Festival...

Today is the Djerriwarrh Festival, a local event that celebrates community in Melton. Our Health Service tries to promote local services for local people & this year cancer services was our focus.
Erica & I 'volunteered' to hand out lollipops, information packs & act as character minders in the big parade with ugly green T-shirts & hats. There were hundreds(?maybe thousands? it seemed like a lot) of people lining the route to see local schools, CFA, hot rod cars, marching girls, pipers a piping etc, in the parade. I think there were about 45 participants with around 30 of those on 'floats'. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.
Our unit manager Mandy was dressed as Sid the Seagull & was a good sport about the whole thing & our CEO dressed up as monkey & really played the part!
I just wonder what the onlookers who got our goody bag will think, hopefully some people who need our service will get the message.