The Lakeport Fire Department would like to thank the following people and organizations for their contributions to the Bucket Brigade blood drive held at the Lakeport Fire Station on Jan. 16. It was a competition between 40 Northern California fire departments and Lakeport came in at second place, generating 119 donations.

Thank you to the community for coming in and making your blood donations. It was the key element of the events success.

We would also like to thank Linda Buckner, Amanda Kane, Pam Lausten and Becky Hirscher, for their help in the event, as well as the entire Lakeport Fire Department.

Thank you to Bob Mayer for organizing the Clear Lake High School students and assisting and donating to the blood drive.

Thank you to the Lake County Fair for donating the tables and chairs for the event.

Thanks for helping to promote this annual event go to the Lake County Record-Bee, Lake County News, radio stations KXBX, KNTI, KWNE and the many businesses that displayed our posters.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone again next year.

Roy Disney is vice president of the Lakeport Volunteer Firefighters Association.