This weekend was Whaling Days in Silverdale. The Old Town area was completely blocked off for booths and activities, and crowds of people strolled the streets the whole weekend. Vendors offered giant soft tacos, gyros, hamburgers, teriyaki chicken, blow-up toys, henna tattoos, psychedelic paintings, and of course the ever-present carnival rides and cotton candy.
There were old hipsters with Harley t-shirts, parents trailing kids, teens with low-slung pants and multi-colored hair, and comfortably round people with gray hair buying treats for their grandkids. It was a local festival!
St. Antony's had a booth on the main street. We offered free water for people and dogs, and we handed out lots of flyers for the upcoming Barn Sale and Vacation Bible School. We even got several registration forms returned for VBS. There was lots of information about St. Antony's as well.
Our volunteers in the booth were very interactive with people walking by, and they trumpeted the name of St. Antony's to everyone who walked by. The public visibility we got was excellent and I'm sure we'll get some people in church because of this event. It makes us truly part of our community.
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