I live right here in Topsham. I am not a quilter. I am a volunteer.
I work with Marie Brillant at Mt. Ararat Middle School. She’s the vice president of the fair. We work in the lunchroom. This is what lunch ladies do on their summer vacation. I just come in and do whatever needs to be done and today happens to be hanging quilts.
I used to hang pictures. I like this a little better. My kids have been putting things in the fair forever. I guess I’ve been volunteering for five to seven years.
I just love that the community gets so involved. A lot of people think it’s just coming and riding and eating. There’s a lot more to it than that. A lot of people are involved that most people never even see.
THE 158TH annual Topsham Fair runs daily today through Sunday. The Times Record will focus on Faces at the Fair throughout this week.
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