The Bowfest committee would first of all like to thank Bowen Island for being such an amazing and unique place which provides the platform for our annual community festival; Bowen is the full reason why and how Bowfest has successfully run for the past forty one years, and hopefully will do for the next Forty one.
The Bowfest committee is run by a small yet truly remarkable and diverse group of volunteers who work year round bringing hard work, wisdom, and dedication the role. We are lucky to call these people our colleagues and friends, so thank you to Sasha Buchanan (our fearless leader), Jessie Cottrell, Robyn Fenton, Linda Henfrey, Candace Hannah, and Rob Wynen, for everything.
But of course Bowfest is not run solely by six committee members, so thank you to John Stiver our stage manager and booking agent; Dave Atkinson and Shael Wrinch for making the music happen; Mike, Andrea and The Children’s Centre for hosting this year’s Beer Garden; Maureen Sawasy for being our Potluck organizer a first of what is sure to be an annual tradition; PAC and the CSA for covering the doors in your continual effort to raise money for an all ages playground; Sarah Haxby and the Bowen Agricultural Alliance at the Country Fair; Kate Brew for organizing the Lip Sync; Margaret Miller at the shooting range; Bowen Loggers Sports; Shane, Anne and the Bowen Flaggers for help at the parade; Louise at the Boat Building; Seanna Strubin and Greg Simm; Hillary Butler at the Rotary Run; BIAC, Bowen Island Library and the Museum and Archives for your contributions. Thank you to our parade judges: Russell Harrison, Hedda Duntz, Ron Woodall, Katherine Gish.
It was also a great year for sponsors! Thank you to The Office at Artisan Square for all our printing costs; The Undercurrent for your continual support; Bowen Island Sea and land Taxi for our new and improved Slug Race Track; First Credit Union for sponsoring the Main Stage; Bowen Building Centre for sponsoring the Country Fair tent; Party Perfect for the donation of the Dunk Tank, ReForma Architecture for sponsoring the Lip Sync, Metro Vancouver for waiving all Bowfest park fees and site set up/clean up; Bowen Island Municipality for the loan of the stage tent (and more); Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department for the loan of the stage and electrical equipment; Friendly Cedar Fencing for the beautiful cedar beer garden fencing; USSC for the beautiful picnic tables; Doc Morgan’s for the loan of two very last minute kegs; and Heart Stone Brewery for donating 3 kegs.
For making sure we had a stage for live music, thanks to: Jeff Dempsey, Nick Shaw and Matakana Scaffolding as well as Ian Brown and crew for their tearing down.
Thank you to all the food, community and craft vendors!
Thank you to all the musical talent.
BIG thank you to all the volunteers who helped set-up, tear down, and clean up – Bowfest wouldn’t happen without you.
Thank you everyone who attended Bowfest 2016.
VERY special thank you to David and Shael Wrinch and Jack Callister. Bowfest was very close to being a very dark event this year - you absolutely saved the day!
And of course Bowfest’s very own fairy god mother: Adam Taylor.
Hope to see every on 26th August for Bowfest 2017!
Many thanks,
Bowfest 2016 Committee
