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The Festival Committee
About the Festival
The Hartwood Days Festival was started in 1999 by the
Congregation of the Hartwood Presbyterian Church. Originally designed
as a Vehicle to assist in paying down the mortgage on the Christian Education
Center on the Campus, it quickly became a hit. It grew a little more each
year, and in 2006 began incorporating a goal of providing funds for a
particular charity organization, as decided prior to the festival. As
it continued to grow each year, both in size and popularity, the church
leadership realized after the 2008 festival, that it was now bigger than
their staff could manage. Faced with the possibility of not having the
festival in 2009, the 10th anniversary year, the church considered allowing
one of its subordinate organizations, Venturing Crew 1717, to coordinate,
manage, and execute the event.
8 September 2012
9:00 A.M.
The Bloodmobile
will be
ON SITE
Not sure where Hartwood is?
Our address is actually considered Fredericksburg, VA.
Rides will open on Thursday, 6 SEP 2012
Who was Stewart, and
whats she got to do with Hartwood Days?
The crew presented its proposal to the Board of Session in early 2009, and was brought in much as a subcontractor, to operate the festival. Still owned in Name, the Festival is now wholly organized, managed, coordinated, and executed by the Crew. The Crew, comprising the festival committee in 2009, set up the Festival bylaws and procedures as they now stand, and improved on the festival, modifying it to the current "Youth and Community" Focus. With such innovations as the Trailblazer program, the Living History area, a 9-11 Remembrance ceremony, and the re-introduction of Rides to Stafford county in 2010 (the first time in over 30 years according to the permits department) the Hartwood Days Festival was at the time the closest thing to a County Fair that Stafford County had.
The Festival Committee
As the Festival and the Festival committee is managed by Venturing Crew 1717, the Festival is a Non-profit Venue. All proceeds from booth rentals go into the Festival Account for use on the festival operational needs. The Crew, as a wholly owned subsidiary of HPC, carries the IRS status of their owning organization, and as such is a 501 (c)(3). As the Festival falls under the Crew, they operate under the same status. The Festival Committee operates under the Bylaws established for the Festival. The name "Hartwood Days Festival" is Service Marked (SM) by Venturing Crew 1717, Hartwood Presbyterian Church.
If you are interested in assisting in the planning and operation of the festival, please consider becoming a member of the Festival Committee, and contact us at volunteer@hartwooddays.org . The Committee always has need of assistance, and has several different areas which all need different talents, you may see something that is right up your alley!!!
Files for use by Committee members:| Badge Instructor Request |
|
Exhibitor Request |
A few of the positions both full and not full
Chair - Willis Madden
LHA (Living History Area) Director - Nicholas Kalenich
Agricultural Area Director - Daniel Stoll
Site Support Director - Charles C Brown
Food Service Director - Charles C. Brown
Marketing Director - Vacant
Capital Development Director - Vacant
Badge Day Workshop Coordinators
Boy Scout/Cub Scout - Vacant
Girl Scout Badge Coordinator - Vacant
Applicant should have a working knowledge of the process of earning Try-its, Badges, & IP's (to be referred to as 'badges' for the remainder of this document) through the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA). Position will involve analyzing requirements for badges and determining their suitability for inclusion in the Hartwood Days Festival Badge Day Workshop offered by Venturing Crew 1717. Must be able to effectively communicate with people both verbally and through writing, and must portray a personable, pleasant demeanor both on the phone and in person, as this position will need to coordinate both with official representatives of the GSUSA, community businesses and organizations, and members of the community. Position will involve locating and analyzing specialty badges from "council's own" programs across the country. Badges will be screened to determine if the program is still being offered, and position will discern whether the badge could effectively be completed to an 80-85% degree of completion on-site at the festival. Position will determine which business or organization would make suitable subject matter experts to conduct instruction, and contact them to secure instructors for the workshop. This is a volunteer position.
To apply for any of these positions, please send a brief letter containing your qualifications and desire to assist in this capacity to volunteer@hartwooddays.org .
(its Not too late to be a sponsor or a vendor for 2011)
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Youth Leadership Awards
The VAF sponsors a youth leadership scholarship program annually, in
conjunction with the annual convention. Youth ages 14-19 as of January
1st of the contest year are eligible to participate, as long as they
have been a participant in or given service to the Hartwood Days Festival.
Entry packets for the following year are made available by the VAF on
or about September 1st; please check this website for packets at that
time. Entries are due by 5:00 p.m. (firm) on the first Friday in December.
Entries generally consist of an application, resume, letter of recommendation
from the sponsoring fair, and an essay, but always check the entry packet
in case things change.
The five components of the contest are weighted equally and include: Essay, Personal Interview, Extemporaneous Speech, Prepared Speech, and Symposium.
The 2012 winners were:
1st - Marty Harris - Orange County Fair - $2,500
2nd - Megan Harris- Orange County Fair- $1,500
3rd - Suzanne Leonard - Carroll County Fair - $l,000
4th - Jackie Morin- Isle of Wight County Fair - $1,000.00
5th - Marshall Staven- Augusta County Fair - $500.00
6th - Kaitlyn Gill - Orange County Fair - $500.00
7th - Kiersten Cochran - Clarke County Fair $250.00
You can check out some of those coming on the Events Page.
If you know of something or someone who should really be on the field, ask 'em to check out our Vendor page.