The organizers of the Turning Leaf Fall Festival heaved a collective sigh of relief as brilliant sunlight broke over the horizon and filtered between the trees in the Boyertown Community Park setting the stage for what was to be an extraordinary day.

On Saturday, Oct. 13, truck loads of equipment and the volunteers to set it all up began arriving at 7:30 a.m., one hour later—the smell of coffee and the music from the Rotary’s 5K check-in station filled the park.

Sound checks were all positive and the live music started as servings of food made their way into the hands of attendees.