Ribfest
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Search complete. 14 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Ribfest".
Sep 29, 2026
Jeff YeagerGUEST
Did what we do make sense? Did it work? Did it solve the problem? Did it create other things going on downstream? Volunteering.
Jeff YeagerGUEST
Locally, I've helped out with the Ribfest.
Jeff YeagerGUEST
I chose garbage because nobody else wanted to do garbage.
Jeff YeagerGUEST
And I've been a big brother for, did that for just over two years with a young lad.
Jason KayGUEST
I have volunteered in this community, specifically in Ward 2, for well over a decade, whether it's coaching sports teams or staying active in the hockey community as the GM of the Toros or being a proud Rotarian.
Jason KayGUEST
love giving back to the community, bringing back Ribfest this year, for example.
Jason KayGUEST
Yeah, it's an important fundraiser for Rotary, but we missed, we didn't realize, I should say, the importance, the cultural importance Ribfest was for Bowlingville until we didn't have it.
Jason KayGUEST
And that one year break that we had showed me that this is critical for our community.
Jason KayGUEST
So I stepped up and wanted to be the co-chair to make sure we brought Ribfest back to Bowmanville, as well as lots of other things we do in Rotary, but that was kind of my passion project for the last couple of years.
Jason KayGUEST
So that's why Bowmanville is so special for me.
Jason KayGUEST
I live here, I work here, my kids go to school here, And I am active in the community.
Jason KayGUEST
love giving back to the community bringing back rib fest this year for example yeah it's an important fundraiser for rotary but but we missed we didn't realize i should say the importance the cultural importance rib fest was for bowenville until we didn't have it and that one year break that we had showed me that this is critical for our community.
Jason KayGUEST
So I stepped up and wanted to be the co-chair to make sure we brought Ribfest back to Bowmanville,
speaker_1UNKNOWN
as well as
Jason KayGUEST
lots of other things we do in Rotary.
Lisa OrdunaGUEST
And now it's like in...
Pete JansonsHOST
So Ribfest is gone? I didn't know that.
Mike OrfanosHOST
Well, they were going to do renovations, I think, to Cook Park, where they used to hold it.
Mike OrfanosHOST
And what they did is they decided they were going to move it to like Romeoville.
ZachHOST
The rest of this month.
ZachHOST
Also today, uh, we're missing out on Ribfest per usue.
AdamHOST
Oh.
AdamHOST
Every y- I miss it
ZachHOST
Yeah.
AdamHOST
So I'll skip it again next year.
ZachHOST
So we're here with you instead of being at Ribfest, which is...
AdamHOST
I make my own ribs.
MochaHOST
I met Alana over the weekend.
MochaHOST
I was at Ribfest.
MochaHOST
Oh, nice.
MochaHOST
And Alana was there.
speaker_4AUDIENCE
That's right.
speaker_4AUDIENCE
Yes.
MochaHOST
How was the rest of your weekend? How was the rest of Ribfest?
speaker_4AUDIENCE
Really good.