One of the two Rotary Clubs in Markham (a city in the Greater Toronto Area with a population of about 300,000) organizes each year a large three day fundraising event: Rib Fest. I joined this club two years ago (after almost 20 years being a member of the Rotary Club in Welland).
The Rib Fest is a big event starting on Friday at 5 PM and going to Sunday 7 PM with somewhere between 25,000 - 30,000 visitors (subject to the weather of course). The Rotary Club raises roughly $50,000 with the organization of this event assisted by some 300 volunteers of whom 250 are high school students doing their volunteer hours.
Two of the main organizers, Joe and Mike, taking a break to eat a bite.....
After two hours of beautiful weather and lots of people attending, we were surprised by a sudden downpour of rain which lasted about an hour. But as soon as the rain stopped, the party was on again and the many volunteers quickly cleaned up so that folks could sit & eat while listening to the bands which on Friday were all country & western groups.
My volunteer job is at the entrance asking the visitors for a $2 admission fee. Today I was there from 5 to 11 PM. Tomorrow (Saturday) from 11 AM till 11 PM, and Sunday from 11 AM till 7 PM. It is an impressive team effort and fun to be part of....
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