When a community comes together for something like the Chisholm Trail Festival or HOPE Fest and enjoys a fantastic day together, it can be assured many, many people made a whole series of sacrifices of time and energy, resources and finances to make it happen.
The HOPE Fest leadership team would like to thank some of those who helped make HOPE Fest 2009 possible, some of Newton’s finest.They are: Newton Medical Center, The LaRue Companies, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Sonic Drive In, Newton Wal-Mart, Hutton Construction, Newton Recreation Commission, Conrade Insurance, Hendrickson Chiropractic, Claassen Hardware and Lumber, J and H Farm Equipment, Grant, McKinney and Simmonds Optometrists, Farm Bureau — Jason High, Newton Animal Hospital, Bud and Steve Auto Repair, Ed Griswold, The Scallywag Pirates, Drs. Hanschu and Tippin at The Tippin Dental Group, Dr. Fruechting and Anitra at Health Ministries, Christy and Jennifer at Snip ‘n’ Clip, LeAnn at Smart Style, Denise at Shear Elegance, Doris at Stress Away Massage, and Erica at Salon 383, Hannah Contracting, Tee Pees Smoke Shop, the city of Newton, American Fun Foods, Big Picture Media, Hillcrest Community Church, Newton Christian, First Church of God, Grace Community, New Life Assembly, Koerner Heights, All Nations, River Point Community and Stone Creek Community churches. These folks, together with the agencies, organizations and ministries who had booths at the festival, are due a huge thank you. Thank you so much for working hard and making the sacrifices that help make a positive and encouraging event like HOPE Fest possible. — Timothy Conner, Jason Reynolds, Robert Palmer, Brain Curran, Doug Ingmire and Roger Scantlin for the HOPE Fest leadership teamNEWTON —
