Taste of Galloway Clears $4,000

It felt like a weekend festivsal in Smithville.

The inaugural Taste of Galloway event in Historic Smithville began at 5 p.m. and by 5:30, all 300 wrist bands had already been sold. Mary Crawford, President of the event sponsor Galloway Township Business Association, retrieved 200 more wrist bands, and by 6 p.m., they were all gone.

After that, additional bands went on sale for half the price, and the Galloway Township Business Association ended up clearing $4,000 total, to be donated to the Hope Chest at Beacon Church.

"We were expecting 150-200 people," Crawford said. "It's warm and it's a Thursday night, and it's great to see all the people who came out. And they're all local people.

"We'll do another one next year, with some expansion."

Check back with Galloway Patch on Friday for full coverage of Thursday night's event.