Post by toynrnd on Jun 24, 2011 5:05:35 GMT -5
We recieved this e-mail in the T4W mailbox...
#Your Name##: Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival
##Email##: pr@bantamjeepfestival.com
##Phone##: 866-856-8444
##Comment##: Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival June 23, 2011 It's hard to believe the Festival is less than two months away, and more people are registering every day. Nearly 800 Jeep owners from 25 states are making plans to come to Butler...will you be among them?
Be A Friend of the Festival
We need some Friends! We've created Friends of the Festival so Jeep enthusiasts like you can obtain commemorative, collectible merchandise. Butler Artist Tom Panei created a painting specifically for the event, and now you have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition print. Only 200 prints have been produced, and Tom will create a new painting each year so don't miss this opportunity to own the first one!
For a donation of $100, Friends of the Festival receive:
- Signed, numbered and framed 11x17 limited edition print
- Commemorative logo pin
- Engraved plaque
- Recognition on Festival web site
Be sure to add this special print to your Jeep collection! Click here to find out how to become a Friend. Hurry before it's too late!
Help Save the Bantam Building
Just a click of your mouse could help Butler Downtown win $25,000 to help preserve the Bantam Building. The National Trust for Historic Preservation's "This Place Matters Community Challenge" has included the Bantam Building in this online challenge for the second year in a row. The building is one of the 100 sites chosen out of 265 sites across the country. Last year, Butler came in 23rd out of 119 communities participating in the challenge. This year, we want to win! The deadline to vote is 5 p.m. on June 30. Please take a minute and vote!
More Sponsors Get Involved!
More sponsors are helping to make this event possible, including:
Jeep is supporting the event as a premier sponsor. Come see their Jeep Mobile Tour featuring an interactive trailer showcasing the history of the brand. This is one exciting element of the Festival you won't want to miss!
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is sponsoring the Main Concert Stage. Don't miss seeing the Fabulous Thunderbirds and three other acts perform on Saturday night. The concert is included with Festival admission. Reserved seats also can be purchased online and at the gate for just $10.
The Parade is being co-presented by several groups, including Armstrong, Peoples TWP, Peoples Natural Gas, Hefren-Tillotson and Butler County Community College.
Xtreme Car & Truck Accessories is sponsoring the Parade Stage. Our local VIPs will be on the stage throughout the parade. Stop by and say "Hi!" and listen to the great Jeep trivia that will be shared.
The region's Jeep dealers are teaming up to present the Jeep Playground. The latest dealers to join the team include:
Volunteer and Get Free Registration or Spectator Tickets!
We need more than 100 volunteers to make sure all aspects of the Festival run smoothly. If you are willing to volunteer at least 8 hours during the event (preferably 4 hours each on both Saturday and Sunday), you can take advantage of free participant activities at the Fairgrounds. Or, if you'd just like to work one shift, we'll give you some spectator tickets. Here's what you need to do:
1. Download the Volunteer Sign Up Form and select the Volunteer positions you prefer.
2. Mail your form to us by June 30 or as soon as possible.
3. If you wish to take advantage of free Jeep registration, download the Volunteer Jeep Registration Form and mail it along with your Sign Up Form. If you've already registered to participate, don't worry. We will give you a refund. Just note that you already signed up to participate with your Jeep on the form.
Volunteer assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please help us create a great event!
Four Wheel Drive Magazine Creates More Festival Buzz
Four Wheel Drive magazine is featuring the Festival in their August issue. The full-page story outlines the activities taking place. See it here.
Visit These Companies At The Show!
The vendors are rolling in, and we're thrilled they'll be joining us and offering Festival attendees great merchandise and special offers. If you represent a company and you're interested in coming, be sure to send in your registration information soon!
