Utopian Day 4
It is sunny outside and the weekend approaches. This weekend is the Arts Fair where all of the artists from Central Illinois come to show their works in the town square. Most of the non-profit groups will be setting up their booths and the town is setting up the tents for the artists. The Art Fair pulls a lot of people into town and with the people, come the money.
The Art Fair is not the only festival Clinton holds, May Day is like a carnival type of festival and the Apple and Pork Festival has the biggest draw each year basically closing down the town. The town of 6500 instantly turns into 100,000 for the Apple and Pork Festival.
Working with the Chamber of Commerce, we came up with other ideas to draw attention to our little town such as:
The fishing tourney out at Clinton Lake
The Arts Fair
The Antique Auto Show
The Corvette Show
The Motorcycle/Chopper Show
Lincoln Days (Abraham Lincoln performed law in Clinton and made the famous quote, “You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all the time.”)
Kids Expo (a huge open area exposition for toy suppliers, sports equipment companies and so forth to show off their wares)
Sidewalk days
And multiple rallys, walks, and runs
It has always been my belief that if the town would welcome all of these different groups, the income would help the town as a whole.
After arriving at work (I only call it work…it is more like fun), I discover the elevator has already been repaired. I have such a resourceful sister. Shae came in and prepared for the day. I called the battered women’s shelter the Queen volunteers at to let them know I need additional help. The Queen informed me that part of the reason women are in battered relationship is due to a lack of self-confidence and self-sufficiency. So, if I can help one women gain control of her life by providing her own income, I am more than happy to help.
I walk through the store to make sure everything is working and turned on, and proceed to open the door.
The day is not spectacular when it comes to sales, but it is steady. Tomorrow should be better and I will have additional help from my sister, Shae, and Sydni to cover everything. Hopefully, I will have a trainee as well.
The Art Show is set up and the bandstand is getting loaded up for tonight’s concert. Spurgeon’s is sponsoring the band from Salisbury, Maryland tonight. Well, sponsor is not quite the right phrase. You see, Red Letter Day are actually friends of mine. A few years back, I created and maintained the http://RedLetterDay.com web site. I never charged them and informed them that there would be a time when I would collect. So, the band tonight is free of charge. Additionally, I get to see some old friends. They are spending tonight in the hotel which was another favor.
When the concert starts, the standard thanks went out to Spurgeon’s, and the concert begins. It is a nice night and with everyone watching the concert, the store was empty. We all came out to watch and relax. I decided to close the store a ½ hour after the concert and head home.
Not a terribly eventful day, but that is exactly what I wanted.
The Art Fair is not the only festival Clinton holds, May Day is like a carnival type of festival and the Apple and Pork Festival has the biggest draw each year basically closing down the town. The town of 6500 instantly turns into 100,000 for the Apple and Pork Festival.
Working with the Chamber of Commerce, we came up with other ideas to draw attention to our little town such as:
The fishing tourney out at Clinton Lake
The Arts Fair
The Antique Auto Show
The Corvette Show
The Motorcycle/Chopper Show
Lincoln Days (Abraham Lincoln performed law in Clinton and made the famous quote, “You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all the time.”)
Kids Expo (a huge open area exposition for toy suppliers, sports equipment companies and so forth to show off their wares)
Sidewalk days
And multiple rallys, walks, and runs
It has always been my belief that if the town would welcome all of these different groups, the income would help the town as a whole.
After arriving at work (I only call it work…it is more like fun), I discover the elevator has already been repaired. I have such a resourceful sister. Shae came in and prepared for the day. I called the battered women’s shelter the Queen volunteers at to let them know I need additional help. The Queen informed me that part of the reason women are in battered relationship is due to a lack of self-confidence and self-sufficiency. So, if I can help one women gain control of her life by providing her own income, I am more than happy to help.
I walk through the store to make sure everything is working and turned on, and proceed to open the door.
The day is not spectacular when it comes to sales, but it is steady. Tomorrow should be better and I will have additional help from my sister, Shae, and Sydni to cover everything. Hopefully, I will have a trainee as well.
The Art Show is set up and the bandstand is getting loaded up for tonight’s concert. Spurgeon’s is sponsoring the band from Salisbury, Maryland tonight. Well, sponsor is not quite the right phrase. You see, Red Letter Day are actually friends of mine. A few years back, I created and maintained the http://RedLetterDay.com web site. I never charged them and informed them that there would be a time when I would collect. So, the band tonight is free of charge. Additionally, I get to see some old friends. They are spending tonight in the hotel which was another favor.When the concert starts, the standard thanks went out to Spurgeon’s, and the concert begins. It is a nice night and with everyone watching the concert, the store was empty. We all came out to watch and relax. I decided to close the store a ½ hour after the concert and head home.
Not a terribly eventful day, but that is exactly what I wanted.
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