloomingdale Block Party an annual event! See you next year!

Best regards,

Davina Winemiller

Aleacia Landon

Erin Cass

Brenda Darrah

Meg Stanton

Danielle Akey

Dayna Whitson

Diane Burman

Vanessa Columbe

Jennifer Stavenhagen

Darcey Burman

Josh Woodruff

Tim Woodruff