This is probably the hardest letter I have had to write, but I do want to say a special thank you to my friends who supported me in the last 11 months through the hardest times to try and keep JD’s alive.

Finally JD’s is closed and I am ready to move on, I really hope that someone will come along and start JD’s all over again – after all it has been, and can be, a very successful business.

Our family put their hearts and souls into JD’s and we will always be proud of what we accomplished.

We are especially proud of the way JD’s brought people from far and wide into the town.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart to the town of Young, the fruit growers, the tourist centre and all the businesses and motels who sent customers to JD’s when they arrived in Young.

Thank you and goodbye,

Jan Donges