FESTIVAL DONATES $33,600 LOCALLY! Part 1

THANKING SPONSORS AND GIVING AWAY THE PROFITS 

THE CREW:- RAYE,  KEVIN, FRED, AND CHRIS.

Hantsport Homecoming Music Festival distributed profits of $33,600 from its July event among six local groups on Thursday, August 27 in front of Hantsport's Churchill House. Hantsport's Minor Soccer, Fire Department, Shamrocks, Minor Ball, Hantsport Memorial Community Centre and the Food Bank each received $5600. In 2014, profits of $3400 were equally shared. Extra money has been and will be used to maintain and show the Hantsport float in the Apple Blossom Parade and our July 1st parade.

"It was positive exposure for Hantsport," Kevin stated. "People in the music community know who we are now."

One platinum  sponsor ( donation of  $5000) was Scotia Bank. It sold tickets and matched the amount up to $5000.

Dean and Tom Miller of Hantsport Home Hardware were also platinum sponsors.
Tom REALLY wanted to hear Matt Minglewood - and contributed for him. 

K-Rock 89.3 FM was the third platinum sponsor. The Festival paid $4000 and received $12,000's work of advertising.

Kevin also mentioned and introduced the Silver and Gold sponsors. "Before the show started, we had $20,185.62 from our sponsors to pay the show's entire expenses and $1500 for the float.

Festival's unsung heroes - (Above) Captain Morgan who created and managed the website. 

(Below) Paul Price - the sound man with Karrie Ritchie.

Crew member Raye Myles - "The town was our day care".

Kevin had mentioned that the crew met with West Hants Council to tell them about next year's concert. Council was surprised to hear that not one of the crew members lived in Hantsport.

Crew member Chris Cuvilier - "We just wanted to have a party"

Crew member Fred Martin outlined how the festival started. Fred and Chris had the idea. Music man Fred joined. Website master Captain Morgan joined. Sound man Paul joined. And Raye volunteered.

The crew donated $5600 to the following:

Haruka Kashiwai of Minor Soccer accepted the cheque from Captain Morgan...

and donated soccer shirts to the men.

Karrie Ritchie of the Hantsport Fire Department accepted the cheque from Paul

Craig Cuvilier of the Shamrocks accepted the cheque from Fred.

Brett King of Minor Baseball accepted the cheque from Chris. 

See part 2