Abstract

The Rotary Club of Bowmanville conducted its 5 th Annual Rockin Rotary

RibFest in June of 2012. The event was a way to bring the community together with
food, activities and live entertainment. A research project was conducted to
determine the opinions and any constructive criticism the attendees had to offer.
The information that was gathered from the attendees was used to put towards
improving the future annual RibFest. The research was conducted by multiple
methods, these methods included; a web survey, a best ribs voting web page,
social media contests, and an onsite best sauce taste testing booth. The results
from the data showed that the attendees were very satisfied with the variety of
food, the cleanliness, the friendliness of staff and volunteers, and the overall
experience of RibFest. People were more dissatisfied with the quality of amusement
rides and games, the quality of childrens activities, and the cleanliness/availability
of the washrooms. More than half of the people that attended the event were from
Bowmanville, and the average age of people that attended was 42. The median
amount of time spent at the event was 4 hours and the majority of attendees had
already been to RibFest the previous year.

What is the point of this research? (Can you come up with three reasons that could
help form a thesis?)
The point of this research is to take the data that is collected and put it into
useful information
The information will then be used to help improve the quality and overall
experience of the event
What background information can you find?
Who is the audience for this report?

The audience for this report is the Rotary Club of Bowmanville.

How many people answered the survey?

Around 500 people answered the survey and sent in comments.

What can you find out online about the Bowmanville Ribfest?

You can find the date, the location, contact information, ways to be involved
via social media, entertainment and vendors, etc.

How would this report help the Rotary Club?

This report would help the Rotary Club because by taking the information
from the report and using it to improve the quality of the event, it would bring
more people to RibFest, therefore raise more money for the Rotary Club.
Some of the information from the report could help by showing where most
people that attended are from, which would show them where to branch out
there advertisements.

What is the data telling you?

The data shows a wide variety of things. It shows what aspects of the event
people were either satisfied or dissatisfied with, the average age of people
attending, where the people that attended came from, the average amount of
time people spent at the event, etc.

Are people happy with ribfest?

From the information that was gathered from the results, it can be concluded
that the majority of people were very satisfied with the overall experience of
the event.

Are there things people dislike about ribfest?

There were a few things people disliked that need to be addressed for the
future RibFest, these issues were; the cleanliness and availability of
washrooms, the quality of amusement rides and games, and the amount of
childrens activities.