ACTON FAIR FUNDRAISER

12/07/2021

Council: 13861 - SANFORD

Project Description:

ST. THOMAS COUNCIL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FUNDRAISER BY HELPING OUT AT OUR LOCAL FAIR. OUR COUNCIL WAS ASKED IF OUR MEN COULD HELP OUT BY COLLECTING MONEY AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE GATE AND ALSO WITH THE PARKING. FOR THIS WE WOULD BE PAID $12.50 PER HOUR WITH THE TOTAL CHECK MADE OUT TO OUR COUNCIL. AND SO ON AUGUST 26-28 OUR MEN WENT TO THE ACTON FAIR AND WORK TWO HOUR SHIFTS, SEVERAL OF THE MEN VOLUNTEERED FOR MORE THAN ONE SHIFT. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, OUR COUNCIL WAS GIVEN A CHECK FOR $1,200. THIS WAS A FUN ACTIVITY TO DO BECAUSE AFTER THEIR SHIFTS WERE DONE, MANY OF THE MEN ENJOYED THE FAIR WITH BROTHER KNIGHTS OR THEIR FAMILY. THE ACTON FAIR COMMITTEE WAS MOST APPRECIATIVE OF OUR WORK BECAUSE WITHOUT OUR PARTICIPATION THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THEY COULD HAVE OPENED THE DOORS TO THE PUBLIC – THEY HAD REACHED OUT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL WHO REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.