聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Boogie Fest might not be until June 20, but the perfect stocking stuffer is already out.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Trevor Dalziel, one of the individuals who helped start Boogie Fest and continues volunteering for the event, explains a raffle ticket on the new bike will go well in stockings or as part of a company gift to employees.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his year we were able to get a really great bike,鈥� Dalziel stated. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a 2004 Heritage Soft Tail with only 287 km on it; it鈥檚 like brand new!鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Someone had bought the bike and simply put it into storage before deciding to sell it this year, which the Boogie Fest organizers were very excited about.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 tough to find a bike and then it takes four weeks to get a raffle licence, so it all takes time, and we鈥檝e been busy to get it all done,鈥� Dalziel said. 鈥淚t does pay off to have it done before January because Christmas sales are important for us.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Tickets are now available from various locations or through Pool Board Members.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hanks to all the people who sell tickets, many are sold at retail outlets,鈥� Dalziel explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Currently the bike is sitting at A&W where tickets are available, though they can be found around town as well, for $10, which Dalziel says makes the perfect stocking stuffer: 鈥淓agle Oilfield Service bought 20 books and they give them out to their customers. Others buy them as a gift for employees or they make good stocking stuffers for family.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dalziel encourages people to start thinking about attending Boogie Fest already as they have booked the band for the dance, will do the poker derby again, and always host a supper.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he band is booked and the date is picked, June 20, it鈥檚 always the weekend after Father鈥檚 Day,鈥� Dalziel said. 鈥淲e also have some new ideas and are open to suggestions of what we can do to fill the space between supper and the evening activities.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There will be a kids night hosted by Cornerstone Family and Youth (CFY) on the Friday, June 19.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e do a children鈥檚 carnival with games, bouncers, food and an entertainer on the Friday night,鈥� Jenn Sedor, CFY鈥檚 School Age Youth Coordinator, explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Boogie Fest is the main fundraiser for the Crescent Point Leisure Complex.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 really nice fundraising like this and the donations, the support from the community, we get there,鈥� Dalziel stated.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e usually use Boogie Fest to cover our regular season costs as the pool is costly to run every year,鈥� Jennifer Greenbank explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e are currently doing some necessary renovations/maintenance to our building. Some were completed last season and some will be done this spring.鈥� 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
