Westboro Beach Opening Barbeque
Date – Saturday June 20th,
Time – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. rain or shine
Location – Westboro Beach
The annual beach barbeque is a longstanding tradition that we hope you will attend. Not only is it a good way to meet your neighbours for an afternoon of fun in the sun, but this is also the WBCA’s primary fundraiser. We need your support to continue to host community events and to provide community feedback on issues that affect both our neighbourhood and the city.
For the last several years we have had the Beach Café to deliver the barbeque. We would like to thank Moe Atallah for his support and generous donation over the years, and which he continues to provide for our community. This year the WBCA will be hosting the barbeque ourselves. This means we will be cooking and serving the food. Not only will we be having the traditional activities we have offered in the past (barbeque, scavenger hunt, plant sale, book sale, and bake sale) but this year we will be hosting a sand castle building event.
The barbecue’s activities are as follows:
- Barbeque
- Plant, book, and bake sale
- Scavenger hunt
- Sandcastle building
How can you help? We need the following materials and volunteers to make the Westboro Beach Opening Barbeque a success:
Materials:
- Coolers with ice to keep the food and beverages cold – 7
- Barbeques, along with flippers, to cook the food on – 4
- Large recycle/garbage bins for garbage and recyclable materials – 10
- Large water containers – 5
If you would help by loaning any of the materials to the the Beach Opening Barbaque listed above, contact the WBCA at info.
Volunteers:
- Sellers to for tables (shifts no longer than 1.5 hours) – 10 people
- Cooks to for the barbeque (shifts no longer than 1.5 hours) – 10 people
- Someone to coordinate the bake sale – 1 person
- Cleanup crew to pick up any trash generated by the beach opening barbeque – 2 people
- Camera person to take pictures that will appear on the – 1 person
If you would like to volunteer to work at the Beach Opening Barbacue, contact the WBCA at info. Shifts on the barbaque and tables will be limited to 1.5 hours
Music:
Location: The band will be setting up in their usual location the patio.
Time: Approximately 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The band who played Irish music at last year’s barbeque is back again this year to play the lively brand of Irish music they played last year.
Barbeque
Location: Under the trees at the entrance to the pavilion patio.
Time: Food will be available from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Traditional barbeque foods such as hamburgers and hotdogs will be available. For the non-meat eaters, we will be serving veggie burgers this year. An assortment of pop will be available. In an attempt to reduce waste we will not be selling bottled water. We will have tap water that you can fill up your own water containers with.
Plant, Book, and Bake sale
Location: Under the trees at the entrance to the pavilion patio.
Time: Items can be purchased from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Book sale – Anyone who wishes to donate books for the book sale can bring them to the barbeque or drop them off at 272 Atlantis Avenue
Plant Sale: Anyone who wished to donate plants for the plant sale can bring them to the barbeque or drop them off at 244 Royal Avenue.
Bake sale – We are looking for a volunteer to coordinate the bake sale. If you have the time and the desire to organize this activity contact the WBCA at info.
Scavenger hunt:
Location: Most if not all or the items listed on the scavenger sheet can be found in the beach area.
Time: Finish time is 6:30 p.m.
Collection sheets will be available at the book/plant/bake sale table at 4:00 p.m. Just pick up a sheet and start collecting the items listed on the sheet. There will be prizes for those participating and a grand prize for the person who finds all/most of the items on the scavenger list.
Sandcastle building contest:
Location: Just setup on a portion of the beach and build away.
Time: Feel free to start building your sand castle whenever you wish. Judging will take place at 5:30 p.m.
Maps of Canada or the world will be given out to those participating. We will be taking pictures of the castles and posting them on the WBCA web site. It is up to each parent to decide whether the castle builders (children) are included in the pictures of the sand castles that will be posted on the WBCA web site.
The beach opening is the WBCA’s primary fundaiser and we need your help to make it a success. No amount of assistance is too large or too small. We are looking forward to a sunny day and a great turnout.
