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More than 40 crafters came to help celebrate the event offering everything from home-ground and baked bread to ceramic dolls, stuffed animals and Christmas ornaments. The company’s auxiliary provided food and drink.
“It went real well,” Mrs. Smith said, adding the department has started an event “that is for the whole family — pet farms for the kids, sportsman’s attractions for the dads and crafts and things for the mothers.”
“This has been a very rewarding experience for everyone,” Mrs. Smith said.
Working with co-chairman and fellow Amissville resident Ginny Pierson, Mrs. Smith said the goal of the event was to get “all service groups in the community to work more closely together. We wanted to get the entire community involved.”
Community support is somthing the department was given for the fall event.
While the department used the event as a fundraiser to help the fire company, the Ruritans held a stand selling barbecue and the athletic association sponsored a booth.
“We wanted to get everyone involved,” Mrs. Smith said of their work. The program was planned nearly six months ago and working with her chairman, Mrs. Pierson, the two began their search for participants and donations.
Gift certificates for several local res
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