When you're at the Festival, be sure to stop by and see representatives from these companies:
- Truck Stuff and More
- D & L Bensinger
- Keystone Sojourns
- CJ5.com/Jim Diamond
- Clayton Off-Road Manufacturing
- American Red Cross
- Skyjacker Suspensions
- Sam Huang Accessory Items
For a current list of all companies registered to attend the show, click here! Check back often as more vendors are signing up each week!
Win Front Row Seats to the Concert!
Want to have one of the best seats in the house? You can win two front row tickets to see the Fabulous Thunderbirds play for the Jeeps! Just stop by our Jeep Playground sponsors, including Diehl Jeep (Butler, Pa.), Charapp Jeep (Natrona Heights, Pa.) Cranberry Jeep (Cranberry Township, Pa.), C. Hackett Jeep (Newell, W.Va.) or Outten County Jeep (Hamburg, Pa.) between now and July 29th. You can register to win just for stopping by.
Festival Participants: Watch Your Mailbox!
An information package will be mailed to Festival participants at the end of June. The package will include instructions for most elements of the event as well as the 2011 Butler County Official Visitors Guide. While there will be so much to see and do during the Festival, the Guide will give you some great ideas of ways to explore Butler County before, during or after the event. Participant instructions will also be posted on the web site in the About section in early July.
Purchase Spectator and Reserved Concert Seats Today!
If you'd like to purchase tickets early, now you can! We've partnered with a ticket agency so you can avoid lines at the Festival. Purchase online tickets here.
Camp Bantam Needs You!
If you'd like to experience some of Butler County's great outdoors, then sign up for Camp Bantam, presented by Butler Health System! Hiking, boating, biking, kayaking, disk golfing and more are offered free or for just a minimal fee. Transportation between Moraine State Park and the fairgrounds is free. Sign up today!
About the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is organized by the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau and a group of committed volunteers and Jeep enthusiasts who want to create a signature annual event celebrating Butler, Pa.'s role as the birthplace of the jeep. The Festival will take place in Downtown Butler and at the Butler County Fairgrounds along Route 422, just west of Butler. Our goal is to create a premier annual event that attracts Jeep enthusiasts from all over the Mid-Atlantic region.
#Your Name##: Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival
##Email##: pr@bantamjeepfestival.com
##Phone##: 866-856-8444
##Comment##: Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival June 23, 2011 It's hard to believe the Festival is less than two months away, and more people are registering every day. Nearly 800 Jeep owners from 25 states are making plans to come to Butler...will you be among them?
Be A Friend of the Festival
We need some Friends! We've created Friends of the Festival so Jeep enthusiasts like you can obtain commemorative, collectible merchandise. Butler Artist Tom Panei created a painting specifically for the event, and now you have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition print. Only 200 prints have been produced, and Tom will create a new painting each year so don't miss this opportunity to own the first one!
For a donation of $100, Friends of the Festival receive:
- Signed, numbered and framed 11x17 limited edition print
- Commemorative logo pin
- Engraved plaque
- Recognition on Festival web site
Be sure to add this special print to your Jeep collection! Click here to find out how to become a Friend. Hurry before it's too late!
Help Save the Bantam Building
Just a click of your mouse could help Butler Downtown win $25,000 to help preserve the Bantam Building. The National Trust for Historic Preservation's "This Place Matters Community Challenge" has included the Bantam Building in this online challenge for the second year in a row. The building is one of the 100 sites chosen out of 265 sites across the country. Last year, Butler came in 23rd out of 119 communities participating in the challenge. This year, we want to win! The deadline to vote is 5 p.m. on June 30. Please take a minute and vote!
More Sponsors Get Involved!
More sponsors are helping to make this event possible, including:
Jeep is supporting the event as a premier sponsor. Come see their Jeep Mobile Tour featuring an interactive trailer showcasing the history of the brand. This is one exciting element of the Festival you won't want to miss!
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is sponsoring the Main Concert Stage. Don't miss seeing the Fabulous Thunderbirds and three other acts perform on Saturday night. The concert is included with Festival admission. Reserved seats also can be purchased online and at the gate for just $10.
