Farmers Market On May 31st, the AYLUS Great Neck branch participated in the first Great Neck Park District Farmers of the year! The variety and quality of our volunteers’ crochet items improved throughout the year.
The mix of cute assortments of animals like octopuses, penguins, ducks, and rabbits, which could be turned into a keychain, really shone through at the stall. The octopus and penguins really stood out among the animals, as they were the most popular items being bought by customers. The first Farmers Market of the season signifies another great beginning in helping the community. The farmers market began at 9 am, but some of our volunteers got to fire fighter park to set up at 8:30am, setting up tables and stands and arranging the items for sale. As the event runs from 9-1, the work is split into 2 separate shifts of 2 hours each.
Each shift includes people who focus on being cashiers, meticulously calculating profits and noting them for future reference; on-site crocheting to produce more goods during the farmers market; face painting for the children to enjoy; and balloon makers who provide cute balloon animals. Overall, the farmers market was a huge success for AYLUS. The sale of crochet items and the face painting drew a lot of participation, as always. The balloon animals – which were made on the spot by volunteers – were loved by everyone who visited the farmers’ market, especially the balloon puppy. Every activity and item sold made the net profit of 413. The majority of the profits from selling handcrafted and other items will be donated to the nonprofit Adventures in Learning, which helps underprivileged students and children with care, enrichment, literacy, math, and more.
Everyone did an exemplary job completing their own task with no issues. However, there are always more areas for improvement, so we look forward to our next participation in the farmers market on the 14th of June.
Reporter: Junlin Yu
Hours 8:30am-1:30pm : Yiqing Lu(5 hours), Rainie Chen(1 hours), Junlin Yu(5 hours), Alivia You(2 hours), Chloe Wang(2 hours), Melody Fan(2.5 hours), Jolynn Li(4.5 hours), Catherine Tao(2 hours), Austin Jiang(2 hours), Jaden Chen(2 hours), Nuoxi Jiang(2 hours), Liv Liu(2 hours), Victoria Xu(2.5 hours), Maggie Luo(2.5 hours), Amber Zhou(1.5 hours), William Pan(2 hours)
