People with a mission
Jan Merckx opened the Fancy Fair on the 9 th of March in Café ‘de Gouden Carolus’ in Hilvarenbeek. Many volunteers have been running around for weeks to prepare this annual event. Gust Jansen thanked all the volunteers in his speech after which the Fancy Fair kicked off. The ‘elderly choir’ of the missionary sang their beautiful songs with lyrics suitable to the event. Mr Jan Abrahams, chair of the committee ran the lottery and watched the sale of the tickets closely with Herman van Maas. They also managed the ‘wheel of adventure’ which was very popular. It was a very bustling afternoon and people where playing, drinking and buying all sorts of home made products and crafts. All the proceeds of the event went to selected charity organisations and again they succeeded to raise heaps of money! A big thank you to all the volunteers!
