Garlic Festival

This year we decided to participate in the Lion's Club two day Garlic Festival event. Rick Smalley pulled together a team who met to sample some trial menus and then agreed on selling a prawn dinner with ceasar salad and filone bread. The Lion's club were looking to double attendance over last year by having some big name musical entertainment along with multiple vendors. We ordered out food supplies based on the projected turnout and then thanks to Lucy at John Henry's had a place to store them for the event. We were also required to provide assistance to the Lion's with parking so with all the preparation required and the number of people required to cook, prepare salads, plate, take money cook bread we needed all hands on deck and the members and their wives, sons, RYLA students and friends rose to the occassion. It was a busy three days with setup Friday, some food preparation Friday and then final setup and food prepararation Saturday morning. Runners brought food supplies from John Henry's coolers and fresh baked bread thanks to Sue. John King's son John, a professional chef, showed us how best  to cook the prawns and present the meal on a plate and away we went full tilt through both Saturday and Sunday.

It was a lot of work including the take down Sunday but everyone pitched in and had a good time working the event. The volumes of people did not show up so we did not raise any money at the event but we learned a lot of lessons. Thanks to all who helped out and especially Rick who had the courage to take on this new fundraiser.