Freedom Fest in Pendleton SC

FREEDOM FEST SPONSORS

Thank you to All Our Sponsors

PATRIOTIC LEVEL
Town of Pendleton
Pendleton Dental Care
Waste Management
Milliken

LIBERTY LEVEL
Tri Co Tech
Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood
Pendleton Home Builders/Pendleton Real Estate
Ed & Davie Kirkley
Tom Allen - Anderson Co Council

STARS & STRIPES LEVEL
Communications Service Center
The Palmetto Bank
Design South
Golf, For Goodness Sake!
Dr. Art Bruce
Crenshaw's

RED, WHITE, BLUE LEVEL
Laurie and Denny Sherrod
Electric City Printing
Lord Hevy's Music
Ken Rowland State Farm
5 Star Family Medicine
Griff's Farm & Home Center
Doc & Nancy Hellams
Pendleton Bi-Lo
Frito Lay
Lowe's

Special thanks to Pendleton Fire Dept.,EMS, Anderson Co Sheriff's Dept.,Electric City Printing, Postal Express, Camp Proverbs, Camp Essence, American Legion Post #113, PRA, John Head, all our volunteers, prize donors, program participants and bake sale bakers.

The Town of Pendleton
welcomes you to Pendleton
&
Freedom Fest 2011
as we celebrate & salute our
heroes that protect & serve
Our Country.

Special thanks to our:
Veterans,
Servicemen & Women,
Police, EMS, and Firefighters

Let Freedom Ring

Happy Birthday America

FREEDOM FEST SCHEDULE - JULY 2, 2011
Sponsored by FRIENDS OF THE PARK
TO BENEFIT VETERANS PARK at Veterans Park - 500 Lebanon Rd in Pendleton SC

New Special Attraction for Freedom Fest 2011 - Mark Fredericks of Fredericks Locomotive Works will have a miniature train on display for everyone to enjoy viewing. Help us keep the Park clean by using the Recycling Bins provided by Anderson County KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL!

Gate 1 - Park Drive - Special Parking inside gate for donation of $2/car
Gate 2 - Long Rd - For Pedestrians, Handicapped and Volunteers ONLY
Gate 3 - Off of Lebanon Rd

6:00 GATES OPEN - BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR. No Alcohol, tobacco, coolers, food, drink or Pets can be brought inside the Park area. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. All food and drinks must be purchased at the event. Remember that this is a fundraiser for Veterans Park.

6:30 Raising of the Flag and Pledge of Allegiance by American Legion Post 113
National Anthem sung by Jerry Bostic
Prayer - Pastor Ben Barnett - Pendleton United Methodist Church

DJ Ty Buchanan BEGINS Music

7:30 - Special performance by the Praise Dance Ministry of Piney Grove Baptist Church

6:30 - 9:30 CONCESSIONS (HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS, Water, Coke Products), MERCHANDISE CARTS, BAKE SALE, SNOW CONES, COTTON CANDY, FUNNEL CAKES, LEMONADE, CHILDREN'S GAMES AND MORE

Childrens Games 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Tickets - 25 cents each
The Inflatable Bouncing Toys 4 tickets /turn.
Face Painting/Tattoos 4 tickets,
Dunking Booth 4 tickets Bead
Bean Bag Toss, Ring Toss, Duck Pond, and Horse Shoes - 1 Ticket each

OUR HEROES TENT - A tribute to our servicemen and women, veterans, firefighters and police. Stop by and receive a free USA flag to wave.

6:30 -8:30 TROTTER'S TRAIL - Walk the trail receive a surprise

6:30 -8:30 GREAT AMERICAN TURTLE HUNT - BARRETT'S PLACE PLAYGROUND ACTIVITY - FREE with prizes.

6:30 - 9:30 BINGO - Come to the Picnic Shelter adjacent to Barrett's Place Playground and play Bingo with Carol Burdette and Jean Vegod - $1.00/card.

9:30 Announcements and presentations- Angela Guess and Uncle Sam (Weston Moore)
9:30 CLOSING CEREMONY
Lower American Flag - American Legion Post 113
Closing Prayer - Pastor Brett Aiken - Faith Fellowship
TAPS - Frank Allison

Approximately 9:45 SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY

NO PETS, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OR COOLERS WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE PARK AREA.
CHILDREN 13 AND YOUNGER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

This is a fundraiser for the Step Up To The Plate fundraising campaign to renovate the ball fields and erect a Veterans Memorial so please make plans to come early, purchase food, and participate in the scheduled activities!

