Classic success

We extend a huge thank you to everyone in the community who participated in this year's Winter Classic events. Visiting NFL football players and celebrities thoroughly enjoyed the warmth of the local community, and many contributed generously to help our local kids.

To all those who gave of their time, we thank you for your energy and labors, for it's only through the assistance of many volunteers like you that we are able to produce the Winter Classic events.

To all those businesses and individuals who donated cash, products and art work for our raffles and auction, we thank you. Your contributions allowed us to raise the funds to provide the means for many local Flathead children to reach needed medical care.

This year, we raised nearly $50,000, which will support families from northwest Montana who need assistance to access specialized medical care for their children in hospitals outside the Flathead Valley. Funds also went to Missoula Ronald McDonald House.Thank you.

The Winter Classic board members/For the Children, Inc.

Charlie Abell, Doug Betters, Judah Gersch, Randy Gayner,

John Gray, Becky Lomax and Kent Paulson