Summer Fest 10 - Your Information Source

THANK YOU to all our sponsors!

Temple Beth Am's Third Annual Summer Festival
Celebrating Culture
Food...Family...Friendship
Open to the community.

Kick-Off and Basket Auction Chairs

Marjorie Deschner and Pam Sugarman at Kick- Off event on Saturday, June, 12, 2010.

We appreciate your donation of any amount. Use this
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Vendor Booth Application       Download application for Vendors
Sponsorship Brochure             Download information for Sponsors
Festival Sponsorship                Download form to submit to Sponsor SummerFest
Book Sale                               Drop off books and media at the Temple Office
Basket Raffles Needed            Donate items for basket raffle
Poster                                     Walk Off Hunger and SummerFest '10

TV Raffle Tickets                     Only $1 - Buy a bunch

WALK OFF HUNGER
Walk-a-thon Registration Form

Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Check-in begins at 10:30 am, Walk at 11:30 am
Beginning and ending at Temple Beth Am, 4660 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville

Registration Fee : $15 per adult.
Registration is free for children under 13, but pledges are still encouraged.
Fee includes free T-shirt, hot dog and bottled water.
Register by July 15th to guarantee T-shirt.

It's hard to believe it's 2010. As we look forward to the fabulous year ahead, we'd like to remind you to mark your calendars for this year's Walk Off Hunger for the Food Bank of WNY/Summer Fest 2010. This year's event takes place on Sunday, August 1 and represents the largest fundraising activity and community event organized by Temple Beth Am. This year's Walk Off Hunger will begin with registration and check in at 10:30 a.m. Sunday August 1 with the walk beginning at 11:30 a.m, and Summer Fest kicking off at 12:00 p.m!

Many members of our Temple family have supported the walkathon and Summer Fest since its inception two years ago. Support in the form of event participation, volunteers, and sponsors are what enable us to put together this community event that demonstrates the altruism of our Jewish community while at the same time bringing in much needed funds for Temple Beth Am.

Of course, we can't say enough about our generous sponsors. Without their monetary support, this event would not have doubled its success over the past two years. This year, we expect the growth to continue. The entire Buffalo community is looking forward to this year's Walk Off Hunger and Summer Fest 2010 which will continue to promote the celebration of community diversity. As host and sponsor of this event, Temple Beth Am raises funds through ticket sales, food and booth vending, basket raffles and more.

For those who are unfamiliar with Summer Fest, our mission statement is as follows: Summer Fest is a Temple Beth Am sponsored and hosted community celebration of diversity. It provides an opportunity for non-profit, non-political cultural groups to raise funds through booth vending, and share with the community their culture through wares, food, and entertainment. The intent of Summer Fest is to draw in participants from the entire Buffalo community to come together in the celebration of culture and diversity.

Summer Fest begins with a community walkathon (Walk Off Hunger) to raise money for the Food Bank of WNY. The walkathon begins and ends on the grounds of Temple Beth Am. 100% of the money raised from walker registration and walk donations go directly to the Food Bank of WNY. Over the past two years, Temple Beth Am and The Food Bank of WNY have raised nearly $75,000 providing more than a quarter of a million meals for the hungry here in Western New York. Walkers can register to walk individually, as a family or as a group i.e. sports team, club, business, or even religious organization. More information regarding walkathon registration will be available soon.

After the walkathon, Temple Beth Am hosts Summer Fest, a celebration of our community's diversity. Our community effort to walk together to raise money for the Food Bank of WNY becomes a unifying agent connecting all participants in this fundraising festival. Summer Fest sponsors provide the funds to cover the expenses of the event, for example, the stage, tents, rides, and other costs associated with making the festival spectacular. Last year, this festival raised approximately $15,000 for Temple Beth Am nearly double that from our first year.

We are confident this festival will continue to grow exponentially. The public relations and media coverage of Walk Off Hunger/Summer Fest has put Temple Beth Am on the map as host of this terrific event.

As we begin the extensive process of planning for this year's Summer Fest, we hope that you reserve the date on your calendar and plan on participating this summer. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this event, please contact Liz Messer at 512-5218 or Ellen Scumaci at 725-5580. Your generous contributions are what make Summer Fest possible. Sponsorship details will be available soon!

If you would like to volunteer to work with us in planning and organizing Summer Fest, please email us at SummerFestTBA@gmail.com.