Ty Buchanan's Karaoke/Dj Specialist
email: buchanan_ty@yahoo.com
Phone: 864-940-4338

Chairmen: Alan Charping and the PRA Board

Turn onto Park Road off of Lebanon Road and turn right into the ball field area for this special parking by Pendleton Recreation Association. Your car will be within a fenced in area. PRA volunteers will assist you in parking your car. There will be a fee for this parking. After parking your car, enter through Gate 1.

Other parking is available along the sides of the roads.

Handicapped Parking is off of Long Road entering through Gate 2. Must have handicapped sticker. Volunteers with their volunteer button may park in this area also.

All parking along the ball field side of Long Road is reserved for Volunteers.

Thank you.

Gates Open at 6 pm

Thank you to the volunteers who will be manning the gates.!

No Coolers, Pets, Weapons, Alcohol or Tobacco inside Park Area.

There will be 3 gates:
Gate 1 - Park Road:- General Parking $2
Gate 2:- Long Road - Handicapped and volunteer parking and pedestrians
Gate 3 - Lebanon Rd - Pedestrian Entrance

Opening Ceremony
You will not want to miss the impressive Opening Ceremony that Faye, Angela and Caroline have planned for you this year.
Opening Ceremony - Freedom Fest 2011
Emcee - Angela Guess
Uncle Sam - Weston Moore
Raising of the flag - American Legion Post 113
Pledge of Allegiance - American Legion Post 113
National Anthem - Jerry Bostic
Prayer - Pastor Brett Aiken

Faye Ladd and Caroline Jamieson work with the American Legion Post 113 and the American Legion Post 113 Auxiliary to carry out the theme of Freedom Fest. They have a tent set up where they display the pictures of your loved ones who have served our country. This year they will also be showing an impressive slide show.

Veterans and Active Military Pictures Needed for "Our Heroes" Booth
The American Legion Auxiliary, Post 113, will be gathering photos for this display during the month of May.
Pictures preferred to be 5 x 7 or larger of veterans in their uniforms, but others can be used. Please give rank, branch and dates of service and other pertinent information (i.e. MIA, POW, KIA country where served).
Call Faye Ladd at 314-0682 to leave message or Caroline Jamison at 646-3745 to arrange for pick-up/drop-off and return of pictures. We greatly appreciate your cooperation.

Regina will be selling Patriotic Merchandise. A price list will be posted here so you can decide what you would like to purchase. The balloons and Glow In The Dark Necklaces are always a favorite. Most items will range from 25 cents to $5.

Joan and Willis Kelly were back to help with this booth. Thank you Joan and Willis for your many years of service to Friends of the Park!

Wanda Batten chairs this committee and does an excellent job recruiting volunteers to make cakes, cookies and cup cakes for Freedom Fest. The American Legion Auxiliary, Faith Fellowship Church and many individuals contribute their baking specials for this booth.

Please take the time to drop by Wanda's table and make a purchase. These bakers have worked hard and I am sure you will enjoy every bite.

Donations of Baked Goods are needed and appreciated:
Wanda needs items such as brownies, pound cakes, pies, cookies, homemade bread items, & etc. We cannot use anything with cool whip or cream icings. Contact Wanda @ 646-9850(home), 353-6930 (cell), or 646-7300 (work). Thanks

Bingo 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Nothing could be finer than sitting in one of the Shelters in the cool shade and playing Bingo. Carol Burdette has a great committee lined up to help her with Bingo. It was a huge success last year and she is thinking of making it twice as big. Lots of great prizes were donated. Would you like to donate a prize? Just let the Carol know!

Bingo - $1/card
6:30 - 8:30 pm

Great American Turtle Hunt 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Kim recruits the help of her family and friends for this fun adventure for the children at Barrett's Place Playground. Great prizes and lots of fun!

Thank you, Kim!

Walk Trotter's Trail 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Deborah and her family along with the Trotter Family invite you to walk the trail and be sure to get your free Patriotic Pinwheel.
Click Here To Learn More About Trotter's Trail

Childrens Face Painting and Inflatables - 6:30 pm until 9:00

Thanks to all the volunteers from Camp Proverbs and Camp Essence!

$1.00 a turn for inflatables
$1.00 - Face Painting
Assorted Childrens Games - 25 cents to $1.00

Hamburger Plate and Drink - $5.00
2 Hot Dog Plate and Drink - $5.00

Note To Vendors
We do most of our own vending so that we can make more money for the park. Other vendors will be considered if they are a member of Friends of the Park, donate $100 to the cause plus 10% of their profits, and also help with set up and clean up for the event and that they enhance the event and not take away from what is being sold by Friends of the Park. This is a community wide event made possible by volunteers and sponsors in order that we can raise money to help make Veterans Park the best it can be.

