2011 Fall Festival Attendance Exceeds Last Year

Posted By on October 30, 2011

38th Annual Fall Festival Entrance

2011 Fall Festival Attendance Exceeds Last Year
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“There are a lot of Thanks here and there and should be as we have heard that there were 35,000 plus at the event.  WOW ………….,” said President J R Whitfield of the recent Oconee Fall Festival.

It was a splendid day for attending a festival; the weather could not have been better. There was a lot of hard work that went into getting everything ready and cleaning up afterwards. The Chamber staff (all 3) did an excellent job in recruiting volunteer assistance throughout the planning process. “…and I want to take the time to thank people for their hard work and effort for putting on the 38th Oconee Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival,” said Whitfield in a blanket e-mail.

Julia Estess, Fall Festival & Website Coordinator, did a tremendous job coordinating the event. All year long, a tremendous number of hours go into the planning and coordinating to make it a successful event. According to Whitfield, “….it was by far the best, – with the help of Zoe Gattie, Chamber General Manager,” he quickly adds.

If you saw David Williams and Mark Towles calmly walking around the festival grounds, it was because they were the “Get It Done” Committee, who were charged to do whatever it takes to get electricity to the vendors or whatever else was needed on the spur of the moment. They did a great job – no mishaps.

And of course, the Sponsors play a critical roll in any huge event. And this year, newcomer (in town) Bank South was the Presenting Sponsor.

Other sponsors include:  American Pest Control, First American Bank and Trust, Gainesville State College, Air Tight Insulation, Classic Center Cultural Foundation, Thompson House and Garden, Curbside Services, Georgia Transmission, Kaiser Permanente, Watkinsville Golf Carts, Oconee County Parks and Recreation, The Oconee Leader and Walton EMC.

Other sponsors called Friends of the Festival helped also:

Ashley Auto Parts, Athens Academy, Certified Clean Care, Classic Awards and Engraving, Harold Smith Insurance, John and Maria Caudill, Lowes, Westminster Christian Academy and Webber Coleman Woodworks.

 
Finally the Road Race Sponsors:  Trader Joe’s, Carter Engineering Consultants, Golden Pantry, Classic Race Services, Jackson Spalding, Barberto’s, Oconee State Bank, Run & See Georgia, Trinity Accounting Group and Walmart and Sam’s Club.                    

The Chamber will have a few more sponsored events before year’s end which will be announced in their weekly Newsletter (http://www.oconeechamber.org/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=192) after which the Annual Awards Presentation Banquet will be held in January 2012.

Note: To see a large number of Photos of the Festival, goto (http://www.apvoc-ga.com/) and read insturctions for maximum viewing of Albums.

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As of July 2010, I have reached 76 years. I retired in 2004 and have been enjoying my retirement by getting involved in community activities. I am an active member of the Keep Oconee Clean & Beautiful which I founded with the help of the Oconee BOC in 1992. Also a member of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce (Ambassador), OCAF, the Veterans Memorial Foundation and the local Oconee GOP. In 2007, I was appointed by the BOC Chairman, Melvin Davis as a member of the CSB - Advantage Behavioral Health Systems and last year was voted as the Chairman of that 16-member Community Service Board. Am also the owner of the Web site - a Positive Vision of Oconee County - started in 2004. I began attending government and community events and took photos of the meetings to compliment my articles on the Web site. Since then, I have collected over 40,000 photos. I guess you could call me the roving community photographer. I enjoy meeting people and helping where I can be of help. I am married to Mac McDaniel and have 2 very talented children, Dan and Cindy. I try to stay abreast of happenings in the County and outside the county that if they are relative to Oconee residents so as to record these happenings for posterity. My Photos will be given to the Oconee Library for all to access and enjoy for years to come when I am no longer able to use them.

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