Dear editor,

Way to go Comox Valley! Your enthusiastic response to Kymme鈥檚 Benefit Party is why I鈥檓 proud to call this my home.

Our pal Kymme is in a tough place, and about three weeks ago a few of us got together to start planning the Kymme Patrick Benefit Party.

It seems our little committee wasn鈥檛 alone in appreciating Kymme in our lives. The little party turned into something quite amazing.

Nothing could prepare me for what I walked into at the Legion Hall on the evening of Jan. 29. The place was packed with 鈥渇riends of Kymme.鈥�

The silent auction tables lined two walls, and were packed with donations. The place was buzzing with people energized by the 鈥渢runks up!鈥� attitude that Kymme鈥檚 taken.

Thank you to the organizing group, thank you to all the folks and businesses who were so generous with contributions, thank you to the people who provided entertainments 鈥� and thank you to everyone who reached into their pockets at this 鈥渢hin鈥� time of year to make this event such a success.

Trunks up!

Hans Peter Meyer,

Courtenay