Float Decorating Today at the Co-op

Today (Sunday, July 3), 1PM at the co-op, we’ll be decorating the float with hay bales, banners, flags, chickens and a lamb. Bring items to help decorate! Contact Ronanne (contact info below) to discuss items needed.

Tent at the Park TomorrowThe co-op will be promoting membership and answering questions about the co-op. We are inviting members to come and promote their co-op related products and farms. Members may sell items in the park at the co-op tent if they desire. Please coordinate with Izzy so we can make a plan.

The Store Tomorrow
Show up at 8am to help set up; the store will be open from 9am to noon.

Spokes and Jokes Book Signing

Spokes and Jokes Book signing with Chris Quimby

July 9^th, 2016

5:30 pm

Marsh River Cooperative

5 Veterans Hwy

Brooks, Maine

What makes a man pick up his family and decide to bike (bicycle, not motor bike) from Maine to Texas?

Come find out why Chris decided against the comforts of a job with a cubicle and benefits to go on a journey of a life time.

About the Author: Chris Quimby has been making people laugh his entire life. Sometimes intentionally. Throughout his early years, Chris’s stated dream job was standup comedian, although he never thought it would happen. His skill in comedy was refined at Crosby Junior High School in Belfast by recording commercial parodies and fake news broadcasts on ancient 30 minute tapes. Junior High gave way to a series of mocking raps based on each of his eight grade classes followed by his first known song parody, based on Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” called “Man in the Pulp Truck.” After marrying his wife, Heather, in 1996 (Happy 20^th you two!) Chris took to the stage in Winterport, Maine, in a talent show to test his performance skills On two consecutive nights and with a hastily written act, Chris kept the crowd in stitches for 15 minutes. In 2011, Chris severed his 11 year employment with the Bangor Daily to take a more active part in crafting his future. With a renewed desire to meet new people and continue paying his bills, and possibly to meet new people who would pay his bills, Chris now aggressively seeks opportunities in churches and other venues around the country to entertain those who desire some plain old clean comedy.

Chris, his wife, Heather and their two children, Jordon and Emma, are long time Brooks residents. They are also members of the Marsh River Cooperative.

Light refreshments will be served.

Store. Park. Parade.

The Store July 4th

Helpers – arrive at 8am to help open and set up. The store will be open from 9 to noon.
Mike and Frank will be outside on the porch grilling burgers. People will pay inside at the register then carry a burger ticket to Mike and Frank to get a burger.

For sale on the porch – Burgers $4.00, Cheeseburger $4.50 (rolls, ketchup), Soda, Water, Chips, Popcorn

Inside we have Meredith, Heather, and Becky to run the store. We may need more people in the store and welcome help here.

We will be selling Stone Fox Creamery 4 oz. ice cream, buy one get one free for as long as they last

Nancy will sell 50/50 tickets to the crowd.

Ronanne, Kim, – will bring saw horses to block the parking. We will block it off Sunday while we are decorating the Float. Make a cafe out front with tables.

The Parade Float

We welcome anybody who would like to help decorate the float

Decorate on Sunday, July 3^rd 1PM. On the Trailer will be 8 bales of hay, banners, flags, a sign saying Happy 200th Birthday Brooks, grain bags,

Ronanne – will bring chickens for the float. show up at Izzy’s at 11:30am to help load hay onto the trailer.

Mike – lamb

Izzy – cage for the chickens, hay,

Make signage for burgers and ice cream – Ronanne will provide poster board and paint marker.

Tent at the Park

Meredith is bringing tent, tables, Alfred and Moriah will be helping Meredith set up at the park.

Moriah is updating applications, and brochure. Ronanne will be printing them off.

We are not bringing items from the co-op to the park to sell. The co-op will be promoting membership and answering questions about the co-op. We are inviting members to come and promote their co-op related products and farms. Members may sell items in the park at the co-op tent if they desire. Please coordinate with Izzy so we can make a plan.

Come join the celebration and be a part of the Co-op on the 4th. We welcome people to help with the tent in the park and more people to join the float in the parade.

Ronanne
322-1674
rhaigh1000@gmail.com

Izzy
322-5494
stantialbrookfarm@gmail.com