Wow can you believe it has been almost a month since the 2016 Westgate Penny Carnival!
Thank you so much for coming out with your families - it was a record breaking year.
I say it often - but the Carnival is really one of my favourite days of the year! I absolutely love walking around and seeing smiling faces, teachers getting soaked, obstacle races, cakes being won, and so many Westgate families having fun together!
Over 2000 people attended this year's very successful Carnival. The fun was also a fundraiser - and thanks to your generous support we raised over $13,400! In addition, we raised over $1,200 for the Fort McMurray fundraiser.
A huge thank you to the organizing committee who spent many fun days and many long hours making sure the Carnival was a success! This dedicated committee consisted of: Michelle Dirk, Susannah Thomsen, Deb Rath, Rosario Stevens and Carol-Ann Titus.
Many more wonderful volunteers helped gather donations, shopped, numbered tickets, sorted prizes, spent afternoons helping with count days and baked cakes. Plus hundreds more helped run stations, cleaned up, sold tickets and made cotton candy the night of the Carnival - thank you all!
A special great big thanks to the very patient, always helpful and caring office staff Donita and Dana, and to John and Jose, the amazing custodians who are always willing to lend a hand with a smile! To Scott and Adriana and the fabulous and supportive teaching staff - thank you for your participation and excitement around the Carnival!
Our vendors who all helped out by giving special discounts and providing great service include: Tubbies, Leap Studios, Majestic Tents, Ernie's Mobile BBQ, Sign-a-Rama and Open-a-Party Party Supplies,
All raffle prizes were donated by the following businesses in our area:
Colour on Fire Art Studio, Dry Cleaning by Dave, Indigo, Mastermind Toys, City of Calgary, Gaucho Brazilian BBQ, Montana's, Cineplex, Marble Slab Aspen, Westside Recreation Centre,722, Toys-R-Us, Purple Saurus, Julie Marwood Photography, Co-op, Safeway, Calgary Flames, Marwood Group Inc., Michael's, Calgary Corn Maze, Calaway Park, Butterfield Acres, Flying Squirrel, Calgary Cycle, Ca Va Bien Day Spa, Superstore, Sobey's, Play Play Play, Tommy K Play, Karma Hot Yoga, Union Fitness, Best Buy, Stride Fitness, plus anonymous donors of individual prizes.
I would love to hear from you if you would like to help make the event even better by sharing suggestions or offering your time to help the committee next year!
Mark your calendars for May 26, 2017! Plans are already in the works to make next year the best Carnival ever - it will be amazing - can't wait to see you then!
Sheri Bolitho
Westgate Penny Carnival Committee Chair
pennycarnival@gmail.com
