The Melissa Chamber of Commerce put on a terrific "Heart of Melissa" party on Cooper Street on August 8th, 2022, with 650+ people coming from this great community in waves of 200+ through the 4 hours of the event!The Melissa Rotary Club, with their team of volunteers, provided help with traffic, parking, safety, and as needed with setting up, tearing down, and whatever was needed.
Live music (and great entertainment!) was provided through the heat of the afternoon by The Thunder Pigs - an all Melissa member band, sponsored by Trust Mortgage and Melissa Dental & Orthodontics.To give you an idea of the generosity and fun that was had by all:
- over 450 hot dogs were eaten, along with hundreds of ice cold water bottles (sponsored by First United Bank)
- 4 willing souls were dunked numerous times in the dunk tank
- close to $600 was raised for the 3 local charities (Melissa Pays it Forward, NTX Feed the Need, and Helping Hands with Helping Hearts)
If you missed it, mark your calendars for Nov 5 - this one will be holiday themed with a few extra surprises!