International Food Festival

On March 28th, 2009 ECC had an International Dinner as a fundraiser for the second half of the new building which is still under construction. I think the idea was to take advantage of the many nationalities we have here and provide an opportunity for all to sample the different foods, while raising money for the building fund. Well, I can't say if all of that was in the original plans but that is what was achieved and what a fun night it was!!!!

Very inexpensive tickets were sold in advance to get an idea of head count. Plus, they were so reasonable many bought booklets and passed out tickets to friends as outreach.

Ten countries were called upon to provide "booths" with food from there country for all to sample. Those groups called people from their country that go to ECC to donate

food items. Then donation boxes were setup around the courtyard for people

to drop in donations to "cover" their meal.

That night over 800 people came and sampled from South Africa, India,

Australia, Korea, America, Africa, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the

United Kingdom. From good old Chili and cornbread to Bobotie (caterpillars from

S. Africa which by the way Barry ate two!) there was so much good food to try. Great music

and a crowded festival atmosphere made for a wonderful night. And on top of all the

fun, the amount raised for the building fund was a huge success!!