Party on the Dock
Posted by Bill Molesworth
Fred Hacker said that though there had been good publicity in the press and though most already knew the Party had been a terrific success, the Club should be given a full report. A year ago the report had been delivered at Council and they had their pictures taken and managed to suggest that they deserved the Credit. They have now disqualified themselves from participation and the report will be delivered here, at no charge.
Fred said that a great crowd had attended - it was large and everybody had a great time. He read a couple of e-mails complimenting the Committee on the event and thanking them for the Party. There is no doubt that the hard work paid off and that it was a great event for the Town and the Rotary family. The great weather helped, of course.
147 volunteers worked on this and they reported having a good time too, even though they were working throughout.
Fred thanked the Committee - Ralph Befort for his attention to detail; the logistics were organized to the last degree - Bryan MacKell for his help with layout and liaising with the Town - Ken King for donating staff time and food for the Bar-B-Q so if you're thinking of a hamburger, try Harvey's - Dave Mink and Mike Thor for taking care of the beverages - Kathy Elsdon-Befort for her role as Volunteer Co-ordinator or, in Fred's term, herding cats - Mike Proulx for the sound and electrical which was of much higher quality this year - Terri Brophy and Yvonne Hamelin for the lighting, decorations and atmosphere and Jen Barry for the half time show - Randy Post for the thankless job of looking after the money which took countless hours - Jamie Tripp for the flawless security - Bill Gorman; Mr. Fixit and promotions - Kate Hacker who managed the novelties sales - and Roy Ellis, the landlord at Scully's who got them involved and remitted the ticket price to the Club.
Fred said that a great crowd had attended - it was large and everybody had a great time. He read a couple of e-mails complimenting the Committee on the event and thanking them for the Party. There is no doubt that the hard work paid off and that it was a great event for the Town and the Rotary family. The great weather helped, of course.
147 volunteers worked on this and they reported having a good time too, even though they were working throughout.
Fred thanked the Committee - Ralph Befort for his attention to detail; the logistics were organized to the last degree - Bryan MacKell for his help with layout and liaising with the Town - Ken King for donating staff time and food for the Bar-B-Q so if you're thinking of a hamburger, try Harvey's - Dave Mink and Mike Thor for taking care of the beverages - Kathy Elsdon-Befort for her role as Volunteer Co-ordinator or, in Fred's term, herding cats - Mike Proulx for the sound and electrical which was of much higher quality this year - Terri Brophy and Yvonne Hamelin for the lighting, decorations and atmosphere and Jen Barry for the half time show - Randy Post for the thankless job of looking after the money which took countless hours - Jamie Tripp for the flawless security - Bill Gorman; Mr. Fixit and promotions - Kate Hacker who managed the novelties sales - and Roy Ellis, the landlord at Scully's who got them involved and remitted the ticket price to the Club.
Fred reported a final profit of $36,000.00 which is up by 25% over last year's Party. For discussion if the Club is considering a third Party, he suggested that, as most costs are fixed and can't be reduced, the only way to make more money is to make it bigger and sell more tickets.
Fred presented a cheque for $5,000.00 to representatives of Community Living Huronia. Jesse Healey, a resident, said thanks to the Club, reported that he'd had fun and hoped it would be held next year. Michelle Arnstrong said she knew it had been a lot of hard work and she thanked the members for their efforts as well as the money, which would go to support the Teen Camp programs which depend on donations from the community. These programs aim to keep teens occupied during the summer and make a world of difference as they grow and shape themselves into adults.
Fred added that CLH had pretty much earned the money through their terrific volunteer work on the Party.
Fred said that despite recent controversey and questions regarding governance, there was no question the area still needed a well equipped hospital. To this end he presented a cheque for $30,000.00 to Kathy Elsdon-Befort and Lorraine Sibley, representatives of the Hospital Foundation.
Kathy said she well knew that the Party was more than one night's work and she thanked everybody that had been involved. She said the Foundation's responsibility was to assist the Hospital to ensure the best care was available for everybody. This money would go towards the purchase of a Digital Imaging Camera, ventilators, an eye exam light, a dialysis machine and a computer network.
She reminded everyone of the Evening Cruise Gala in October, being organized by Jen Barry. Fred took the opportunity to recognize Alex Jarlette for his company's sponsorship of the Gala.
Jamie Tripp thanked Fred for the report and for his leadership and vision which made the Party possible.
Fred presented a cheque for $5,000.00 to representatives of Community Living Huronia. Jesse Healey, a resident, said thanks to the Club, reported that he'd had fun and hoped it would be held next year. Michelle Arnstrong said she knew it had been a lot of hard work and she thanked the members for their efforts as well as the money, which would go to support the Teen Camp programs which depend on donations from the community. These programs aim to keep teens occupied during the summer and make a world of difference as they grow and shape themselves into adults.
Fred added that CLH had pretty much earned the money through their terrific volunteer work on the Party.
Fred said that despite recent controversey and questions regarding governance, there was no question the area still needed a well equipped hospital. To this end he presented a cheque for $30,000.00 to Kathy Elsdon-Befort and Lorraine Sibley, representatives of the Hospital Foundation.
Kathy said she well knew that the Party was more than one night's work and she thanked everybody that had been involved. She said the Foundation's responsibility was to assist the Hospital to ensure the best care was available for everybody. This money would go towards the purchase of a Digital Imaging Camera, ventilators, an eye exam light, a dialysis machine and a computer network.
She reminded everyone of the Evening Cruise Gala in October, being organized by Jen Barry. Fred took the opportunity to recognize Alex Jarlette for his company's sponsorship of the Gala.
Jamie Tripp thanked Fred for the report and for his leadership and vision which made the Party possible.