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by the lake shore in Burlington, Ontario. The Burlington Lakeshore Rotary Club organizes the four-day-long Ribfest to raise money for

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during the Labour Day weekend.

History

The Burlington Lakeshore Rotary Club held the first Ribfest in 1996, then simply called the Ribfest. By 2001, the festival had expanded to include ribs from 12 traveling rib teams. The 2004 festival anticipated about 150,000 people eating 36 tonnes of ribs. It was called the Maple Leaf Pork Rotary Ribfest that year. In early 2009, the Burlington Ribfest rebranded itself as "Canada's Largest Ribfest"—with its logo redesigned by Little Green Tree. In September, 175,000 people and 18 rib teams attended the 14th annual Canada's Largest Ribfest, consuming 150,000 lbs of ribs over the weekend.
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98,610 in funding for the Ribfest as part of a

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restrictions.

Economic impact

In 2003, an economic study was conducted on "Canada's Largest Ribfest." It found that almost 50% of visitors to the Ribfest come from outside Burlington. About 100% of those who came to the Ribfest would recommend it to out-of-town friends and/or relatives. About 69% said they would attend in 2007. About $1.8 million is being spent in the region by consumers.
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Charitable fundraising

The Ribfest's funds are split to local organizations, business, and hospitals. This is some of them: *

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*Rotary Youth Leadership Awards *Scholarships and Bursaries *Burlington Teen Tour Band *

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* Salvation Army *The Carpenter Hospice *Rotary Music festival *Burlington International Games *Partnership West Food Bank * Joseph Brant Hospital *Children's Assessment & Treatment Centre *Habitat for Humanity

References

11. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Burlington_(Ontario)#Events

External links

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History

Economic impact

Charitable fundraising

See also

References

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