Showing posts with label Annual Fallfest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Annual Fallfest. Show all posts

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Caroline and I are working at the Westminster Fire Dept booth selling mums at Westminster Fallfest.

Caroline and I are working at the Westminster Fire Dept booth selling mums at Westminster Fallfest. We still have few left. Stop by and say hi.

I had lunch at Westminster Fallfest with the longstanding unofficial mayor of Westminster's Main Street Tom Eshelman.

I had lunch at Westminster Fallfest with the longstanding unofficial mayor of Westminster's Main Street  Tom Eshelman.  It was great to see Tom.

It was good to see Carroll County State's Attorney Brian DeLeonardo and representatives from his office at Westminster Fallfest Sat. Sept. 26, 2015.

The weather is perfect today for Westminster Fallfest.

The weather is perfect today for Westminster Fallfest. The community is out in force. Come out and see all you neighbors in historic downtown Westminster.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Charitable organizations invited to apply for Westminster Md Fallfest 2016

WESTMINSTER FALLFEST, INC.
11 Longwell Avenue
Westminster, MD  21158
Press Release
Phone: 410-751-5501


Charitable organizations invited to apply for Westminster Fallfest 2016

WESTMINSTER, MD – WESTMINSTER FALLFEST, Inc. IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN BECOMING PARTNER CHARITIES FOR FALLFEST 2016.

Each year the Fallfest Board of Directors selects four partner charities through an application and interview process.  The selected charities provide and coordinate volunteers and to manage and staff several activities during the four-day festival.  In return each organization receives a portion of the proceeds generated from the event.  Last year, each organization received approximately $6,000.

Organizations that are interested should send a letter or an email outlining the following information:

A brief description of services the organization provides
Describe the volunteer base of the organization
How the citizens of Westminster and Carroll County are directly served by the organization
Size of population served by the organization
Special funding needs of the organization for 2016
Contact information (phone number & email)

Charities wishing to apply online should visit
www.westminsterfallfest.org to fill out the online application.   

The deadline for receipt of letters/applications is Friday, November 6, 2015.  Interviews will be scheduled after all applications have been received and reviewed.  Letters/applications should be mailed to Westminster Fallfest, 11 Longwell Avenue, Westminster, MD  21157 OR emailed to: WestminsterRec@westgov.com 

For questions or additional information please visit www.westminsterfallfest.org, call 410-751-5501 or email WestminsterRec@westgov.com.  
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Application for Westminster Fallfest parade participation

September 25, 2014 07:00 PM

Westminster FallFest Parade

Application for parade participation… Read on
DateSep 25 — Sep 25
Time7:00 PM
LocationBeginning at Monroe Street, traveling down Pennsylvania Avenue, east on Main Street, left on Longwell Avenue, ending at East Middle School
Westminster, MD 21157
CostFree

WESTMINSTER FALLFEST
PARADE RULES AND REGULATIONS

FALLFEST PARADE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, AT 7:00 P.M.

Fallfest Parade Application:  http://www.westgov.com/DocumentCenter/View/522

1.     Parade formation will be on Monroe Street (between Pennsylvania Avenue and West Middle School). Participants should enter from Englar Road.

2.   Please follow instructions from the Police Officer on duty.

3.    Only parade vehicles will be allowed beyond the drop off point. Parade       vehicles should arrive between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. Walkers and riders must be dropped off and then walk to the formation area.  Buses will not be          allowed to stop on Monroe Street to unload passengers; buses should pull into either the West Middle School lot or the St. John’s Church lot to unload.

4.    The parade will leave the formation area shortly after 7:00 p.m., following the Fallfest Mile Run. The parade will move down Pennsylvania Avenue to Main Street, east on Main Street to Longwell Avenue, ending at East Middle School. Any group not ready to enter the formation when called upon will be moved to the rear of the parade.

5. It is necessary for all groups to move forward as promptly as possible. Performance in front of the judging stand (on Longwell Avenue near the      Armory) will be limited to two minutes. Committee members will be along the parade route to ensure that the parade moves forward promptly. Failure to comply could result in disqualification in any judging and exclusion from   participation in future parades.

6. Throwing candy will not be permitted.  Treats may be handed out along the parade route.

7.  Animal units must provide manure clean up.

8. Driving in an unsafe manner will result in immediate removal from the parade.

9. All entries in the parade MUST be family friendly.

10.   No political entries accepted.
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

We stopped by Amanda Boyd Miller's Sassy Pup booth where she sells dog treats

#KED #Westminster @fallfest_com

Westminster Fallfest is packed today.

#KED #Westminster @fallfest_com

Westminster's Fallfest continues a proud tradition

Westminster's Fallfest continues a proud tradition

By Kevin Dayhoff, September 25, 2013

Westminster’s annual Fallfest celebration begins Thursday with a parade at 7 p.m. that starts on Pennsylvania Avenue and ends just below Westminster City Hall on Longwell Avenue.

Fallfest, which boasts on its website, westminsterfallfest.com, to be “Carroll County’s largest community charity event,” then continues four days through Sunday in the center of downtown Westminster at the playground and the Westminster Family Center.

For many it is one of the highlights of the year -- a time when the greater Carroll County family gets together to celebrate everything that is wonderful about our community.

