Thank you for another successful Applefest
By Donald McBrayer
The 34th Annual St. Augustine’s Applefest was a record-breaking success. On behalf on the entire Applefest Team I wish to offer thanks and recognize all the people that made it possible:
- To Father Alan Shnob whose spiritual guidance kept us working as a team through thick & thin.
- To the Knights of Columbus Council 7273 who helped with the setup, tear down, Bar-B-Que, and many of the activities.
- To the Catholic Daughters Court 2598 for the baked goods, and all the help with the food, and many of the festivities.
- To the great staff of St. Augustine’s: Peggy, Deb, Rebecca, Mike, Dave, & Jake for too many things to name.
- To Jane and Bob Woods and their great St. Vincent’s team
- To Helen Bisaillon and the entire kitchen crew for the best food money can buy.
- To Mike Lawliss and his team for another incredible parade.
- To Bonnie & Steve Saltus for the most unique Craft Fair yet.
- To Scarlett McBride for the endless hours of work she puts into the Redbooks.
- To Peter Keenan and the crew for another tasty KofC Chicken Bar-B-Q.
- To Dee Jenkins for the beautiful quilt.
- To Dave & Taunya LaForest and their family for the entire game booth help.
- To Tim’s Tunes, Bootleg, Back Porch Band, & Castaways for the rockin’ entertainment.
- To Trudy Snyder for getting them there, and selling all those pull-tabs.
- To Patty Henry and her family for all the help at the food booths.
- To Mary Nissoff for organizing the Silent Auction.
- To Sandi & Tony Andrews for hustling those 50/50 tickets.
- To Jennifer McGovern for the lovely plant booth.
- To John Theisen (Dr. Electro) for the Popcorn, Cotton Candy and his expertise with electricity, fryers, and hanging banners.
- To Gary Liberty for setting us up with the refrigeration truck.
- To Ernie Guerin for the pony rides.
- To Penelope the Clown for the fantastic activities for the young ones.
- To Taylor Rental for the inflatable obstacle courses.
- To Bill McBride Chevrolet for use of the convertible.
- To the many Peru Apple Orchards who donated apples.
- To the local radio, TV, & newspapers for the ads, the wonderful people who entered our parade, the many crafters that setup shop selling a huge variety of unique items, and the dozens of volunteers who helped all weekend long inside and out.
- And finally, to the folks from our community who stopped by, enjoyed a fritter, and spent a bit of a perfectly sunny weekend with us at the Applefest.
We’ll see you next year,
Don McBrayer
Applefest Event Coordinator
Posted: September 19th, 2011 under General News.