Huge thanks and congratulations to our board, Bowfest would not happen without countless volunteers hours of planning and organising: Sasha Buchanan, Robyn Fenton, Linda Henfrey, Maureen Sawasy, Rob Wynen, Tony Beck.
Much thanks to all our 2017 sponsors, because of these amazing businesses and people Bowfest is now free to 18’s and under, and all community and non-profit organizations are FREE. We plan to work hard to make Bowfest 2018 even more affordable.
Thank you to all the PAC volunteers on door, all our ride volunteers: The Allan Financial Team, Jen Mc, Stephen Lock, Sarah Baxter, Heather Doherty, Barb Wiltshire, Jules Tweten, Noa Neuer, Karen Munro and Gillian Drake.
All our bands, special shout out to Earl Jenkins for a last minute fill in.
Thanks to Matakana Scaffolding for the donation of the stage, and the helpers/support for setup and teardown: Hempcrete Natural Homes, Black Bear Transport. Thank you to Courtney Morris & Catherine Styles for organizing the 2017 Lip Sync and all our contestants. Also to Brad & Alix of The Gym on Bowen for running the 2017 Men’s Hot Legs competition, and of course all the brave contestants.
Thank you to this year’s parade judges: Murray Atherton, Sharon Sluggit, Scott Slater and Judy Gedye; our parade volunteers: Anne Smitton, Evan Wynen and to all the parade entries.
Thank you to all our food, community, and craft vendors, and Lisa Marie at the Potluck for making the marketplace a success and keeping us all fed!
To our setup and cleanup volunteers, a big thanks, Bowfest wouldn’t happen without you: Janice and Murray Skeels, the Layzell Family, Jody Lorenz, Jim Clarke, Virginia Keyton, Jack Callister on electrics, Adam Taylor, Jonathan Keyton, Jeff Dempsey, Malcolm McEachern, John McNeill and Nich and Wyatt Shaw.
Another successful beer garden made possible by the wonderful Legion volunteers and supporters. First off, thanks to Tom Roocroft, LInda Pheiff, Sasha Buchanan,
Alex Elston, Glen Cormier, Fairon Freight and Bowen Freight for their logistical help. A big shout out to those who helped in set up/breakdown; Ian Davidson,Virginia Keyton and Shannon Lee. To those who helped on the day of: Adam Holbrook, Marolyn McGinnis,
Peter and Jane Boddy, Shelagh MacKinnon, David and Shirley Wrinch, Ross McCorquodale, Jen Lobley, Shane Tweeten, Jukes Philpot, Barb Gibbard, Christine Roocroft, Katy Michener (2 shifts!!) Tim Daniel and Kate Hartle.
See Everyone of 25th August for Bowfest 2018!
If you are interested in joining our team please contact: [email protected]
We have lots of opportunities with a large scale of commitment and involvement.
Thank you for all of us on the Bowfest Team.