Friday evening, Sept. 27, highlights the annual Midnight Madness celebration of shopping and eating-out on Main Street in downtown Westminster.

Fallfest hours for Friday are 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

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Although there are anecdotal stories of various community fall celebrations throughout Westminster’s history; our current version of “Fallfest,” the annual parade and Midnight Madness specifically draw upon a tradition that started many years ago when Westminster came together in September for an event sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association called “Westminster Days.”

An August 29th, 1947 article in the old, out-of-print Democratic Advocate newspaper reported, “At the weekly luncheon meeting on Monday at the Charles Carroll Hotel the Retail Merchants Association of this city, plans were completed for the Westminster Days which will be held on Sept. 25 and 26. President John R. Byers presided.”

The article then described a big parade on Thursday evening and two days of downtown merchant sales on September 25th and 26th, 1947.

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Fallfest, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, charities, fundraising, history
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The Westminster Volunteer Fire Department Canteen Committee will be selling mums at Fallfest, Sept. 28th and 29th, 2013.

The Westminster Volunteer Fire Department Canteen Committee will be selling mums at Fallfest, Sept. 28th and 29th, 2013. 

Prices are $6.00 a piece or 2 for $10.



Be on the lookout for the booth… http://www.westminsterfallfest.com/
Prices are $6.00 a piece or 2 for $10.


Pre-sale flyers will be on the watch desk at the station.  If interested fill out the form and leave with payment in the canteen box prior to Friday the 27th. Pre sales can be picked up at the station either Saturday or Sunday.


Fallfest, Mums, flowers, Volunteer Fire Department, Westminster, Carroll County


Westminster Fire Engine & Hose Co. 1
PO Box 357   
Westminster, MD 21158    
Voice: 410-848-1800  


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Westminster's Fallfest continues a proud tradition

By Kevin Dayhoff, September 25, 2013


Westminster’s annual Fallfest celebration begins Thursday with a parade at 7 p.m. that starts on Pennsylvania Avenue and ends just below Westminster City Hall on Longwell Avenue.

Fallfest, which boasts on its website, westminsterfallfest.com, to be “Carroll County’s largest community charity event,” then continues four days through Sunday in the center of downtown Westminster at the playground and the Westminster Family Center.

For many it is one of the highlights of the year -- a time when the greater Carroll County family gets together to celebrate everything that is wonderful about our community.

Friday evening, Sept. 27, highlights the annual Midnight Madness celebration of shopping and eating-out on Main Street in downtown Westminster.

Fallfest hours for Friday are 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

[…]

Although there are anecdotal stories of various community fall celebrations throughout Westminster’s history; our current version of “Fallfest,” the annual parade and Midnight Madness specifically draw upon a tradition that started many years ago when Westminster came together in September for an event sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association called “Westminster Days.”

An August 29th, 1947 article in the old, out-of-print Democratic Advocate newspaper reported, “At the weekly luncheon meeting on Monday at the Charles Carroll Hotel the Retail Merchants Association of this city, plans were completed for the Westminster Days which will be held on Sept. 25 and 26. President John R. Byers presided.”

The article then described a big parade on Thursday evening and two days of downtown merchant sales on September 25th and 26th, 1947.

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
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Thursday, September 26, 2013

We can always count on WTTR to come out and support the community @fallfest_com

#KED #Westminster @fallfest_com

Time to get something to eat at @fallfest_com. GR8 weather. Lots of people here

#KED #Westminster @fallfest_com

The streets are packed for the annual @fallfest_com Parade in #Westminster

#KED #Westminster @fallfest_com

Bob Mathers and Tom Canon take a break for the camera at the Fallfest Parade

Bob Mathers and Tom Canon take a break for the camera at the Fallfest Parade
#KED #Westminster @fallfest_com

Westminster's Fallfest continues a proud tradition

Westminster's Fallfest continues a proud tradition

By Kevin Dayhoff, September 25, 2013


Westminster’s annual Fallfest celebration begins Thursday with a parade at 7 p.m. that starts on Pennsylvania Avenue and ends just below Westminster City Hall on Longwell Avenue.

Fallfest, which boasts on its website, westminsterfallfest.com, to be “Carroll County’s largest community charity event,” then continues four days through Sunday in the center of downtown Westminster at the playground and the Westminster Family Center.

For many it is one of the highlights of the year -- a time when the greater Carroll County family gets together to celebrate everything that is wonderful about our community.

Friday evening, Sept. 27, highlights the annual Midnight Madness celebration of shopping and eating-out on Main Street in downtown Westminster.

Fallfest hours for Friday are 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m.

[…]

Although there are anecdotal stories of various community fall celebrations throughout Westminster’s history; our current version of “Fallfest,” the annual parade and Midnight Madness specifically draw upon a tradition that started many years ago when Westminster came together in September for an event sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association called “Westminster Days.”

An August 29th, 1947 article in the old, out-of-print Democratic Advocate newspaper reported, “At the weekly luncheon meeting on Monday at the Charles Carroll Hotel the Retail Merchants Association of this city, plans were completed for the Westminster Days which will be held on Sept. 25 and 26. President John R. Byers presided.”

The article then described a big parade on Thursday evening and two days of downtown merchant sales on September 25th and 26th, 1947.

[…]





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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

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