J.D. POTIÉ
QUYON Oct. 26, 2019
The Maison de la Famille du Pontiac invited locals for a . . .
barbecue at the Pontiac Community Gym in Quyon on Saturday to raise funds for United Way’s 75th annual fundraising campaign.
According to the event’s main organizer Sylviana Geoffray, the event was as way of bringing the community together through fitness and play.
“We we’re trying to have an activity for everyone,” she said.
With sunny blue skies above, attendees were free to participate in a one-hour Zumba session outside the facility.
A group fitness exercise that combines dancing and working out, Geoffray noted that, because of its easy to learn, free-flowing nature, Zumba is one of the most popular forms of fitness in the world.
“The steps are very simple,” she said. “So, it’s meant for everyone to be able to do it.”
Along with the volunteers serving up tons of burgers and hot dogs from the barbecue station, the event included a six-participant ping pong tournament, a foosball table and a face painter for the kids.
At the end of the event, three lucky winners walked away with baskets of goodies donated by a variety of local businesses.
While she admitted that it felt risky to organize a barbecue in the middle of the fall, Geoffray was quite satisfied with the crowd on hand and thrilled with how the event played out altogether.
“We had almost 100 people that came and they stayed,” she said. “Everyone had a chance to play and exercise and to dance.”
The event raised over $500 for the United Way’s fundraising campaign, Geoffray said.
