Pelham Strawberry Festival Brings Together People of All Ages
July 1, 2016
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- Staff photo by Kaylee Murphy Brenda Creeden enjoys her strawberry shortcake at the Pelham Strawberry Festival.
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- Staff photo by Kaylee Murphy ‘Cheerio’ is responsible for all the awesome balloon animals that both children and seniors enjoyed.
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- Staff photo by Kaylee Murphy Kristyn D., Joanne N., Susan B. and Paul P. are busy making everybody strawberry shortcakes.
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- Staff photo by Kaylee Murphy Don Robey is hard at work grilling hamburgers and hot dogs.
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- Staff photo by Kaylee Murphy BJ Hickman is a magician performing outside at the Pelham Senior Center with his volunteer from the crowd.
by Kaylee Murphy
The weather could not have been any better on Saturday the 18th when Pelham Council on Aging had its annual Strawberry Festival. It was held both inside and outside at the Pelham Senior Center. Every year they average between 150 to 200 people. Seniors and volunteers were hard at work as they made and served strawberry shortcakes as well as hamburgers and hot dogs.
This year the Strawberry Festival had a variety of entertainment for the whole family. A magician by the name of BJ Hickman performed using volunteers of all ages from the audience. Earlier O’Halloran Irish Step Dancers performed inside the senior center. DJ Tommy Demurs played songs inside. Creations By The Sea set up a photo booth outside in the corner of the yard. Claire “Cheerio” Marcotte did creative balloon animals and hats. People of all ages were wearing her impressive balloon work. Two different craft venders set up booths for people to buy various works. There were also five different raffle baskets, a 50/50, and door prizes.
