Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 6th!
The usual Fair events are outlined in the schedule below, but your old favorite events will return, as well: the ONLINE SILENT AUCTION (bidding starts at 9 am on Saturday, August 30th, and ends at 5 pm on Sunday, September 7th), a SMALL ITEM SILENT AUCTION the day of the Fair, the CHICKEN BARBECUE lunch (stay tuned for prices and other lunch options), and the GOLDEN ELEPHANT SALE.
If you have items to donate to the ONLINE SILENT AUCTION, contact Cheryl Charles before August 28th at cherylcharles01@gmail.com . Please send a photo and description of the item, giving its estimated value and a minimum bid (if any). If you have art you would like to add to the LOCAL ARTIST’S EXHIBIT, contact Julia Jensen at (802) 380-5564 or juliajensenweed@comcast.net.
If you want to donate items to the GOLDEN ELEPHANT SALE, bring your donations to the church between 4 and 8 pm on the evenings of September 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. If you need to make other arrangements for dropping off items, please contact Betsy or Laura at: laladust@gmail.com, or (802) 387-2765 or (802) 258-7873. (Please don’t just leave things in front of the church at odd hours, and please don’t bring clothes, electronics, broken items, or junk. Remember the golden (elephant) rule: “donate unto others only what you might take home yourself.”)
This year we’re doing another 50-50 RAFFLE again, in which the church and the winner split the proceeds 50/50.
Stay tuned for the link and instructions on how to buy tickets…
Last year’s ONLINE SILENT AUCTION online provided a lot of fun as well as some last-minute cliffhangers! With 32auctions.com, you can see your bid posted immediately; sign up to be notified if (or when) you are outbid; and enter a “proxy bid.” Bidding begins at noon on Sunday, August 31st and will continue right through the Fair weekend until 5 pm on Sunday, September 7th. The high bid in hand for each item at 5 pm on the 7th will win. Winners will be notified via email within 48 hours and arrangements will be made to connect you with your treasure.
Last year featured a LOCAL ARTIST’S EXHIBIT, curated by Julia Jensen, upstairs in the sanctuary, and there’ll be another one this year! Come see what our local artists are up to, and while you’re there, take a look at the small items up for silent auction.
The usual FAIR DAY events (come rain or come shine)
| 8:30 | 8:30-8:55: 5K Race registration, between the church and Town Hall. (Race fee: $15 for adults, $10 for youth) Bake Sale opens: coffee, drinks, donuts and cookies on sale inside the church |
| 9:00 | 5K Race (a shady loop on the dirt roads of Westminster West) begins: Age divisions (men and women): 13-17 (youth), 18-39, 40-59, 60 and up Prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd in each division. Prizes may include Parish Hill Creamery cheese, Major maple syrup, Green Mountain Orchard apples and Putney Coop certificates. Small item silent auction begins in the Sanctuary |
| 9:00 | Local Art Exhibit opens in the church sanctuary (upstairs) Raffle ticket sales and Golden Elephant Sale begin |
| 10:00 | Parade preparation at the Westminster West School (bicycle decoration, drumming rehearsal) |
| 10:30 | Parade from the school down to the library |
| 11:00 | Kids’ Fun Race (for children up to 12) Fee: $3. Prizes may include Hidden Springs maple creemees or small ice creams, movie passes, and ribbons |
| 11:30 | Lunch begins! All dinners include baked beans, corn on the cob, cole slaw, and a drink. BBQ chicken dinner for $15.00 “Beyond Meat” sausage dinner for $15.00 Hot dog dinner for $12.00 Hot dogs, corn, and drinks a la carte for $3.50 each Bowl of ice cream for $4.00 |
| 12:00 | Deadline for Garden Contest entries: longest zucchini and weirdest vegetable shape; flower arrangements; vegetable sculpture (dress up a vegetable or do something else creative and legal) |
| 12:00-1:15 | Musical entertainment during lunch |
| 12:00-2:00 | Kids’ entertainment: Face painting, beanbag toss, and the Chop-O-Matic! Fairy house build begins at 12:30, and kids’ games with Marion Major at 1:30. |
| 2:00 | Community Talent Show |
| 2:45 | Announcement of Garden Contest winners Announcement of raffle winners Golden Elephant Sale clearance |
| 3:00 | Golden Elephant Sale and onsite small-item Silent Auction close (the online Silent Auction continues till 5 pm on Sunday, September 8th) |
The Cabin Fever Dinner and the West West Community Fair are our two big fundraisers for the year. You get to have fun, eat good food, and help support the life and the work of the congregation–all at the same time.
You have three ways to help the Fair and the church without leaving the comfort of your home:
- The ONLINE SILENT AUCTION,
- the 50-50 RAFFLE, and
- just by making a donation to the church, which you can do here or on the raffle page
And lest we forget–you can still get copies of our church cookbook, Beyond Soup Night: Recipes from West West for only $25. It’s the congregation’s answer to all the requests for recipes from Soup Nights over the years–most of the soup recipes are there, along with a lot of others. You can order a copy along with your dinner–or add a copy to your winning Silent Auction bid and we’ll get it to you along with your purchase.
