Forest Hill's fun fair encouraged a little fun and laughter

Forest Hill fundraising in circus-like atmosphere
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 -- Craig Anderson
It’s not everyday that you witness OMNI staff jumping up and falling down in a giant inflatable toy castle, but at Forest Hill on Saturday, Oct. 1st, shenanigans of this sort were on regular order, as well as cheap eats and lots of bargain household items at the second annual “Family Fun Day.”

Resident’s families and friends, along with staff, took part in the day long event, which featured both a garage sale and various amusement park items, like the aforementioned over-sized toy castle (not just for kids anymore) and a cotton candy machine, complete with accompanying server. Face-painting rounded out the days activities, which began at 8am with a massive garage sale.

Alex, Cassandra and Jesse Belke take in some cotton candy.

The garage sale, opened to the public, had been advertised for the month of September, resulting in a huge haul of goods, says Carolyn Della Foresta, ‘Family Fun’ organizer and Forest Hill LEC.

More than 200 people showed up for the day, which along with a garage sale, featured a BBQ (the food was donated by Sysco) and ended as a circus-like free-for-all.

“It was a lot of fun,” says Carol Schwartz, assistant LEC, who brought her two children, Noë and Sophiä, to the event. Forest Hill’s ample patio was the perfect venue for the event, which despite the high costs of renting the rubber castle and cotton candy machine, netted $647 dollars. The money will go to the resident’s council, says Carol, and will be used solely for resident activities. Last year, a portion of the money went to Christmas festivities.