The class of 2022 committee members prepare for this weekend’s Fall Craft and Vendor Fair.
by Dave Warner
The Little Falls Class of 2022 has their Fall Craft and Vendor Fair scheduled for this weekend, November 6, 2021, from 10 am until 3 pm in the High School gymnasium.
Grace Zawtocki said, “We came up with this a few years ago, but COVID got in the way last year and we couldn’t have it. It’s just a nice way for us to raise money for our class without going to the parents and asking them to keep funding our class. It’s just another innovative way to raise money.”
Zawtocki said, “We’re also going to have a few school-funded booths like Drama Club and the Yearbook. They’re going to be selling baked goods and crafts.”
They said that the booths will be spaced out more and they’re asking people to wear masks since it is being held on school property.
The group thinks they will be successful no matter how much they raise. “We’re getting to the end of the time period that we have to raise money and just getting any money at all will help our class, graduation, and our senior trip.”
Daniel Ressue said, “As much as I wish I could say the most important thing we could get from this would be the amount of fun we have doing this, which is what has always mattered to me, money is super important and really nice. So, I think that this is a really creative and important way for us to raise money.”
He said that it allows businesses to show off what they can do and their specializations. “We get money from it, yes, but people get exposed to all kinds of crafts and just things that can help make their lives better and I think that’s why a lot of people love it as much as they do.”
“Right now, a lot of our crafters are very happy because a lot of the craft fairs were canceled due to COVID. So a lot of them have been a year and a half with no income, and for a lot of them, this is going to be their only source of income. They’re very excited that we are actually able to hold this,” said Puznowski.
“It also allows a lot of people to share similar interests, which is creating something, which makes people happier. We just put 45 of these people in a room and let them interact with each other and figure out what they do differently. They can improve their craft simply by being around other people that make things. Everyone benefits from this,” said Ressue.
Some of the seniors in the class will also be selling their crafts on Saturday, and the Yearbook staff will be selling old painted windows. “I think some people are going to put wreaths on them, making them Christmas-like,” stated Zawtocki.