Harvest Ball Goes Twenties Style

Harvest Ball Goes Twenties Style

Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

Time was turned back when St. Martin’s Catholic School Foundation hosted its Harvest Ball, ‘The Roaring Twenties, A Night at the Speak Easy’ at Vegreville Social Centre on October 22.

More than 200 people who attended the fundraiser. Jennifer Dixon, Chair of St. Martin’s Foundation, said, “St. Martin’s School Foundation are a group of dedicated volunteers that make up the society that is responsible for raising money for St Martin’s Catholic elementary school.

The Harvest Ball is celebrating 25 years and in the past 10 years the ball has become more of a themed costume ball. The theme this year, The Roaring 20’s, A Night at the Speak Easy was chosen because we are now living again in the 20’s and after the lockdowns and cancelations of the past two years we thought this would be a fun theme to for the event. We are so happy that people dressed up and seem to love the theme.

Family and friends participating in the event.

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Baba’s Best catered the event and researched popular foods from the 1920’s. Some items they featured were deviled eggs, cucumber sandwiches, celery and Cheez Whiz and Jello for dessert. The meal was amazing! The Playboys provided music for dancing. We had a live auction of student created art projects, silent auctions, wine raffles, and a key raffle to open a wine fridge full of wine. It was an evening of socializing, dining, and dancing!

Family and friends participating in the event.

(Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

Our goal was to raise $10,000 for the school. The St. Martin’s Foundation funds many online academic programs that enhance what the students are learning in school, we also have purchased musical instruments for the music program, water bottle refill stations, a performance stage and sound system, sporting equipment, technology to enhance learning, library and classroom books and our latest big purchase was a school bus.

This money will be used to support the next big project which we will be choosing at our upcoming meetings. We are so incredibly grateful for all the generous donations we have received and for the attendees that purchased the donations.”