Boogie Fest might not be until June 20, but the perfect stocking stuffer is already out.
Trevor Dalziel, one of the individuals who helped start Boogie Fest and continues volunteering for the event, explains a raffle ticket on the new bike will go well in stockings or as part of a company gift to employees.
“This year we were able to get a really great bike,” Dalziel stated. “It’s a 2004 Heritage Soft Tail with only 287 km on it; it’s like brand new!”
Someone had bought the bike and simply put it into storage before deciding to sell it this year, which the Boogie Fest organizers were very excited about.
“It’s tough to find a bike and then it takes four weeks to get a raffle licence, so it all takes time, and we’ve been busy to get it all done,” Dalziel said. “It does pay off to have it done before January because Christmas sales are important for us.”
Tickets are now available from various locations or through Pool Board Members.
“Thanks to all the people who sell tickets, many are sold at retail outlets,” Dalziel explained.
Currently the bike is sitting at A&W where tickets are available, though they can be found around town as well, for $10, which Dalziel says makes the perfect stocking stuffer: “Eagle Oilfield Service bought 20 books and they give them out to their customers. Others buy them as a gift for employees or they make good stocking stuffers for family.”
Dalziel encourages people to start thinking about attending Boogie Fest already as they have booked the band for the dance, will do the poker derby again, and always host a supper.
“The band is booked and the date is picked, June 20, it’s always the weekend after Father’s Day,” Dalziel said. “We also have some new ideas and are open to suggestions of what we can do to fill the space between supper and the evening activities.”
There will be a kids night hosted by Cornerstone Family and Youth (CFY) on the Friday, June 19.
“We do a children’s carnival with games, bouncers, food and an entertainer on the Friday night,” Jenn Sedor, CFY’s School Age Youth Coordinator, explained.
Boogie Fest is the main fundraiser for the Crescent Point Leisure Complex.
“It’s really nice fundraising like this and the donations, the support from the community, we get there,” Dalziel stated.
“We usually use Boogie Fest to cover our regular season costs as the pool is costly to run every year,” Jennifer Greenbank explained.
“We are currently doing some necessary renovations/maintenance to our building. Some were completed last season and some will be done this spring.”
