Some quick updates about recent events

I received a couple of emails in the last few weeks with good news about two recent fundraising events.

The first was from Kevin Finn, who every year organizes the Beer Walk for the Village of Webster. This year’s walk was held on Saturday Oct. 19, and Kevin reports that the weather was perfect.

The event completely sold out its 200 available tickets. Participants strolled through the village, stopping at six businesses:

• The Coach Sports Bar (where walkers picked up their wrist bands and glasses)
• Jojo Bistro and Wine Bar
• Finn’s Automotive (where Mayer’s Cider Mill sampled their hard ciders)
• Roc Style Chicken and Burger
• BC’s Chicken Coop
• Lattimore Physical Therapy, where Rising Storm offered their locally-brewed beer

The event raised $3,300 for future Webster Business Improvement District events. A portion was also donated to the Harmony House to help fund their renovations.

The next day, I got this great news from the Webster Public Library’s annual Fall Book Sale, held Oct. 16 through 19: just through sales of $1 hardcover books and 50 cent paperbacks (plus $5 bags at the bag sale), the event managed to raise more than $6,000. The Kittelberger flower cards which were also being offered for sale were also a big hit; 200 of them were sold.

All proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Webster Public Library.

On a side note, I’ve also been told that a very good friend of the library — whom I only know as “Ted” — took it upon himself after the sale to rearrange the book sale area. He managed to more than double the available shelf space for both books and digital materials.

So next time you’re at the library, check out the newly organized space, which is just to the left as you come in the front door. Remember, even though the big Fall Book Sale is over, the book sale area is open all the time, and the prices are great.

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(posted 10/31/2024)

Tags: Local business, Missy Rosenberry, Village of Webster, Webster NY, Webster Public Library