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Flingfest draws a crowd
The Centreville Community Foundation, determined to raise money for local scholarships, held its second annual Flingfest.Marvin Powell, the foundation's chairman, estimates it attracted about 5,000 people during the four days of festivities at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville.
The festival was started last year to benefit scholarships in honor of deceased Virginia Tech victims Erin Peterson and Reema Samaha, both graduates of Westfield High School. They were among the 32 people killed at Virginia Tech in 2007 by Seung-Hui Cho, a Westfield High School graduate. Proceeds of the festival go towards initiatives that improve the character of Centreville area students.
Cheryl Repetti, a member of the foundation, said this year's Flingfest had wonderful entertainment, but was “not heavily attended.” “We had bad weather again,” she added.
Last year The Centreville Community Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes the Centreville area, attracted about 6,000 people, despite rain.
Foundation members tried to improve the festival this year by attracting better bands, more vendors, and advertising more.
Bands that performed this year included Everyone But Pete, The Jericho Band and the Sean Fleming Band.
“We've boosted the quality of the event probably tenfold,” Powell, president of the foundation, said days before the festival.
Next year, they may try to attract bigger crowds by booking local groups like dance schools, martial arts clubs and bands to perform, Powell said.
“We may have to examine why we weren't as successful this year,” Repetti said.
She said the weather may be better if the festival were held later in the year.
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