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his past weekend, Norfolk County hosted its first RibFest at the Simcoe Fairgrounds from Friday to Sunday, 18-20 July 2025.
This collaborative event brought together the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise, the County Fair Board and a contractor to provide the ‘Ribbies’ - go to www.yourlocalribfest.ca/norfolk
The RCNS opportunity in this was to support the event and to conduct the 50/50 draw. As the event was closing down, the draw for the cash was made and the lucky winner of the proceeds was …. Richard Rogers - congratulations to Richard who takes home his share of the proceeds valued at $3194.50.
Well done to Kristine Carey, Gail Catherwood and Paul Macko; all of whom offered us the leadership needed to carry this out. An assortment of photos for the event are given at this link. Go to the ‘Read more …’ tab for a list of our volunteers and a couple of photos. The Sunrisers had a terrific time with our part of this community initiative and look forward to more summer eating success next year.
RCNS fielded a good team to make a presence at the RibFest and to manage the 50/50 draw. Volunteers from the Club included;
Main Organizing Team - Kristine Carey, Gail Catherwood, Paul Macko;
Set-Up & Tear-Down - Dave Douglas, Ross Gowan, Wolf Lindemann, Andy Kooistra, Jim Simpson;
Hosting/Sales Duties - Stella Barker, Gail Bouw, Bettyann Carty, Jim&Marjorie Dawson, Janet Kazakevicius, Michele Langedyk, Mary&Ray Mercato (with daughter Florence Barreto & granddaughter Gina), Tina Millea, Linda Muir, Nancy Sherwin, Louise Schebesch, Kate Stratford, John Wallace, Paul Zorad.
