Spaghetti dinner to help make up for a soggy Youth Days
NEW BERLIN – This Saturday, the New Berlin Youth Days Committee will be holding a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the New Berlin Fire Station in hopes they can bridge the gap in funding needed to offset the costs of last summer’s event.
The 48th Annual Youth Days was held on Aug. 28, 29 and 30 as a series of torrential rains passed over the area, reducing attendance on opening night to around a hundred people – a far cry from the typically received 1,500 visitors.
The following day, the storms continued to deter patrons and delayed the Youth Days Parade by a half hour as hundreds who turned out for the wet event sought shelter in nearby storefronts as the worst of the weather passed by.
“In all the years we can remember having the event, we can’t remember a single time we’ve had this problem before,” said committee member and New Berlin NBT Manager Brian Burton.
The problem, apart from the poor weather, is the lack of attendance and sales the event failed to generate, leaving planners with a $1,000 debt.
The committee said that it usually has around $2,500 left over from the three-day carnival to hand out to the different charities that participated. This year, they need $1,000 just to break even.
Hoping to raise more money, the Youth Days Committee is holding a spaghetti super on the first day of deer season this Saturday, Nov. 21.
From 3 to 7 p.m. the group will serve a spaghetti dinner at the New Berlin Fire Station. There will be no set cost for the dinner – which will include beverages and additional sides – but organizers are asking for a donation at the door. There will also be a 50/50 raffle.
Burton said that the food had been donated by local restaurants and those preparing it will be volunteers.
Committee Member Larry Lloyd explained the extra revenue for Youth Days traditionally went to benefiting the participating youth groups within Chenango County which volunteered at the event. In 2008, about $2,500 was handed out to local charities following the event, but unless the organization can raise enough money to cover its costs, no one is going to get any money this year.
“Everyone is a volunteer and none of the money goes anywhere except to pay the operation costs of having the event,” said Lloyd. “We usually take a break at this time of the year before starting to plan for the next event, but before we can even do that we need to finish taking care of this year’s bill or else there might not be a next year.”
Lloyd said that the organization has to pay between $8,000 and $9,000 to have the carnival rides at the event every year.
Pre-sale tickets can be purchased at NBT and Curtis Lumber locations in New Berlin. Anyone wish to donate to New Berlin Youth Days can mail an envelope to PO Box 804, New Berlin NY 13411. Checks and money orders should be made out to New Berlin Youth Days.
The 48th Annual Youth Days was held on Aug. 28, 29 and 30 as a series of torrential rains passed over the area, reducing attendance on opening night to around a hundred people – a far cry from the typically received 1,500 visitors.
The following day, the storms continued to deter patrons and delayed the Youth Days Parade by a half hour as hundreds who turned out for the wet event sought shelter in nearby storefronts as the worst of the weather passed by.
“In all the years we can remember having the event, we can’t remember a single time we’ve had this problem before,” said committee member and New Berlin NBT Manager Brian Burton.
The problem, apart from the poor weather, is the lack of attendance and sales the event failed to generate, leaving planners with a $1,000 debt.
The committee said that it usually has around $2,500 left over from the three-day carnival to hand out to the different charities that participated. This year, they need $1,000 just to break even.
Hoping to raise more money, the Youth Days Committee is holding a spaghetti super on the first day of deer season this Saturday, Nov. 21.
From 3 to 7 p.m. the group will serve a spaghetti dinner at the New Berlin Fire Station. There will be no set cost for the dinner – which will include beverages and additional sides – but organizers are asking for a donation at the door. There will also be a 50/50 raffle.
Burton said that the food had been donated by local restaurants and those preparing it will be volunteers.
Committee Member Larry Lloyd explained the extra revenue for Youth Days traditionally went to benefiting the participating youth groups within Chenango County which volunteered at the event. In 2008, about $2,500 was handed out to local charities following the event, but unless the organization can raise enough money to cover its costs, no one is going to get any money this year.
“Everyone is a volunteer and none of the money goes anywhere except to pay the operation costs of having the event,” said Lloyd. “We usually take a break at this time of the year before starting to plan for the next event, but before we can even do that we need to finish taking care of this year’s bill or else there might not be a next year.”
Lloyd said that the organization has to pay between $8,000 and $9,000 to have the carnival rides at the event every year.
Pre-sale tickets can be purchased at NBT and Curtis Lumber locations in New Berlin. Anyone wish to donate to New Berlin Youth Days can mail an envelope to PO Box 804, New Berlin NY 13411. Checks and money orders should be made out to New Berlin Youth Days.
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