Friends of the Park Member and Freedom Fest Sponsor Hevy Mann will be selling the following and Friends of the Park will receive a percentage of his sales: Thank you, Hevy!
Funnel Cakes....$5.00
Lemonade........$2.00
Boiled Peanuts.$3.00 and 5.00
Root Beer..........$2.00
Cotton Candy.....$3.00
Tater Wraps ......$4.00

The profits from the sale of food, drinks, merchandise, and games will go toward the STEP UP TO THE PLATE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN for the baseball fields and Veterans Memorial. This is a very expensive project and it is going to take all of us working together to make this happen.

Together WE CAN Make A Difference

Friends of the Park, the Town of Pendleton and Pendleton Recreation Association have joined forces to head up the STEP UP TO THE PLATE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN Click the logo to learn more about our progress.

Please RECYCLE your drink cans, etc. at our Freedom Fest. Thank you.

Jessica Powell of KAB will be at Freedom Fest giving out information and some goodies. Thank you, Jessica!

WE NEED YOU!

We need Sponsors! All sponsors (monetary and inkind) donating $100 or more will be listed on this website.

We need Volunteers! Please let us know if you would like to volunteer. Leave a note in the comment section or use the "contact me" button in my profile (upper right side of this lens)

We Need YOU to come and enjoy this special evening. Bring the whole family but please leave your pets at home.

Photo: Weston Moore as Uncle Sam

Let me start by giving you a little background information about how Freedom Fest got started.

Teri Sloan, Town of Pendleton Administrator, began this celebration in 1990 - the Town's Bicentennial. Budget strains unfortunately prevented the town from continuing this project after 2003. To keep this wonderful tradition alive, in 2004 Fred Hamilton and Rick Moore of Pendleton Home Builders and Pendleton Real Estate decided to take it on. They planned, organized and secured sponsorships from interested community members such as Ken Rowland of State Farm Insurance, Diane Watkins of The Palmetto Bank, Dr. Mark Stamey of Pendleton Dental Care.

In 2008, Fred and Rick approached "Friends of the Park" and asked if we would be interested in taking this on as an annual fundraiser for the park. "Friends of the Park" agreed but only if the Town of Pendleton could sponsor the fireworks which was the biggest expense. We have been so pleased that the town has agreed for the last two years to be the sponsor of the fireworks. The money that they donate is given back to the town and more as everything made from the event goes back into Veterans Park.

All of the generous donors listed above continue to help sponsor the event today along with many more including Mann Promotions, Dr. Frank Forgnoni, AT&T, Design South, E-Z Clean, 1826 On The Green, Krause Moorhead Draisen, McConnell Family, Brewer Family, Kelly Family, Hellams, Kirkleys, Bank of America, American Legion Post 113, Mayor Burdette, Sherods, Lou Robinson, Wal-mart, Jim Vogel, The Islander, PEEPS and many more.

We also have Inkind Donations from Carolina Bottled Water, Coca Cola, Pet Dairy, Electric City Printing, Norman Durham, Bi-Lo, Crenshaws, Liberty Halll Inn, Timeless Tours and Travel, CVS, Sam's Club, Frito Lay, The Print House, Palmetto Routers, Pendleton Flower Shop, Village Alterations, Publix, Central Textiles, Granny's Restaurant, Griffs, Main Street Designs, Tribbles, and many, many more. Prizes are donated for the Bingo With The Mayor and delicious cakes and cookies for the Bake Sale.

Many groups are involved to help make this event possible. Besides the Town of Pendleton, we have the American Legion, Boy Scouts, PEEPS PreSchool and AfterSchool Programs, area Churches, the Pendleton Fire Department, Pendleton Elks Lodge, The Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Pendleton Recreation Association, EMS, Upstate Marines, and many many more organizations and individuals.

So you see that Pendleton is a community that pulls together and makes things happen for the betterment of our community.

Would you like to help? Please call Nancy Hellams at 864-934-3461

Friends of the Park is now an independent 501c3 organization. The first four years of our organization's existence, we were governed by Pendleton Pride In Motion. It was the goal of both organizations that we would one day be strong enough to be an Independent organization. PPIM and Friends of the Park are very pleased that this day has come. To learn more about Pendleton Pride In Motion please visit my lens Pendleton Pride In Motion Squidoo Lens. Friends of the Park greatly appreciates all the work done by PPIM to help Friends of the Park stand on it's own.