| Contact Info Old Home Day Committee 37 Main Street Charlton, MA 01507 P: 508-294-5800 (Brent) F: Office Hours N/A Meetings As needed Agenda - Sep. 15, 4 PM Minutes Old Home Day Committee Members Brent Sellew, Chair Cathy Kuehl, Chair for Parade Don Fortin Claire Johnson Mike Lally Kathy Meskus Roger Meskus James Pervier Bonnie Seifert Kathleen Walker Ron Wilmot |
Old Home Day Committee Old Home Day Photo Gallery The Old Home Day Committee is responsible for planning Charlton's annual Old Home Day traditionally held on Labor Day Monday. Old Home Day Meetings for 2012: TBA The 115th Old Home Day will be celebrated on Monday, September 3, 2012! 2011 Old Home Day Committee Award Winners Citizen of the Year: John Grondalski Honorary Parade Marshall: Randy Schulman Community Service Awards - Individual:
The 2011 Old Home Day Celebration will kick off on Saturday, September 3th. Later in the evening come join with your family and sit on the rolling lawns of the Overlook. You may join the Street Dance to the tune of the music of a Billy Joel Tribute Band starting at 7 PM. Eat and and sit on your blanket to listen and wait to watch the fireworks which will start shortly after dark. Food and drink will be available for those who wish to eat out. On Sunday, September 4th, there will be a Charlton Alumni dinner meeting at the Senior Center on the lower level of the Town Hall. Alumni will share in a meal of wonderful chicken and roast beef. The Charlton High School Class of 1961 will celebrate their 50th year. Monday, September 5 is the Labor Day finale. Your next stop will be up on Mugget Hill Road for the Soap Box Derby, where races will starting at 7:00 am. At 9:00 the 45th Old Home Day Road Race starts just north of the Town Hall. Back at the common, Maresol Biernacki has volunteered to MC the events. There will be an Old Home Day Committee tent (checkerboard roof) set up on the common for information and a map of the booths. The 32nd Old Home Day Art and Photo Exhibit will be on display in the Town Hall during the day. Participants wishing to display art, must bring it to the town hall on Sunday evening, September 4th, between 6 and 8 p.m. On the common there will be a Craft Fair, Frog Jumping Contest, and more than 50 Booths some to test your palate - Food Vendors, and others to entertain - games and more. There will be entertainment during the day for your listening pleasure. On the fields will be the lumberjack contest, the balloon rides and a car show. If you are interested in being in the parade with an Old Car or tractor, please call Cathy Kuehl at 248-6383. The Community Center will host the Moon Walk, Alpaca petting, Pony Rides donated by Tall Pines Farm and the craft store will be open. The Charlton Garden Club will be hosting their annual Flower Show from 9 am until 3 pm on Old Home Day in the basement of the Federated Church. Free - all are welcome! Come see hundreds of flower arrangements created by Charlton (and some neighboring community) gardeners! Grow with us! Look! Linger! Join us! Maybe next year, your arrangement will receive the citizen's choice award! There will be train rides around the common for the children, bed races later on, and then the parade. The doll carriages and bicycles will be set up at Carpentier’s Plaza near Charlton Optical at about 2:30. The parade will kick off at 3:15 with the Fire Trucks coming down the hill and up Main Street. The parade will kick off at 3:15 with the Fire Trucks coming down the hill and up Main Street. The trucks will be followed by Police Chief Jim Pervier and our American Legion Post with the Sturbridge Colonial Militia. One of the highlights of this year’s parade will be the Federated Church Float with the famous Pelletier Coach drawn by his horse, Mariah. See the complete listing and the guide map to help you navigate through all the events of the day. Come join with your family for some wonderful memories! Download the Old Home Day Event Schedule Download the Map of the Common Art Show Enter the 33nd Annual Art Show! Art Show Entry Forms must be submitted by Friday, August 25th! Entries may also be brought to the Charlton Library. Bike or Run to Old Home Day Tired of searching for a parking space on Old Home Day and walking a mile back to your car after the parade? Ride your bicycle and bring those running shoes! Quality Physical Therapy will be on hand for any safety questions you might have about your gear. Booths on the Common It's time for all those not-for-profit organizations to let the Old Home Day Committee know if they will have a booth on the Common this year. To the extent possible, we try not to have duplications in items sold but due to the growth of the town and the attendance on Old Home Day, there may be exceptions. In addition to selling