To our beloved Bowen community: Last Saturday, June 14, we had our very first-ever, most-likely-not-to-be-repeated, drive through Strawberry Event. Advertised as the best socially distanced event of the year, you all came out in your cars ––and some on foot––to the Bowen Island Legion in record numbers. Those of us at Bowen Island United Church cannot thank you enough for your generosity, your patience and your presence.
Thank you to the Bowen Island Legion for clearing your parking lot and allowing us the space within the Legion to make sandwiches, strawberry shortcake and more. Thank you to Artisan Eats for supplying us with the containers that held our yummy, slightly messy, shortcakes. Thank you to the volunteers who came out Friday to slice strawberries and the volunteers who came out on Saturday to prepare sandwiches and shortcake and to serve our community with a smile and with your own heartfelt generosity. To Bronwyn and the Bowen Island Undercurrent-thank you. To Heather and Barry Adams, thank you.
Above all, thank you to the Community of Bowen Island who hopped in your cars and brought your own enthusiasm and support to B.I. United Church. Indeed, we all look forward to this annual event when we can gather, visit, share stories and linger on the lawn. This year was different. But thanks to you, it was a huge success. As many of you know, we had enough for some and not for all. To those of you who were turned away once we had sold out, thank you for your patience. With this year’s circumstances and an uncertainty around the number of people we would be serving, our inventory only stretched so far. Due to the support of the community, we closed early with a sold out sign posted in the parking lot. We were overwhelmed. Thank you so very much.
And one more thank you. Lynn Williams, our Minister of Music (and so much more) and Sheila McCall, our chair of the board, this would not have happened without your dedication, energy and insistence that yes, this year, COVID or no COVID, our annual “Strawberry Tea,” would happen. And so with your energy and willingness, it happened. Thank you,
As the minister at Bowen Island United Church, my heart is warmed and I am deeply grateful to all of you who support us. These days we need each other more than ever.
Thank you.
