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On behalf of the St. George Greek Orthodox Festival Committee,
we would like to thank all of the people who contributed their time and
financial support to the 29th Annual Festival.
The success of this church event is a reflection of the dedication and
team work this community strives for in order to support the church and
to share the Greek culture, traditions, hospitality and religion, which
we are so proud of, with our neighbors. This year's Festival provided
us our third highest sales during our 29-year history. Our 25th and 26th
Festivals had the highest sales for the 3-day event. A final financial
report will be provided during our semi-annual general assembly meeting.
At times the help was limited, but there was always a
strong effort by those who volunteered their time and services. I can
not thank everyone individually in this letter, but I would like to take
the time to acknowledge all the different departments that worked hard
for three days: Admissions, Bar, Dining Room, Decorations, Kitchen/Salad
Prep/Tiropetes, Gyros, Souvlakia, Gift Shop, Raffle, Bakery/Loukoumades,
Church Tours, Cashiers/Take-Out, Treasury, T-Shirts and Youth Activities.
As we move forward with each festival, we tend to have
less and less people helping. This issue will continue to be addressed.
We only ask for a few hours from each of you. This will make a significant
difference in the future. We have seen the continued support of our older
parishioners and most recently our GOYA members. I challenge the 20 and
30 year olds of our church to become more active with our festival and
other church related activities. You are the future of our church. There
is significant work to be done prior, during and after the festival.
NO HELP WILL EVER BE TURNED AWAY!
A post-festival meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11th. The meeting
will consist of reports from the various departments and a "think tank"
discussion seeking improvements for future festivals. Every year we learn
from our experiences in an effort to improve our festival.
Once again, on behalf of the Festival Committee, we would like to thank
everyone for their support during this year's festival.
God Bless, John Lyssikatos and Chris Plasari, Festival Co-Chairman
Photographs of the 2002 Festival
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