Ed Smith spoke with Ginny Swarthout, the Director for the Spencerport Canal Days. She is part of a committee of volunteers that operate a 501C that puts on the canal days event each year.
-The idea behind the Canal Days is to celebrate and increase the appreciation for the Erie Canal as a resource while showcasing the village of Spencerport
-Ginny talked about this year’s event and from food vendors, arts and crafts vendors and the car show
-She highlighted the changes to the tasting tent this year and how they are trying to make it more customer friendly.
-Ginny said the festival has partnered with NY Life Insurance to offer free child ID cards for parents. She encouraged parents to get them and explained how the card can be helpful in an emergency.
-Ginny explained that all proceeds from the event go to various local nonprofit groups.
-Ginny said they are looking for volunteers to sign up to help with next year’s event, they will have applications at the event or on their website.