Fourth of July raised funds for local groups

On the 4th of July, the pancake breakfast fundraiser outside of Niwot Market attracted over a thousand people this year. The breakfast was sponsored and implemented by the Niwot Market, Pat Murphy-The Niwot Group of Compass Real Estate, the Niwot Community Association, the Niwot Patriotic Cookie Moms, the Niwot Local Improvement District, the Niwot Business Association and many volunteers.

Proceeds from the event will be distributed among the Niwot High School Marching Band to assist with their trip to Disney World next year, CommuniTree and Niwot's community garden, and the Left Hand Grange, Niwot's community center, to help with their Audio Improvement Project.

The Patriotic Cookie Moms are using the $584.40 in tips they received from the pancake breakfast to make gift baskets for men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces in honor of the 4th of July. Some of the troops who were in town for the holiday volunteered at the event alongside the Cookie Moms. Pat Murphy, a local real estate agent involved with many fundraisers in Niwot, commented, "The troops at the market were fantastic– Jeff Server and Ralph Bailey. It was truly a community effort to help put on the event."