Editor,

Many thanks and a deep appreciation to the people who support Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund and the Mr. South Whidbey fundraising campaign. I am grateful for the candidates I met, the co-conspirators, friends and family who buoyed my enthusiasm, the raucous crowd at the event and all of the people who supported the fund with their votes. I hope to bear the crown of Mr. South Whidbey with the same grace, dignity and forbearance as my predecessors. Whidbey’s a great place to live and I’m proud to be part of it.

DANIEL GOLDSMITH

Freeland