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You can become part of the CarmelFest Volunteer Team … there are still positions that need to be filled for the CarmelFest Celebration on Sunday-July 4th & Monday-July 5th. Volunteers of all ages are needed and welcome. Volunteers work in two-hour shifts and help out with the various aspects of the festival and the parade. Volunteers receive a free t-shirt and other goodies, plus they have lots of fun and make new friends! If you would like to volunteer or youan need more information on volAs active Volunteers play an important role unteer opportunities, please e-mail member of the in making CarmelFest successful. Sherry Russell Carmel Rotaryat sruss4488@yahoo. More than 200 community volun com orLynda call thewelCarmelFest informaClub, teers will be needed in a variety of tion line at 317-581-0331. comes opportuniareas during the twoday Festival, Please consider giving the comties to serve the July a45. of all ages munity fewVolunteers hours time on and community. This of your abilities are welcome and needed. eithershe Sunday - July year is part of 4th or Monday Individuals and agroups want - July 5th. We have varietywho of great the publicity team opportunities that could use your to volunteer together as a “team” focusing efforts smiling face the andword warm personality! are encouraged to sign up early. on “getting
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Wasp’s smoothly-cowled cockpit and long pointed tail helped reduce air drag. The Marmon Wasp car offered another innovation in design – a little item called a rear view mirror. As you are making your plans for CarmelFest, be sure to set aside time to admire Bob Van Note’s 1911 Marmon Wasp Replica Car. The car will be driven in the peggy gary powell Frey St.Vincent Heart ing a 1917 U.S. Army gral role in this year’sColor festival Center guard, who were part ofof as it performs pieces from the Indiana the 150th field artillery regisongbook. Parade at ment, out of fort benjamin Please check our Web site, harrison and fought during CarmelFest www.carmelfest.net, often for WW I. updates These men be bywill Bucky event and schedules. dressed in period uniforms Horn. After And thank youthe to our part as they carry colors of the parade, ners at Current Publishing, their day along thethe carparade will LLC for their continued sup route. be on any display in port. If youand need specific powell her parade the Americana North Zone information, please contact Committee are continuing –to justput north of the uslocated at info@carmelfest.net. plan and Department. togetherWe Carmel Fire look forward to seeing you all this magnificent event. For more details and We a at CarmelFest 2010. will have more exciting anschedule of events, visitsoon. our nouncements coming website at www.carmelfest. If your business or organizanet become tionor would like a to“fan” haveon an Facebook. entry in the parade, please submitted by Cindy visitStory our Web site, www.carRoberts-Greiner. melfest.net.
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Celebrate America’s Birthday at Come join America’s the Carmel Fire DepartCelebrate Birthday at the CarmelFest Freedom Run/Walk ment in dedicating their new fire the CarmelFest Freedom Run/Walk on on truck on July 4th3rd. at 3:00 thesce Saturday July 3rd. Thispm 4.5 mile Saturday –– July This 4.5at mile sceCFD Headquarters Station at 2 Civic nic trek trek thru thru Carmel Carmel will will start at 8:00 nic start of atthe 8:00 Square in Carmel – just north a.m. at at Carmel Carmel High School. There will a.m. High School. There will Gazebo. also be a “pee wee run” for ages 10 and alsoThe be new a “pee wee run” for ages 10 and ladder truck will be dediunder at 9:30 am. underand at 9:30 am. cated christened in true “firefightPreregistration is $20itbefore ingPre-registration tradition” by wetting downJune with is $20 before June a29th. firefighter hosethe line. (Race Day feeAfterwards, will increase 29th. (Race Day the fee will increase on-lookers join the firefighters to $23.00.) will All entrants will receive in a to $23.00.) All equipment entrants receive a drying offcolored the with souvenir patriotic Tshirt,will bib number, patriotic colored T-shirt, bib number, commemorative The ceremony goodie bag, post towels. race refreshments. goodie bag, post race concludes with everyone to The Pee Wee Fun Runrefreshments. is helping FREE and push the vehicles into the The Wee Fun back Run is FREE and openPee to all children ages 10 andfire under. station open to bay. all children ages 10 and under. Mark your calendar to Run takethru partthe Register for the Freedom Register forevent the Runon thru the in this fun at p.m. CarmelFest webFreedom site3:00 at www.carmelf CarmelFest web at www.carmelfSudnay-July 4th site during the CarmelFest.net est celebration. For more information est.net and a schedule of activities, visit www. carmelfest.net
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