The Parade is being co-presented by several groups, including Armstrong, Peoples TWP, Peoples Natural Gas, Hefren-Tillotson and Butler County Community College.
Xtreme Car & Truck Accessories is sponsoring the Parade Stage. Our local VIPs will be on the stage throughout the parade. Stop by and say "Hi!" and listen to the great Jeep trivia that will be shared.
The region's Jeep dealers are teaming up to present the Jeep Playground. The latest dealers to join the team include:
Volunteer and Get Free Registration or Spectator Tickets!
We need more than 100 volunteers to make sure all aspects of the Festival run smoothly. If you are willing to volunteer at least 8 hours during the event (preferably 4 hours each on both Saturday and Sunday), you can take advantage of free participant activities at the Fairgrounds. Or, if you'd just like to work one shift, we'll give you some spectator tickets. Here's what you need to do:
1. Download the Volunteer Sign Up Form and select the Volunteer positions you prefer.
2. Mail your form to us by June 30 or as soon as possible.
3. If you wish to take advantage of free Jeep registration, download the Volunteer Jeep Registration Form and mail it along with your Sign Up Form. If you've already registered to participate, don't worry. We will give you a refund. Just note that you already signed up to participate with your Jeep on the form.
Volunteer assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please help us create a great event!
Four Wheel Drive Magazine Creates More Festival Buzz
Four Wheel Drive magazine is featuring the Festival in their August issue. The full-page story outlines the activities taking place. See it here.
Visit These Companies At The Show!
The vendors are rolling in, and we're thrilled they'll be joining us and offering Festival attendees great merchandise and special offers. If you represent a company and you're interested in coming, be sure to send in your registration information soon!
When you're at the Festival, be sure to stop by and see representatives from these companies:
- Truck Stuff and More
- D & L Bensinger
- Keystone Sojourns
- CJ5.com/Jim Diamond
- Clayton Off-Road Manufacturing
- American Red Cross
- Skyjacker Suspensions
- Sam Huang Accessory Items
For a current list of all companies registered to attend the show, click here! Check back often as more vendors are signing up each week!
Win Front Row Seats to the Concert!
Want to have one of the best seats in the house? You can win two front row tickets to see the Fabulous Thunderbirds play for the Jeeps! Just stop by our Jeep Playground sponsors, including Diehl Jeep (Butler, Pa.), Charapp Jeep (Natrona Heights, Pa.) Cranberry Jeep (Cranberry Township, Pa.), C. Hackett Jeep (Newell, W.Va.) or Outten County Jeep (Hamburg, Pa.) between now and July 29th. You can register to win just for stopping by.
Festival Participants: Watch Your Mailbox!
An information package will be mailed to Festival participants at the end of June. The package will include instructions for most elements of the event as well as the 2011 Butler County Official Visitors Guide. While there will be so much to see and do during the Festival, the Guide will give you some great ideas of ways to explore Butler County before, during or after the event. Participant instructions will also be posted on the web site in the About section in early July.
Purchase Spectator and Reserved Concert Seats Today!
If you'd like to purchase tickets early, now you can! We've partnered with a ticket agency so you can avoid lines at the Festival. Purchase online tickets here.
Camp Bantam Needs You!
If you'd like to experience some of Butler County's great outdoors, then sign up for Camp Bantam, presented by Butler Health System! Hiking, boating, biking, kayaking, disk golfing and more are offered free or for just a minimal fee. Transportation between Moraine State Park and the fairgrounds is free. Sign up today!
About the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is organized by the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau and a group of committed volunteers and Jeep enthusiasts who want to create a signature annual event celebrating Butler, Pa.'s role as the birthplace of the jeep. The Festival will take place in Downtown Butler and at the Butler County Fairgrounds along Route 422, just west of Butler. Our goal is to create a premier annual event that attracts Jeep enthusiasts from all over the Mid-Atlantic region.