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OLD HOME WEEK

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Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous at Wiswell FarmBig Parade • SedgeunkeDUCK Regatta • Operation Christmas ChildOrrington Historical Society Grange Hall Exhibits • Elders Tea

Curran HOmestead Celebrates Maine Open Farm Day • Citizen of the Year Fields Pond Audubon Activities • Library Used Book Sale • Photo ContestBook Signings • Art & Craft Classes • Photo Contest • Bass TOurnament

Music • Art • Dance • Literature • Sports • History • Culinary Wonders • NatureIt’s all here in Orrington!

www.OrringtonOldHomeWeek.com • Facebook.com/OrringtonOldHomeWeek

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OLD HOME WEEK

Happy 230th Birthday Orrington!Our 230th birthday deserves a grand party! The 2018 Old Home Week, which runs Friday, July 13 throughSunday, July 22 will do just that! Come celebrate Orrington’s rich past, vibrant present and bright future withformer residents, friends and neighbors. It will showcase the best of Orrington’s 230 year history, complete withdistinct villages, beautiful natural resources, excellent schools, numerous businesses, churches and organizationsand our friendly people. The week-long birthday party will be filled with exciting events that are fun for the whole family including history,sports, art, music, culinary delights, crafts, open houses, sales and more.... the usual events you have come to expectand then some new unusual events just for this year!The week will showcase Orrington’s many special venues: schools, churches, public library, the Wiswell Farm,the Curran Homestead, the OHS Grange Hall and local businesses. Events will also take place at our five naturalwonders... hiking trails in the Richardson Tract high atop Kings Mountain to the boat launch and recreationareas at Brewer Lake, Fields Pond, Swetts Pond and the Penobscot River. To celebrate our birthday in a big way, the Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous will return to the Wiswell Farmfor the entire week! The celebrations begin with the announcement of the Photography Contest winners and thePublic Library’s awesome Used Book Sale. On Saturday, everyone can join in the fun as the special anniversaryparade marches down River Road... filled with floats, festive marchers and of course our local dignitiaries. Theparade is also the official launch of the 2018 Operation Christmas Child box drive. And the festivities end on thefollowing weekend with the infamous Endless Yard Sale. Some of the other events during the week are:

Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous • July 13-20Library Used Book Sale & Photo Contest • July 13-20Big Parade • July 14SedgeunkeDUCK Regatta • July 15Elder’s Tea & Vintage Clothing Exhibit • July 16Endless Yard Sale • July 20-22Operation Christmas Child Box Drop-Off • July 21Maine Open Farm Day at Curran Homestead • July 22Orrington’s Citizen of the Year • July 22Meet the Authors/Book Signings • Public LibraryIce Cream Socials, BBQs, Chicken Suppers, Bean Suppers,Breakfasts, Car Washes, Wiffleball Tournaments, Bass Tournament,Historical Presentations, OHS Museum Curated Exhibit, Audubon Classes, Bluegrass Music, Craft Classes, Back-To-School Supply Drive and more to come!

Dick Campbell • 207-745-7748 • dickcampbellllc@gmail.comSue Pate • 207-825-4143 • suepate@roadrunner.comCharlie Green • 207-825-3109 • mainegywolfe@aol.comOld Home Week

Committee2018

Keith Bowden • 518-932-9429 • kebo01@msn.comHeather Bowden • kebo01@msn.comMarsha Wilson • mwilson8790@yahoo.comwww.OrringtonOldHomeWeek.com

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Old Home Week requires the help from our many friends, neighbors and area businesses. Without communitysupport, this event could not happen. And that support does not go unrecognized. Participating sponsors will berecognized in some or all of the marketing campaign. This is an awesome opportunity for your company to receivepositive exposure and help promote the Town of Orrington. Sponsorship levels can be direct donations or in-kindvalue of products or services. Please contact any of the OHW Committee members if you would like to contribute.Founders: $5,000

Company logo on direct mailers, event program, event poster and multiple individual event bannersCompany sponsorship and logo mentioned on the OHW website and facebook page

Settler: $2,500Company logo on direct mailers, event program, event poster and individual event bannerCompany sponsorship and logo mentioned on the OHW website and facebook page

Trader: $1,000Company logo on direct mailers, event program, event poster and individual event signCompany sponsorship and logo mentioned on the OHW website and facebook page

Ancestor: $500Family (or business) name mentioned on direct mailers, event program, event posterFamily (or business) name mentioned on the OHW website and facebook pageThis is an opportunity for family members to join together and honor their heritage in one sponsorship

Lumber Baron: $250Bold mention in direct mailers (2-3), event program, event posterName mentioned on the OHW website and facebook page

Shipwright: $100Mention in direct mailers (2-3), event programName mentioned on the OHW website and facebook page

Donations of any amount are very much appreciated and will be recognized on the OHW website and facebook pageChecks should be made out to “Orrington Old Home Week Association” and mailed to:

Keith Bowden, Treasurer, 982 Center Drive, Orrington, ME 04474.

Sponsorships

Community InvolvementThe Old Home Week (OHW) Committee is looking for businesses, organizations and folks to host events! It is onlywith the assistance of local businesses, organizations and families that the entire week can be filled with activitiesfor our residents and visitors to enjoy. OHW is the perfect vehicle to raise awareness of your organization’s cause and/or fundraise at the same time! Ifyour organization would like to host an event, please let us know. The OHW Committee will advertise and promotethe events as part of the whole OHW package. This will create a greater impact not only for the individualorganization’s event but also for the entire celebration.

Economic ImpactThe many varied events make Orrington the self-proclaimed “Center of the Cultural Universe.” The events haveattracted hundreds to thousands of people to our town, where our retail establishments register a huge uptick inbusiness during Old Home week. And many non-profits benefit from the generosity of our visitors to carry ontheir missions. The Endless Yard Sale map, with over 100 yard sales listed, map was downloaded over 11,000times last year with an additonal 2,000 printed! A casual poll taken during the weekend indicates approximately$100,000 could have changed hands during the Endless Yard Sale!

Elders Tea

Wiffleball Tourney at CDS

Citizen ofthe Year

PERC Open House & Touch-A-Truck

Bluegrass Concert

Endless Yard Sale

Curran Homestead Open House Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous at the Wiswell Farm

SedgeunkeDUCKRegatta

OHS Grange Hall