Fair on the Green - 2010
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there is, period."
"My favorite thing about your fair is
fee.  Very vendor friendly--Thanks!"

"Good Food choices - early set up!"

very helpful, prompt, and friendly."

"Your strawberry shortcake is
excellent!"

"We enjoy this fair and your staff
and food very, very much."  "I
always do well here."  "Thank you!"
    For 39 years Mary Taylor Memorial UMC has produced a Fair on the Green that is second to none in
    certainly an indication of our success.

    But success is measured in many ways, not the least of which is the money our fair brings to the
    church. This money enables us to bring our ministries into the community and the world, doing God’
    s work. This year’s fair was certainly successful in a financial respect. We sold $6,057 worth of hot
    dogs, hamburgers, egg sandwiches, burritos, funnel cakes, strawberry shortcakes and beverages!
    Our bake sale took in $854, while the plant sale made $1,608. Most impressively, Trash &
    Treasures had its best year ever, bringing in $3,840! We had a very good year, signing up 133
    vendors. The fair committee made some big improvements this year, which cost some money, but
    after significant expenses we were still able to give the church a check for about $16,000.

    I think the real success of our annual Fair on the Green is that it brings our congregation together in
    a way that nothing else can. I’m not sure that anyone will remember the amount that this year’s
    check was written for, but we will all take away countless stories and memories of the experiences
    that we shared over the two days. The fair is a collective effort that cannot be successful on any level
    without each person’s contribution.

    So, to everyone who chaired a committee and spent hours attending meetings and preparing
    months in advance, those who stopped by to help price items for Trash-and-Treasures, who
    advertised our fair and who were willing to lend their muscle setting up tents and tables the night
    before the fair and take them down again in the rain on Saturday, who prepared food or did the
    shopping, who ran a food booth or sold plants and baked goods, who monitored the parking lot,
    who organized entertainment, who cleaned up after a long two days, who sold tickets or counted
    money, who cleaned tables and bathrooms and garbage cans, who ran until they could not run any
    more… thank you. Every volunteer has my most sincere thanks and an invitation to do it all again
    next year.

    - Stephen French
    The task of chairing the Fair on the Green is difficult and is something that should not be done
    alone.    Anyone who has taken this on knows this to be true. In fact, when taken on by one person
    it can become a chore rather than a labor of love and, especially when serving your church, this
    should not be the case.
    Of all the ways that I have served my church, chairing the fair was by far the most difficult. It is, in my
    opinion, a wonderful event that does so much more than raise money for the church, and I hope
    that it     continues on for years to come.
    Next year will be the 40th annual Fair on the Green and it will be my last fair as chair. I am asking
    that two or three members of the congregation step forward to commit to taking on leadership
    positions with the fair. Running the fair with 3 people will maintain a reasonable level of work for
    each person and will allow the experience to be satisfying and rewarding, as church service
    should be. I am currently working on a very extensive and comprehensive guide to chairing the fair
    that will hopefully make the task easier in the future.
    If you are interested, or if your heart compels you share in leading the 2011 Fair on the Green,
    please contact me immediately.

    - Stephen French