Thursday 18 July 2019

Old car - new starter

Since I always drive our older cars, today was the 3rd time I had to put a new starter in a car.... All done within a day so inconvenient only for s short period.

Wednesday 17 July 2019

FC Toronto

Mark got us a few tickets again for a home game of the professional soccer team of Toronto which plays in the MLS (Major League Soccer) of North America. Two years ago FC Toronto became the champions of the MLS. Last year they ended the season near the bottom of the league. This season they are in the middle of the pack. It looked like a gloomy rainy day and still a bit dark just before the game started at 8 PM....
But it cleared up nicely and it was a beautiful evening for a soccer game. FC Toronto played against the number 2 of the league this year (from New York). FC Toronto won the game 3-1. Very nice entertainment for the evening and always great to hang out with Mark...

Sunday 7 July 2019

Rib Fest music


The Saturday at the Rotary Rib Fest was also a busy and sunny day; roughly 20,000 visitors...

Saturday 6 July 2019

Markham Rotary Rib Fest

It is early July and that is when the Mark Rotary Club organizes its main annual fund-raising event called the "Rib Fest". Friday from 6 - 11 PM, Saturday from 11 AM to 11 PM and Sunday 11 AM to 7 PM. Around 30,000 visitors and $60,000 raised with the entrance fee of $2. Most of that going to a "bear" program for children undergoing surgery at the local hospital. Last night I did my volunteering at the entrance and we had about 3,000 people coming through. Seneca is one of the corporate sponsors with the music program:

 A lot of things not allowed at such events in public spaces....