Rotary club sells 134 Christmas trees in two hours
The Rotary Club of Woy Woy sold 134 Christmas trees on Saturday, December 10, and 20 on Sunday, after plans for sales the previous weekend were cancelled.
The delivery scheduled for Saturday, December 3, was abandoned when the truck loaded with the trees became bogged in soft ground in Victoria.
"The trees were loaded but proved to be too heavy for the ground softened by the recent rain in Victoria," said club president Ms Julie Jones.
"The truck slowly sank into the ground.
"There would have been between 40 and 50 people arrive between 6am and 7:30am looking for their family Christmas tree, even though we don't open until 7am.
"Luckily for us they were supportive, sympathetic and understanding."
This Saturday, customers arrived from 5.15am.
The club used numbered cards to track the order in which people arrived.
This "worked a treat" when the Rotarians went back for a second batch, said Ms Jones.
"It was hectic and fast-paced.
"We sold the first tree at 6am and the last tree at 7.55am."
As well as trees, the club also sold 14 stands and handed out the tree care pamphlets.
SOURCE:
Newsletter, 10 Dec 2022
Julie Jones, Rotary Woy Woy