Many attend Marston family fundraiser
While the musicians play in the corner, attendees enjoy their plates of food at the Marston family fundraiser at the Boothbay Fire Station on Sunday, March 2. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Dave Parkhurst (class of ’71) has plenty of leftover love to share with Cindy and Susie. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Garry Blackman, Tim Sprague and Dick Spofford provide music for the fundraiser. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
There were auction items galore at the fundraiser. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Ginny and Bob Spurgin get ready to buy a pie. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The chowder was just right for these two young girls. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Jim Bryer and others dig in at the buffet table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Penny Bryer Plummer sells some raffle tickets to Bob Boyd. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Baskets of items for the raffle. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Pam Heino Aloupis hugs Howie Barter after his arrival. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Tom Nickerson thanks everyone for attending the fundraising event. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Every public dinner needs a dedicated dishwasher and Mary Ev Friant was up to the task. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bonnie McKenney checks the buffet table to see what needs to stay and what’s been gobbled up. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Jane and Dan Stevens make a purchase at the pie table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bob Boyd, after buying his raffle tickets, fills his plate with food. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The buffet line stays busy. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Saving room for dessert. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
While the musicians play in the corner, attendees enjoy their plates of food at the Marston family fundraiser at the Boothbay Fire Station on Sunday, March 2. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Dave Parkhurst (class of ’71) has plenty of leftover love to share with Cindy and Susie. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Garry Blackman, Tim Sprague and Dick Spofford provide music for the fundraiser. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
There were auction items galore at the fundraiser. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Ginny and Bob Spurgin get ready to buy a pie. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The chowder was just right for these two young girls. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Jim Bryer and others dig in at the buffet table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Penny Bryer Plummer sells some raffle tickets to Bob Boyd. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Baskets of items for the raffle. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Pam Heino Aloupis hugs Howie Barter after his arrival. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Tom Nickerson thanks everyone for attending the fundraising event. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Every public dinner needs a dedicated dishwasher and Mary Ev Friant was up to the task. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bonnie McKenney checks the buffet table to see what needs to stay and what’s been gobbled up. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Jane and Dan Stevens make a purchase at the pie table. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Bob Boyd, after buying his raffle tickets, fills his plate with food. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The buffet line stays busy. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Saving room for dessert. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The food was ready promptly at 1:30 p.m. but the sharing of love for a classmate and friend began way before buffet line was set up.
The Boothbay Region High School class of 1971 and friends “did it up right” on Sunday, March 2 as its fundraiser for the Geoff Marston family, who lost their home to a fire on February 5, proved very popular. Close to 200 people showed up during the two and a half hour event to enjoy a great assortment of food items, an even greater collection of donated raffle items, music by local musicians Tim Sprague, Dick Spofford and Garry Blackman Sr., and meeting up with like-minded people who were there to help a friend, a neighbor, a classmate and “a great guy.”
Less than a week after the fire, classmates began connecting through Facebook and phone calls to organize a fundraiser for Geoff and Lorri Marston and their two young sons. While some organized the buffet dinner, others went out and collected dozens of raffle items, or baked pies for the pie sale. Businesses and individuals donated raffle items freely and the wonderful cooks in the region supplied enough food for probably three fundraising dinners. Also, a fund for the family was set up through www.gofundme.com on the same day as the fire and, as of Tuesday, over $12,500 in pledges has been raised.
Tom Nickerson, a 1971 classmate who was one of the event organizers, thanked everyone for helping Geoff Marston and his family by attending Sunday's event.
“I'm 60 and I have seen a lot of fires during my lifetime (Nickerson is a former chief of the Boothbay Fire Department). If you lose your house and belongings at age 30, it's terrible but you have time to recover. But to lose almost everything you own at age 60, like Geoff did, it's extremely hard to recover,” Nickerson said.
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