No amount of drizzle could stop the excitement of family fest at the Aldergrove Plaza on Sunday afternoon.

President of the Aldergrove Community Association Cashmere Roder said planning of the event was in the works for 鈥渕onths,鈥� and potentially having it in the rain was part of that plan.

鈥淲e just have a lot of tents,鈥� Roder explained. 鈥淭he Aldergrove Soccer Association have generously given us their 鈥榞inormous鈥� tents.鈥�

Under the tents were clowns that twisted balloon animals into existence, facepainting, a 1920s photo booth, and live entertainment.

鈥淢r. Bubble is pretty amazing,鈥� the president said laughing. 鈥淗e is our awesome clown who is on his unicycle, he blows balloons, he is just hilarious.鈥�

Roder also pointed to the different tents, where volunteers were entertaining patrons of the fest.

鈥淭he Elks are here, the Fraser Valley Adventist Academy have come with their tents,鈥� she continued. 鈥淭heir teenagers are volunteering to run all of our games, and all of our stations. It鈥檚 been really good so far.鈥�

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Roder estimates that approximately 150 kids and their parents were in attendance for the four-hour mid-day event that took place in the plaza at 272nd Street and Fraser Highway.

鈥淓ven though the weather is not great, people are still coming out and getting balloons and free giveaways, and the entire event is free, so we have lots of water and treats and snacks,鈥� she continued.

This is the first year for the event, and Roder said the association wanted to host a free family event, that would cater to young families.

鈥淲e collaborated with the legion,鈥� she explained. 鈥淪o the legion had their block party on the Saturday, and we had the family fest on the Sunday.鈥�

The Saturday festivities ran in the afternoon at the nearby Royal Canadian Legion, again with live entertainment, a kids鈥� corner, a beer garden, and a concession selling hamburgers and hotdogs.

Roder attributed the success of the events to the generosity of the community, where a free event like this could see plenty of community members enjoy it without breaking the bank.

鈥淲e would like to thank our sponsors and everyone that has donated and volunteered for our fun days event,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 really know what to expect and we were just kind of overwhelmed with the amount of support we were given by businesses.鈥�

Roder said a lot of businesses donated money because the association does not have a budget for these type of events.

鈥淲ithout the local community and businesses, we wouldn鈥檛 be able to do these,鈥� she concluded, crediting Marie Gold with conceiving of the idea for the joint Fun Days.

laurice.gomes@aldergrovestar.com
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