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Elmira, Ontario, Canada | observerxtra.com | Volume 26 | Issue 13
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Members of the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival committee were busy filling pancake boxes Tuesday at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. The 500 boxes, which include pancake mix and maple syrup, quickly sold out, providing revenue for the charities the festival supports each year. Damon MacLean
Elmira Maple Syrup Festival takes experience online Festival committee members to deliver different kind of festival virtually including sold-out pancakes-in-a-box Steve Kannon Observer Staff
LAST SATURDAY SHOULD HAVE SEEN tens of thousands of people in the downtown core for the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival. Instead, as with last year, the in-person event was a no-go due to the pandemic.
Unlike last year, however, the festival will be represented virtually this time around, with online activities slated for April 9 and 10. On tap are virtual sugar bush tours, an online maple taffy demonstration, a virtual mall and some cooking demos featuring Giovanni & Chef
D, among other family-friendly offerings. While all of the in-person events are on hold, including the toy show and sale, organizers are continuing with the annual collectible, this year a red 1958 Plymouth Fury in the 1:43 scale, decaled with the festival logo.
To further enhance the feel of the traditional festival day, the EMSF committee put together some pancake boxes containing pancake mix, local maple syrup, coffee and hot chocolate, a spatula and a festival toque, among other goodies. The 500 packages quickly sold out at $50 apiece, a sign of the
strong support the festival has received for more than 50 years, says organizing committee chair Doug McLean. “We had no idea what kind of demand we would have,” he said of the pancake boxes, which drew plenty of donations from area businesses. “People in town have
been absolutely excellent. We know that it’s a tough year ... but our sponsors and supporters have really come through.” As the virtual version of the popular festival is a first for all concerned, everyone is in uncharted waters on this one, said McLean.
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