Our Spring Fling Dance was a success. We had a fairly substantial turn-out, which consisted of lots of families which was great to see. I know that if Reece could have been there she would have been dancing up a storm right to the end like some of the little girls last night!
We raised over $1700. We are not entirely sure of the final amount as there were some auction items paid by cheque as well as extra donations, all being forwarded to the Town Office. Also the Dundurn Lions Club kept things running smoothly behind the bar and may also have a donation!
I can't thank people enough for not only attending the dance but for truly taking part in this event. Everyone came, got pictures taken, danced, ate & drank together, enjoyed watching the children have a blast, took in some great music (by 'The Three Canadians' of course!), bought tickets on raffles, donated raffles, donated food, helped decorate, helped clean up, sold tickets, bid on auctions... and on and on...
I really felt that our community was invested in our park.
And by doing that in an indirect way, I felt like there is a support for our family's recovery from the collective.
Grant and I have hoped for a long time to find a town to raise our family and 'be home' and we know we found it. We are getting so very close to our goal, and it is a credit to our friends, family and this community.
We will have an updated fundraising total this week, as we are just waiting for the Town Office's totals for this month. We do know one thing for sure- we have our first corporate donation. The staff & partners of
Hergott Duval Stack & Partners LLP, came together and donated $3000. Which will be forwarded to the park fund this week. Pushing our total to over $10,000 for sure!
Very exciting to see our park becoming a reality! Big thanks again to all those that donated prizes to make this such a successful event. And thank you to Charlotte & Greg Hawes for organizing the volunteers and 'taking the bull by the horns and just doin' it'.
Here's some pics from the dance-
