Wow, what a night! The 10th Annual I Love Island Park Community Raffle brought our community together for another unforgettable evening, and we are still smiling about it. This year's event was held at Blue Buffalo Resort, and even though we had some smoky skies, we lucked out with a beautiful evening for it.
The night kicked off with Sean McGinness, followed by Shawn Barnby, and wrapped up with Jimmy Explosion and The Fantastic (James & Meieli Allen). We cannot thank them enough for coming out and filling the evening with their incredible talent.
We all enjoyed some wonderful food trucks — Sawtell Smoke Shack and Blue Buffalo Beverages — and at the last minute, Mountain Berry Bowls joined in, and wow, they were fabulous!
A special thank you to Shotgun Bar for bringing out their set up as well!
Thank you to every single person and business who donated an item to the raffle this year: ACE + Hawke Optics, Anglers Lodge, Bank of Commerce, B's Toilets, Builders 1st Source, Eastern Idaho State Fair, Gilded Ember, Grannie's Fabric, Haley Finn, Island Park Adventure, Island Park Golf Course, Jamie Phillips - Outback Realty, Lynette Tingey - Mountain Life Realty, Mountain Popshop, Myrna Jorgensen, Shawna Fuller - Mountain Life Realty, Stihl, Straight Arrow Construction, Trail Stop, Tony Peterson, Unknotted, Universal Flooring, and Universal Stone.
This year we had two incredible big-ticket items. A 2026 Can-Am Renegade, donated by the Island Park Chamber of Commerce with Island Park Adventures and a 2026 Honda 50, donated by Finn Construction with Action Motorsports. The winners of these items were absolutely ecstatic!
The winner of the Can-Am was Kim, who can't wait to share it with their 6 wonderful grandchildren when they come to visit at the cabin.
The winner of the Honda was a very lucky 3-year-old who can't wait to rip around their cabin on it!
We were honored to have Myrna Jorgensen, on behalf of the Island Park Quilt Guild, join us for a special presentation of 3 handmade quilts that were gifted to the veterans pictured below.
Members of the Island Park Area Chamber of Commerce Board gathered with Karen Rector, an active paramedic with Fremont County and a member of Friends of Island Park Ambulance, at the Island Park Unit EMS shed for a very special moment: the presentation of a $13,000 check.
The funds, raised through the Chamber's I Love Island Park fundraiser, will directly support the Island Park Unit in providing winter rescue equipment and training for their crew.
The Chamber would like to express our immense gratitude to this incredible community. We could not have done any of this without YOU and your participation in the raffle.
And a huge thank you to our sponsors for making this all possible:
