Dear Friends:

Well, it's that time again! At this year's Spring Fair , scheduled for Saturday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. , we will be celebrating our Staten Island neighborhoods. You were all so wonderful last year in making our Fair fun and successful but our goal now is to top that - have more fun and make more money!

Of course we will have our traditional White Elephant in the auditorium. Don't forget our raffles! The door prize will be $500 and our 4 th annual 50/50 raffle is being offered again (winner gets half the money taken in). I hear through the grapevine that someone will be donating a brand new television. Of course we have all those fantastic basket raffles and a Silent Auction table. Paul Smith & Nick Dowen

will be conducting tours of our beautiful, historic church, so come and learn about all the treasures we have.

Speaking of treasures, it wouldn't be a fair without our faithful vendors and the delicious homemade goodies at Margaret Harris' cake table. This year Nick and Victor will be doing the hot dogs & hamburgers. Last year, the beautiful weather enabled us to have an old-fashioned lemonade and an ice cream stand run by Serendipity, and I hear they are going to do it again! And this year, Beth McLean and her youth group and Sheila Hewitt and the Sunday School will be beefing up the kid's games, etc. so there will be plenty for the kids to do while the rest of you shop!!!

On hand, also, will be plenty of NFL shirts, jackets, etc. By the way, this year, we are having a "numerologist" at the Fair - come and see who it is and what your numbers have to say! Remember that great classic rock group we had last year? Well, "IN BETWEEN " will be there again! So come, dance, and be happy.

If you have any ideas regarding new attractions for our Fair, please let Gytha or Anne know! All suggestions, assistance, and donations will be gratefully appreciated! (Please don't forget, we do not deal in books or clothes.)

You will soon be receiving Door Prize Raffles and the ever popular 50/50 Raffle. Please buy as many as you can but even more important, sell them - to your friends, family, people you work with, anyone.everyone! Please return your admission raffle tickets to Christ Church , 76 Franklin Ave , Staten Island , NY 10301 Att: Trevor Mills, Admissions. The 50/50 raffle tickets should be marked to the attention of Gytha Bellaby. As usual, our proceeds go directly to the church for use in our Outreach programs, such as the Feeding Ministry, Boy's Youth nights, and surrounding community, as well as our operating costs to keep the church running.so we can have heat in the winter and light in the dark!
P.S. Did we mention that Richard Sigman will have more honey from Upstate NY this year? And that we expect to have even more fun than last year?