George and I would just like to express our appreciation for being included in the amazing 2017 Rotary Eltham Festival which was a huge success judging by the crowds and the appreciative feedback we heard from the people we spoke to during the event.
What an amazing effort on behalf of your club members. As vendors of produce, we participate in a number of other major community events throughout the year, and they vary in style and quality considerably but I would have to say that your club is the most efficient and well organised of any of them - that's not to say the other events are not well organised, but just that we were as impressed as heck with what we saw at your event.
The layout and location works well and you use the space to maximum effect - even running buses to the Miniature Railway! I took a couple of breaks from selling and went for walks to see as much as I could and was just blown away - the festival just seemed to go on and on, yet was all well under control, and the crowds were thick everywhere - every feature area seemed to be well used and appreciated.
Everyone at Rotary was so kind and easy to deal with, and endlessly patient and helpful to us. It tickled my fancy to listen to people walking around wearing walkie-talkies saying "Roger" and "Out" but the proof of its efficiency was when we needed additional change and a radio call was put out that quickly resulted in someone sprinting to our tent to collect cash and returning a few minutes later with coins. God bless the walkie talkies! We also requested help to re-charge our EFTpos machine and it was no issue and help was immediately offered. Club members and volunteers wearing easily identifiable uniforms made our life easier too - we knew who we could approach for assistance at any point. I especially want to thank the members and their spouses who took on the jobs of cleaning up litter and rubbish - it makes such a difference when everything looks clean and tidy, and its a relatively unseen and thankless task - but does make a difference and is noticed by the likes of me. Also, we drive past the site every day on the way to and from our office - and by Tuesday the park was pristine! The Council must love you!
This event is a testament to the club's hard work and planning, and also might I say the quality of your people - I am the President of a not for profit organisation and understand better than most that volunteerism is a dying thing.
George and I benefited financially from the event and would like to give back a part of our profits. We have EFT'd $750 in cash, and also donated $150 worth of wine to your raffle prize.
We look forward to participating in future events, and thank you again for allowing us to be part of this year's Festival.
You should all be very proud of yourselves.
Kind Regards,
George Apted & Jan Miles
Shaws Road Winery
225 Shaws Road, Arthurs Creek 3099
Mobile: 0437 393 736225 Shaws Road, Arthurs Creek 3099
