Auxiliary News - Best Fair Day Ever!

Auctioneer Kit Martin kids around with Governor Jim Douglas before taking bids on lunch with Vermont's chief executive.

Every year, we sing praises to the Fair Day auction, which exceeded all expectations this year by raising over $40,000.

This year we also praise the unsung heroes of the Fair. Who are these unsung heroes? They are the booth chairpeople and the workers. Weeks (and, in some cases, months!) before Fair Day, they plan, recruit helpers, and gather their goods. This year the task was made more difficult because of very heavy rain all day and night Friday. Before dawn on Fair Day, booth chairs and other volunteers descended on the Common to unload their trucks and set up for the big day.

The army of unsung heroes also includes those who prepare the Townshend Common, direct traffic, park cars, and empty trash cans all day. Early Sunday morning more volunteers arrive to remove all vestiges of the Fair from the Common.

All this effort made it possible for the Auxiliary to contribute a record-setting $60,000 to Grace Cottage Hospital, which will be used to purchase a system of heart monitors.

Travels with Charlie – Thanks to Charlie Jarras, who taped and produced a 40-minute television special about this year's Hospital Fair Day. The segment was aired on Brattleboro Community Television.

Stan Holt, Auxiliary President

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