The Greece Historical Society will host their annual Strawberry & Dessert Tasting fundraiser festival at the Greece Town Hall pavilion on Monday, June 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, and free for children ages 5 and under.
This year, strawberry shortcake will will be offered by Wegmans, along with dessert samples from Special T Cakes & Desserts, Soulistic Sweets, Great American Diner, Starlight Breads & Bakes, and Mayer’s Lake Ontario Winery. In addition, grilled foods will be available for purchase from local grilling experts, Barton’s Parkside Hots.
The Greece Historical Society has again partnered with the Town of Greece, and thanks to Supervisor Bill Reilich and staff, the festival will again be held at the Town Pavilion on the Town Hall Campus.
The annual festival started in 1974 when the Society members turned their June meeting into a strawberry social and invited the community to join them on the grounds of the Newcomb homestead.
When the Society’s offices and museum relocated to 595Long Pond Road, it became a fundraiser to help defray the costs of the move and renovation of their new facility.
Over time, the festival changed from Society volunteers making and serving strawberry shortcake and offering homemade bake goods for sale, to commercial businesses offering dessert samples, while adding an entertaining DJ, community group information tables, clowns for children, door prizes, and raffles. It has become an annul picnic for the whole community. Free parking is available at the Town Hall Campus.
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