Dear Fellow Lakers,
You have been cordially invited to attend the First Annual Laker Night Dinner & Raffle at the Turkeyfoot Sportsman Club on Saturday, July 30, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. This annual fund raising event is sponsored by the Portage Lakes community’s newest 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; the Portage Lakes Initiative Foundation. This organization was founded to continue sponsoring special events in our community such as; December Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Clock tower, Nighttime Christmas in July / Light Up the Lakes Boat Parade final stop with judging and awards ceremony at the docks, Antique and Classic Boat Show Breakfast, judging and awards ceremony at the docks co-sponsored with the Portage Lakes Historical Society, and the annual Laker Night Fundraiser. This year we will be adding college scholarships for students at the three high schools within the Portage Lakes Community (Manchester, Green and Coventry). We will also be sponsoring more special events in the future.
The founders of this newly formed foundation are; Local Owner/Operator of Pick’s at the Portage Lakes, and Smoke on the Water, Mr. Donnie L. Boyer; local Portage Lakes area attorney, Mr. Theodore F. Scribner, Esq., and Past Portage Lakes Boat Parade Chairman, Mr. Mark T. Haag
For this inaugural event, we will be providing a dinner buffet will start at 5:00 p.m. and stay open until 10 p.m. Raffle sales and the silent auction will be open from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Live music will be from 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Dress is casual and you may bring as many guests as you like. The tax deductible donation to attend the dinner and raffle event is $50.00 per person and all persons much be pre-registered by Wednesday, July 28, 2022. You can reply by mail or go to our website at www.plxif.com Please make checks or money orders to: Portage Lakes Initiative Foundation
We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event.
Respectfully yours,
DONNIE L. BOYER
Co-Founder
THEODORE F. SCRIBNER, ESQ.
Co-Founder
MARK T. HAAG
Co-Founder
Serving the Portage Lakes Community Since 2021 • December Christmas Tree Lighting at the Clock tower
• Nighttime Christmas in July/Light Up the Lakes Boat Parade Final Stop with Judging and Awards Ceremony at the dock at Smoke on the Water • Antique & Classic Boat Show Breakfast, Judging and Awards Ceremony at the docks co-sponsored with the Portage Lakes Historical Society • Laker Night Dinner and Raffle Fundraiser
DINNER & RAFFLE REGISTRATION FORM
***Due to time constraints we deeply regret that we missed many true Lakers to personally invite to this wonderful event. We need contact information from everybody so that we can put them on our priority invitation list and contact them via USPS, e-mail or social media. If you know anyone who would be interested in attending this event, please share our website address. It would be very nice to see them and put them on our priority invitation list.Please make checks or money orders payable to: Portage Lakes Initiative Foundation. You can reply by mail or you may register on our website at: www.plxif.com. You will receive your receipt for your tax deductible donation in the mail, so please include your address with your registration form.
We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event.
Would you like to be an official sponsor of the Annual Christmas in July Celebration in the Portage Lakes? To enjoy a tax deductible donation, you may pick one of the following ways to participate:
$600 gets you: Santa Claus Package
- Six tickets to the Laker Night Dinner and Raffle at Turkeyfoot Sportsman Club on Saturday, July 30th (Dinner buffet from 5p.m. to 10 p.m. Raffle Sales and Silent Auction run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Live entertainment from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
- Your business/organization logo printed on the back of 500 Christmas in July t-shirts.
- You get 6 t-shirts.
- Your business/organization name engraved on one of the trophies to be handed out to the winners of the Light Up the Lakes nighttime boat parade at the awards ceremony on the docks at Pick’s and the Harbor Inn.
- Your business/organization name mentioned in print as one of the sponsors of the Christmas in July / Light Up the Lakes parade in the Suburbanite.
- Your business/organization name mentioned on our website and social media sites
$400 gets you: Mrs. Claus Package
- Four tickets to the Laker Night Dinner and Raffle at Turkeyfoot Sportsman Club on Saturday, July 30th (Dinner buffet from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Raffle Sales and Silent Auction run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Live entertainment from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
- Your business/organization logo printed on the back of 500 Christmas in July t-shirts.
- You get 4 t-shirts.
- Your business/organization name mentioned in print as one of the sponsors of the Christmas in July / Light Up the Lakes parade in the Suburbanite.
- Your business/organization name mentioned on our website and social media sites
$250 gets you: Elf Package
- Your business/organization name printed on the back of 500 Christmas in July t-shirts.
- You get 3 t-shirts.
- Your business/organization name mentioned in print as one of the sponsors of the Christmas in July / Light Up the Lakes parade in the Suburbanite.
- Your business/organization name mentioned on our website and social media sites
Make checks payable to: Portage Lakes Initiative Foundation. If we do not have your business logo, please send a clipping of one with your check. The deadline is Friday, July 1, 2022. You may also send it via our website www.plxif.com or contact us on our website to pick it up. If you have any questions, contact Mark Haag at (330) 256-8076.
We look forward to serving your business and the Portage Lakes community, now and in the future.
Respectfully yours,
DONNIE L. BOYER
Co-Founder
THEODORE F. SCRIBNER, ESQ.
Co-Founder
MARK T. HAAG
Co-Founder
