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As chair of the steering committee for the recent inauguration festivities at Eastern Mennonite University, I want to take this opportunity to thank the community for helping us to celebrate the inauguration of our new president. The support of community was evidenced by many of you who participated in or attended inaugural events, and also by the many local businesses that helped us prepare for the week of inaugural events. We want to thank the following businesses for donating and/or discounting materials for the reception, ceremony and Twilight on the Plaza events:

Artisan’s Hope
Ragtime Fabrics
Ben’s Music
Rodamers
Harpers Lawn Ornaments
The Craft House
Studio Art Shop
James McHone Jewelers
The Trophy Shop
Lowes
Wetsel Garden Center
Petra Rogers at The Great Strasbourg Emporium Antiques

and the following restaurants and businesses for assistance with food:

Common Ground
Pioneer
Dave’s Taverna
Taste of Thai
L’Italia
Warfel’s Sweet Shop
Panera Bread

Spotswood Country Club staff provided valuable assistance with the Inaugural President’s Golf Tournament, and the following businesses sponsored the tournament which raised $9,000 for the Loren and Pat Swartzendruber Endowed Scholarship Fund:

Alderfer Glass
Jenzabar
Belk
PBGH
Central Coca-Cola
Sun Mountain
Great Eastern Resort
Wachovia Bank
Harman Construction
Wharton, Aldhizer, & Weaver
Harrisonburg Promotional Products

The Harrisonburg Rescue Squad provided emergency backup assistance on Inaugural day.

In addition, we want to thank the following businesses for their assistance with publicity:

Daily News Record
Parkview Credit Union
WLTK

We are reminded again that the community of support for EMU is broad and deep.

With our heartfelt thanks,
Karen B. Miller
Chair, Inaugural Steering Committee
Eastern Mennonite University