THE FAIR IS COMING!

Plans are being made for the 34th annual Westminster West Community Fair, which will be on Saturday September 7th. While it's too early for you to bake some brownies, it is not too early to think of what goody you have in your garage or attic that you can donate to the Silent Auction or Golden Elephant. And it is definitely NOT too late to join the fair committee or volunteer to help. To join in the fun of planning, email laladust@gmail.com

The Silent Auction will be both online and at the church. Online gives folks who can't be at the fair a chance to bid on the donated auction items. Most of the business donations will be online, but on Fair day there will be a lot of other auction items upstairs in the church for bidding.
Golden Elephant Tag Sale will be back again. If you want to be a volunteer to help call Laura at 802 387-2765 or email her at laladust@gmail.com. (Volunteers get to have first dibs on items in the sale by virtue of seeing them first.)

This year's Parade theme is "CELEBRATING OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN" and the Grand Marshals are the children themselves. "Children" is self-defined, we want to honor the next generation. All children are invited to come and be part of the parade no matter where they live (on a float, walking, or riding bikes) Our whacky parade is again at 10:30am and offers an opportunity to meet new neighbors, our local politicians, young bike riders, drummers, accordion players and perennial favorites "Ladies against Women." And don't forget our Peace Dove.

There'll be the usual selection of entertainment and activities from races in the morning to the talent show in the afternoon. In between there is the fabulous chicken BBQ, the ever popular and exclusive "Whack a Corn Cob" and don't forget to view the work of local artists upstairs or the zany vegetable creations in the foyer of the church (let those zucchinis grow!) The Nature Museum of Grafton will have a table and materials for making Fairy Houses.

This event is a wonderful opportunity to gather together as friends and neighbors, to honor the children of the our wider community, and have fun and share talents with each other. It also provides a significant financial contribution to the Church's annual budget for keeping our village church and community gathering center in good repair and available for community use.

ONLINE AUCTION GUIDELINES
During July and August, folks need to let Cheryl Charles (cherylcharles01@gmail.com) know of possible donations to the silent auction. Please send a photo and description of the item, estimated value, and if there is a minimum bid. Our deadline is August 26th. Ray Huessy, our website guru, will post them on the auction page at the church website (http://westminsterwest.org). The bidding kickoff will be announced via an email, but before Labor Day weekend. Sunday Sep 8th is the last day of bidding. Last bid updates will be posted on the auction website at 1, 2, 3, and 4pm. Bidding closes at 5pm. In the next week, we arrange transport of auction items to the winners.

GOLDEN ELEPHANT GUIDELINES
If you have something for the Sale or Church Silent Auction, you can bring it by the week before the fair (5 to 8pm on Tue, Wed and Thur.) or make an appointment for drop off with, Tom Griffith 387-5694 or Laura Williams 387- 2765. Please remember, no electronics, furniture, broken toys or broken anything, books or clothes and do follow the Golden Rule for the sale: donate only what you yourself might want to buy that doesn't create more clutter.

Event Info

Sep 19, 2024, 6:30 PM

Sep 20, 2024, 4:30 to 7 PM

Sep 26, 2024, 6 to 7 PM