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!["I started the [Philadelphia steak] booth 22 years ago and I have the same volunteers come back year after year. We build community and we sell lots of steak," said Kathy Riggs-Stites, with, from left, Deacon Waters and Gary Boyle. Riggs-Stites said booth volunteers expected to sell some 400 sandwiches that day, Nov. 15, and some 1,500 sandwiches overall throughout Novemberfest, which this year ran from Nov. 12-16. "I'm originally from Philadelphia and there were like five women from Philadelphia who started the booth," Riggs-Stites said. "They told us [Philadelphia steak sandwiches] would never sell in Florida. And they were wrong!"](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Thirty-Ninth-Year-For/i-fTqXGWX/0/Ti/DSC_0114-Ti.jpg "\"I started the [Philadelphia steak] booth 22 years ago and I have the same volunteers come back year after year. We build community and we sell lots of steak,\" said Kathy Riggs-Stites, with, from left, Deacon Waters and Gary Boyle. Riggs-Stites said booth volunteers expected to sell some 400 sandwiches that day, Nov. 15, and some 1,500 sandwiches overall throughout Novemberfest, which this year ran from Nov. 12-16. \"I'm originally from Philadelphia and there were like five women from Philadelphia who started the booth,\" Riggs-Stites said. \"They told us [Philadelphia steak sandwiches] would never sell in Florida. And they were wrong!\"")
!["I'm a volunteer at the fish 'n strip standand my son, Jayson, comes here [to Nativity] for catchecism [classes]," said Jennie Gonzalez, at the 39th annual Novemberfest at Nativity Catholic School and church, Nov. 15, 2008. "I'm asking people to sample some potato ribbons."](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Thirty-Ninth-Year-For/i-Tw46ktD/0/Ti/DSC_0076-Ti.jpg "\"I'm a volunteer at the fish 'n strip standand my son, Jayson, comes here [to Nativity] for catchecism [classes],\" said Jennie Gonzalez, at the 39th annual Novemberfest at Nativity Catholic School and church, Nov. 15, 2008. \"I'm asking people to sample some potato ribbons.\"")
The 39th annual Novemberfest at Nativity Catholic School and church once again drew thousands of attendees. The Nov. 12-16, 2008 event, at 705 E. Brandon Blvd. in Brandon, Fla., showcases area entertainment, fair food and an extensive midway. The best part for volunteers? Bringing the community together, they say, both within the church community itself and the broader East End of Hillsborough County.
The 39th annual Novemberfest at Nativity Catholic School and church once again drew thousands of attendees. The Nov. 12-16, 2008 event, at 705 E. Brandon Blvd. in Brandon, Fla., showcases area entertainment, fair food and an extensive midway. The best part for volunteers? Bringing the community together, they say, both within the church community itself and the broader East End of Hillsborough County.
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