Newsletter
July 2023
Greetings Members!
Volunteers Needed for Founders Day
The Eager Beaver Run and kids’ inflatables need you! Please see below.
New Sign
Wilton Chamber & Development Alliance has a new sign. Check it out!
Coming up this summer…
Fro’s 4th of July Celebration will again take place downtown on Monday, July 3!
Founders Day 2023
Friday, August 18 through Sunday, August 20. The theme this year is “Shake It Up” because we have added new attractions to the same great acts and activities. The parade has been moved to the morning at 11:30 am and our Grand Marshall will be Ed Sawvell. We are thrilled to announce that the Wilton High School band will be marching in the parade! The Blackhawk Pipes and Drums marching band will also be joining us.
Volunteers Needed
We need volunteers to monitor inflatables and to help with the Eager Beaver Run. Please contact us if you are interested or know anyone who may be interested. Students can help with the run on Saturday morning, but inflatables need to be staffed by adults, 5-8 Friday and in 2-hour shifts on Saturday 10-8. Please contact Ted Marolf if you are interested in helping with the Antique Tractor Show.
Newly added attractions: Antique Tractor Show, inflatables sponsored by Hy-Line NA; 3-on-3 basketball tournament; bungee jump, Teen Zone, and video game bus; plus great entertainment on the Freedom Rock Stage. Make plans to attend and to invite friends and family back home to Wilton….Welcome Home!
Mark your calendars with all the great Founders Day events listed on Wilton Founders Day Events 2023. Thanks to Robert Arlen for the amazing design work on all our posters!
Muscatine County Freedom Rock Smorgasbord: Monday, September 4 (Labor Day) is slated for another 25-cent meal, Fire Fighters’ water fight and great prizes.
Wilfundy 2023: Friday, June 16, 2023, was a beautiful day for the Wilfundy Golf Outing at Wahkonsa Country Club. There were 24 teams competing, with Sanders Automotive, WTC Communications, and Doc Stanley Team #1 placing 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place respectively.
Thank you to the planning committee, to the many who helped fund this event by being a sponsor, and to all the donors of prizes that made it so fun!
Chamber Bucks: $430 in Chamber Bucks were distributed to prize winners at Wilfundy. Remember, treat Chamber Bucks just like a check. When customers pay with one, endorse it on the back and deposit it. That’s all there is to it. (…and the funds have already been withdrawn so it can’t bounce)
Other News and Information
- Candy Kitchen on PBS On Thursday, July 6, 3-6 pm, PBS will be filming at the Candy Kitchen for a new travel series. Come on over and get in on the excitement!
- CBI Bank & Trust parent company acquires SENB Bank. Central Bancshares plans to acquire McLaughlin Holding Company and merge SENB Bank into CBI Bank & Trust by the third quarter of 2023.
- CBI Bank & Trust Donates $250,000 to the Mulberry Health Clinic Project CBI Bank & Trust has contributed $250,000 in support of the Mulberry Health Clinic Project. For more information, visit www.givinggreater.org/clinic.
- Masonic Lodge Pancake Breakfast. During Founders Day, August 19, 7-11 am, there will be a pancake breakfast at the Masonic Lodge.