Doylestown FISH, Between Friends Outreach Benefit From Village Fair

DOYLESTOWN, PA — The final numbers are in. Despite a day with a forecast of intermittent showers and fewer attendees than hoped, the reintroduced Village Fair held on June 24 at Central Park in Doylestown raised $4,390.

“We wanted to start small, and I had hoped to raise $5,000, said Village Improvement Association (VIA) Board Member and event chair Carol Shugars, but we almost canceled the event due to the
poor weather forecast, so I am pleased.”

With a theme of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” the Village Fair brought together the local nonprofit community to raise funds for members of the community in need of assistance with rising food, utility, and housing costs. The afternoon featured live entertainment from local schools, a miniature donkey exhibit, a 9-hole disc golf tournament, food trucks, and a variety of game booths staffed by volunteers from participating nonprofit organizations.

Gone fishing at the VIA booth.

Spinning the wheel at the American Legion booth.

On hand for the event were the American Legion, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Bucks County, Central Bucks EMS, DAA, St Vincent de Paul Society, Central Bucks Kiwanis, Doylestown Lions, Doylestown Nature Club, Doylestown Rotary, Lenape Valley Foundation, Soroptomists of Indian Valley, YMCA, Civil War Museum, Roxy Therapy Dogs, Doylestown Health and Wellness and Adventure Guides.

Doylestown Township partnered with the VIA to hold the event.

Beneficiaries of the event, each of whom received half of the proceeds, are local nonprofit organizations Doylestown FISH and Between Friends Outreach.

To learn more about the Village Improvement Association, visit the VIA by clicking here. The VIA is a nonprofit organization.

A member of the Doylestown School of Rock performs at the Village Fair.

Members of the Doylestown Nature Club brought an assortment of plants to the Village Fair.

The Kiwanis Club booth featured a caricaturist who spent a busy afternoon drawing Village Fair attendees.