Slippery Rock University Rotaract Club: Slippery Rock Village Fest

Our beautiful booth

Hello, all. Today is a great day, because Village Fest was very successful! The Rotaract club sold so many funnel cakes that we ran out of batter, 15 gallons to be exact! The funnel cakes went for $4 each. In addition, we ran out of french fries, which were sold at $2. We had a steady stream of customers all day with very little down time. We also sold most of the wonderful homemade dog treats that were so graciously donated by Judy Hughes.

Jan, Hannah, and Ashley making funnel cakes

The day started off bright and early at 7:30am to begin setting up the booth. We had quite a few Rotaractors there to help, as well as Jan, the owner of the funnel cake supplies, and her husband, to show us the ropes. At 10:00 the festival opened and customers started pouring in. From there it was smooth sailing all day. Village Fest ended at 5:00pm and the booth had to be torn down completely by 6:00, which was no problem for our hardworking group!

We were very fortunate to be able to use Jan's equipment yesterday. She stayed all day and made every single french fry and funnel cake we sold. She was so pleasant to work with and genuinely enjoyed helping us and spending time with our Rotaractors. She worked so hard all day and asked for next to nothing in return. It's wonderful people like Jan that remind us of why we love this organization! We were also lucky to have Ken Bennett there for a large portion of the day. He spoke to customers that were waiting for their funnel cakes about what we were raising money for and inspired many people to make extra donations to the cause. Ken was a wonderful addition to our booth!

We don't have the final figures for our donation to Uganda yet, but as of now we do know that we did very well! Check back later to see about our official donation to Lukaya, Uganda!