food items, organizations may want to sponsor an activity or simply provide information about their organization. Fill out the Booth Registration Form to reserve a booth. Non-Profit booths $25. All others $100. Please email with any questions. We would love having you on the Common! Board of Health: Application for Food Establishment Permit Board of Health: Old Home Day Requirements Classic Car Show  Friends of Charlton Animal Shelter (FOCAS) presents Hot Rods for Homeless Animals in conjunction with Charlton's Old Home Day!Smokin' Hot Cars, Trucks, and Tricked Out Bikes will be just one of the Charlton Old Home Day highlights! FOCAS is again hosting a Classic Car Show to raise money for the new Municipal Animal Shelter in Charlton!! The homeless dogs and cats in town need your support! Register Day of the Event! Suggested Donation: $10 per car, truck, and/or bike. Start Time: 10:30 AM - 11 AM with trophies awarded at 3:00 PM. No trophy entries after 11:30 AM. 1st Place Trophies For: Best Stock, Best Classic, Best Antique, and Best Motorcycle! Join FOCAS as we celebrate Charlton’s Old Home Day! For info, entry form, posters, and/or questions about the Car Show visit www.focascharlton.org. Craft Fair  In an effort to represent Charlton's historical past, we are seeking to include representations of Charlton's agricultural and historical past. The crafts persons wanted are: glass artists, potters, spinners, weavers, blacksmiths, metal artists, leather artists, candle makers, portrait artists, wood crafts, needle crafts, textile artists, hunting & fishing artists (makers of decoys, lures, & flies), toymakers, etc. If you would like to participate, please complete a Craft Fair Application. There is a $25.00 fee. Craft Fair spaces are assigned. We have limited space. Preference is given to Charlton artisans of historical hand made crafts. Craft Fair questions may be answered by email or by writing to: The Charlton Old Home Day Craft Fair, Charlton Old Home Day Committee, 37 Main Street, Charlton, MA 01507. Decorated Doll Carriages/Bikes/Wagons This is especially fun for younger children! Encourage your child to decorate their doll carriage, bike, wagon (or other vehicle) and join the parade. Children will gather at the Charlton Market parking lot approximately 1 hour before the parade to have their decorated entries judged. Then, they will join the parade at approximately the half-way point.Polka Dot the Clown will be on hand to organize children at Charlton Market at 3:00 PM. Flower Show The Charlton Garden Club will present its annual flower show in the lower part of Charlton Federated Church, 64 Main Street Charlton. All are welcome! Frog Jumping Contest  Registration: 10:00 - 11:00 AMJump Off Time: 11:00 AM Location: Mid - Charlton Town Common Frog Jumping Contest Rules and Regulations Contestants will be responsible to ensure that each frog is safely returned at the conclusion of the frog jumping contest to the respective location where it was caught. Lumber Jack Contest  Registration: 10:00 - 11:00 AMStart Time: 11:00 AM sharp! Location: TBA Calling all lumber jacks! Chain Saw - 2 cut timed: Bring your own chain saw! 3 classes: up to 55 cc, 55 cc - 75 cc, 75cc and up (umlimited) Two Man or Woman Buck Saw Competition Contestants needed for both categories! Call Brent Sellew for details - (508) 294-5800. Trophies will be awarded! Parade The bigger, the better! We invite everyone to participate in the parade. We hope to see:
Road Race The Road Race is an annual Old Home Day event! It's a five mile run around the common area beginning at 9:00 AM. For more information or to register, contact Rob Thomas at 508-248-1585 or via email or visit the Charlton Road Race Website. Ready to run? Download a Road Race Entry Form. Soap Box Derby The Soap Box Derby is an annual favorite! It is held Labor Day morning at 7:30 AM on Muggett Hill Road. Soap box racing began way back in 1933 in Dayton, Ohio when a bunch of kids raced against each other down a hill in cars made from pieces of crap and junk from around the house. There first race cars were made out of wooden crates, sheet metal, wheels off a baby stroller and even REAL soap boxes. This event has been part of Old Home Day in Charlton for over 30 years. The good thing about soap box racing is that you need to be both a good racer and a good builder. Kids should build their own cars. This means they can't just sit inside and watch while Dad does the work in the garage - but Dad or Mom can help! Download the Soap Box Derby Application/Regulations Form or pick it up at the Charlton Public Library. For more information, call Paul Courville at 508-294-5527 or Timothy Smith at 774-230-4895. Soap Box Derby Pre-Race Activities
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