THANK YOU to the community for participating in our All
Hallows Eve event and supporting the work we do. It truly was a fantastic
success with close to 200 visitors and generous donations at the door! The Story Theatre troupe had to increase their guided tours from 3 to 4 to accommodate the overwhelming numbers, and we ran out of craft supplies, cookies, and juice boxes before the night was out! The collaboration with Story Theatre was a wonderful experiment. Theatre is such a powerful way to make the Museum come alive and we hope to work with them again in the future. Thank you to Graham Ord and his two children Noah and Bella for sticking it out in the rain and providing us all with spooky ambient tunes and a rocking version of the Monster Mash!
None of this would have been possible without the support from the event sponsors and donors. Thank you to our GOLD LEVEL event sponsors: Super Valu, the family of Jean Clarke, Betsy Van Haldren, and Elie Kozhaya. Thank you to our SILVER LEVEL event sponsor: Angelo's Pizza. Thank you to our BRONZE LEVEL event sponsors: JoAnne Bennison, John Stanway, Jim Waldie, Carolyn and Dave Simmons, and Bryan Street. Your generosity was greatly appreciated!
Again, without the volunteers, we wouldn't be able to do the work we do here. THANK YOU to: Amber Lidstone, Barb Liden, Bruce Devereux, Cathy Phare, Chris Banbury, Christa Banks, Christina Lidstone and friends, Claire Bennison, Davida, Elsie Loitz, Jennifer Stanway, John Phare, John and Jen Rainer, Jim and Marrion Waldie, Makiko Kitama, Matthew Lovegrove, Mieko Hawkes, Miki Maeba, Miro Hawkes, Somaiah Hawkes, Teresa Eckford, and last but certainly not least, Tyler Smith.
Finally, I want to share an email we received from former mayor Barry Janyk, who came to the event with his son Garnet:
None of this would have been possible without the support from the event sponsors and donors. Thank you to our GOLD LEVEL event sponsors: Super Valu, the family of Jean Clarke, Betsy Van Haldren, and Elie Kozhaya. Thank you to our SILVER LEVEL event sponsor: Angelo's Pizza. Thank you to our BRONZE LEVEL event sponsors: JoAnne Bennison, John Stanway, Jim Waldie, Carolyn and Dave Simmons, and Bryan Street. Your generosity was greatly appreciated!
Again, without the volunteers, we wouldn't be able to do the work we do here. THANK YOU to: Amber Lidstone, Barb Liden, Bruce Devereux, Cathy Phare, Chris Banbury, Christa Banks, Christina Lidstone and friends, Claire Bennison, Davida, Elsie Loitz, Jennifer Stanway, John Phare, John and Jen Rainer, Jim and Marrion Waldie, Makiko Kitama, Matthew Lovegrove, Mieko Hawkes, Miki Maeba, Miro Hawkes, Somaiah Hawkes, Teresa Eckford, and last but certainly not least, Tyler Smith.
Finally, I want to share an email we received from former mayor Barry Janyk, who came to the event with his son Garnet:
Many thanks for this wonderful event that I know was a lot of work to host and manage, especially this initial year. Garnet thought it was, quote: "awesome!" The treats and atmosphere were just that!
You great folks - with the help of the dedicated volunteers that are the Driftwood Players - are truly integral parts of the heart and soul of this fragile community and I thank you all so much for what you have done - and what you are doing - to keep and foster the precious memories of the Sunshine Coast and make our little museum, archives and history so fun and relevant.
Best regards
B
That's an endorsement we are proud of. Thanks Barry!
Happy Halloween and see you all next year!!!
p.s. check out more of pictures of the event at http://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastMuseum
