Tavistock Fall Expo brings community together

From left to right are volunteers Carol Gunn, Lily McIntosh and Brenda Ehnes, who were kept busy serving delicious homemade soups, sandwiches and sweet treats to visitors at the Fall Expo. Diane Danen photo

By Diane Danen

The 14th annual Tavistock Fall Expo, held at Tavistock Missionary Church on Mogk Street, brought local vendors, volunteers and visitors together for a day of fellowship, food and shopping.

Marjorie Wilson came up with the idea for the Fall Expo in 2010 and has been organizing the event ever since. Though Wilson hopes to play a smaller role in the future, she still plans to stay involved with the event she helped create.

This year’s Expo welcomed 18 local vendors, offering everything from handmade crafts to home-based business goods. Vendors were not charged a fee for their tables. Instead, they’re invited to make a donation to the church, and charitable donation receipts are provided.

After browsing all the vendors’ tables, shoppers had an opportunity to sit down to a delicious lunch of homemade soups and fresh sandwiches. Brenda Ehnes was in charge of organizing the food for the expo for the second year in a row.

Wilson described Brenda as “a lady with a gift for hospitality.” All the food was prepared by a group of dedicated volunteers using ingredients donated by members of the congregation. Behind the scenes, volunteers helped set up tables before the event and another group helped with clean-up afterward.

All money raised from food sales and donations will go to the church’s building fund, helping with major repairs and maintenance.