Planning for the Hometown Festival is divided into the following eight categories. A brief description with duties of each committee is listed under each heading. Volunteers are needed for all committees. Please email us for a more comprehensive description of any or all committees.

Advertising and Fundraising

• Solicit sponsors
  
• Newspaper flyer and ads
  
• Radio advertising
  
• Distribute posters for carnival
  
• Roadside Signs and Banners (See Grounds)
  
• Coordinate set-up and thank you parties
  

Bands

• Solicit bands for festival
  
• Sign contracts
  
• Arrange cover charge collection (Rotary)
  

Beer tent

• License application
  
• Select distributor
  
• Bartending schedules (Legion & VAHS Hockey)
  
• Ticket selling (Rotary)
  

Events

• Parade (Optimists)
  
• Fireworks (Diane Wixson)
  
• Carnival (Diane Wixson)
  
• Craft Faire (Gladys Schmid agschmid@charter.net)
  
• Demo Tent (Gladys Schmid)
  
• Car Show (Gregg Miller)
  
• Walk/Run (Tim Sweeney – 2006 contact)
  
• Ball Tournaments (City of Verona Parks Dept)
  
• Festival Grounds Entertainment
  
• Obtain necessary licensing
  These activities are only examples and may change from year to year
  

Grounds (Dave Hornung & Doug Sommerfeld)

• Install signs, banners etc
  
• Fencing
  
• Rent tents
  
• Assist carnival set-up
  
• Rent toilets and wash stations
  
• Rent dumpsters and trash barrels
  
• Hire trash pick up
  
• Hire parking attendants
  
• Rent sound systems
  
• Hire security
  
• Set up stages
  
• Distribute signs and extinguishers
  
• Special event requirements
  
• Schedule clean up
  

Hospitality (Mary Egan)

• Hire carnival ticket sellers
  
• Distribute advance tickets
  
• Check out and supply building
  
• Work building during festival
  
• Maintain PA System during festival
  

Participation agreements (Karen Maund)

• Update contracts
  
• Mail & secure contracts
  
• Assign locations
  
• Advise of all rules
  
• Collect fees
  

Misc/Other (Bobby Drury)

• Mail
  
• Answering machine
  
• Web site
  
• Insurance
  

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