Hudson Valley Bounty Festival

Thanks to all who contributed to our 2009 agricultural theme,
"400 yrs of Farming in the Hudson Valley "

The Chair, Sheila Mannese and Co-Chair Terry Nicoletti

would like to thank the following list of people for making this event such a major success
(in no particular order)

Festival Committee Members
Sheila Mannese, Chair Marlborough Tourism Head, Festival Chair/Event Coordinator,

MMiM Executive Director
Terry Nicoletti, Festival Co Chair
Gayle Schankman, Restaurant Manager

Mici Simonofsky, Town Board Liaison, Bee Mascot
Cindy Lanzetta, Town Hall Liaison

Patti Brooks, Festival Mapper
Celeste Ricciardone, Marlborough Schools Playgrounds Fundraising Coordinator

Erin Baxter – Craft Coordinator

Bryan Wigton – Business Coordinator

Volunteers

Josephine Brooks & Patti Walsh, manning the front gate

Lana, Lee and Julian Falco, manning the food ticket booth

Elsie Nicklin Mckay & Dante Destanis, assisting in coordination the restaurant tent

Bruce Weiss, sign management

Joe Nowicki and Jeff Barlow, cart drivers

Rob Nicoletti, vendor parking attendant

Cindy Lanzetta -Marlborough Town Deputy Supervisor

Mici Simonofsky Town Councilwoman

Raffle Sponsors

Stewarts Shops, donation of $100 in gift certificates
Affuso Oil, donation of $100 in oil

Photographers
Bruce Weiss / Sheila Mannese- Hudson River Valley Photography

Websites

Graphic Spectrums, maintaining website

MMIM, administrative help

Sheila Mannese, website updates/Best of Festival logo creation

Music

Rich Woods, bandstand sound system

Hudson Ridge, Marlboro NY

Generations Band

Side Wayz Band

Demonstrators/Performers/Recreation
Madelines Dance, music supplied by Radio Disney, Marlboro NY
Anita Jean Dance, Marlboro NY

Amodeo Productions, Marlboro NY

Wood n Wheel, Port Ewen NY

Animals

Robin Jurechko, Oxen Demo, Middletown NY

Sponsors

Mobile Life Support Service, Inc

Town of Marlborough

Southern Ulster Chamber of Commerce

Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union

Morehead Honda, Newburgh

Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello, LLP

Frank Skartados

Supporters (in kind services)

Brooks and Brooks, PC Highland NY for site mapping and vendor listing handouts

Mix 97 & Radio Disney, ad spots and live event coverage

Kirky’s Deli & Porco Energy for donating propane for restaurant use

M & T Bank, Newburgh NY

Super 8 Motel, Highland NY
True Value Hardware, Milton NY
Stewarts Shops
PDQ Printing, New Paltz NY

Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers Market

Ulster Publishing

Southern Ulster Times

Cablevision News

Time Warner Cable

Cumulus Media

Charles Kane

Additional Thanks

Chief Stephen Fajfer and the Marlborough Police Dept

Marlborough Highway Dept

Tom Schroeder and Tom Williams from the Parks Dept
Town Hall Tina Rosa, Town website & application gatherer
Carole CrimiVaroli , Restaurant Award Certificates

A day in the Shade, Restaurant tent
Mt Fresh Farms, extra tents
Ulster County Sheriff/D.A.R.E.

Cub Scout Pack #72 for bottle recycling

MMIM for hosting as official festival management
Jeff Paladino for his True Value Store property use
UNICO for donating their time and supplies to conduct a food fundraiser

for the Marlborough Schools Parks Committee

Mobile Life for supplying EMT coverage for the day

Buttermilk Falls Inn for the use of their golf carts for people transport

The Fishkill Explorer Group for organizing and maintaining the parking lots.

Marlborough Fire Company

Milton Fire Company

As you can see many people were involved with bringing this festival about and we do apologize if we missed someone. Please call Sheila at 845-464-2789 to be added to this list.

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Thanks to all who contributed to our 2008 agricultural theme,
"The Valley of Farming Diversity"

The Chair, Sheila Mannese and Co-Chair Terry Nicoletti would like to thank the following list of people for making this event such a major success
(in no particular order)

Festival Committee Members
Sheila Mannese, Chair Marlborough Tourism Head, Festival Chair/Event Coordinator, MMiM Executive Director
Terry Nicoletti, Festival Co Chair
Libbie Werlau, P/R Coordinator & Calendar Submissions
Gayle Schankman, Restaurant Manager
Tim Lawton, Restaurant Manager Aide
Mici Simonofsky, Town Board Liaison, Bee Mascot
Cindy Lanzetta, Town Hall Liaison
Patti Brooks, Festival Mapper
Celeste Ricciardone, Marlborough Schools Playgrounds Fundraising Coordinator
Jennifer Rossi- Marlborough School District Representative
Alyssha Matthews Overton, Agricultural Scavenger Hunt Coordinator
John Ferri, Scouting Representative

Marlborough Town Supervisor & Board Members

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park – In their 2nd year
Charles Garibaldi, Learning Instructor, Maitre d' Hotel
Jennifer Purcell, Associate Dean Service & Hospitality Management
Tama Murphy, Director of Continuing Education

Raffle Sponsor
Stewarts Shops, donation of $100 in gift certificates
Agway of New Paltz, donation of a $25 gift certificate

Photographers
Bruce Weiss
Sheila Mannese

Websites
Graphic Spectrums, maintaining website/creation of 2008 masthead
MMIM, administrative help

Music
Tony Falco, band scheduling
Rich Woods, bandstand sound system
Ken Sowers, announcer
The Chills, Marlboro NY
John Cary & George Segnit, Marlboro NY
The Voices of Glory, Highland NY

Demonstrators/Performers/Recreation
Madelines Dance, music supplied by Radio Disney, Marlboro NY
New Paltz Karate, New Paltz NY
Gus Ose, Beekeeper, Highland NY
Yoga with Brenda Hicks, Hyde Park NY
Got 2 Lindy Dance with Linda & Chester Freeman, Marlboro NY
Kayaking by Kenco Outfitters, Kingston
Wayfinder Experience, Kingston
Chess Tournament coordinated by Jami Anson of World Peace Org.

Animals
Coyote Ridge Stables, Pony rides, Marlboro NY
Peacock Hill Farms, Petting zoo, Plattekill NY
Robin Jurechko, Oxen Demo, Middletown NY

Sponsors
Glorie Winery, Marlboro NY
Frank Skartados, Milton NY
Artesian Wells by J. T. Eckerson, Inc, Milton NY
Buttermilk Falls Inn and Spa, Milton NY
Porco Energy Group, Marlboro NY
Key Bank, Marlboro NY

Supporters
Mix 97 & Radio Disney, ad spots and live event coverage
Brooks and Brooks, PC Highland NY for site mapping and vendor listing handouts
Chronogram magazine – Full color ad
Dutchess Beer Distributors, Poughkeepsie for the banners
Porco Energy for donating propane for restaurant competition use
M & T Bank, Newburgh NY
True Value Hardware, Milton NY
Stewarts Shops
PDQ Printing, New Paltz NY
Price Chopper, Poughkeepspie NY
Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers Market
Ulster Publishing
Southern Ulster Times
Cablevision News
Time Warner Cable

Additional Thanks
Chief Stephen Fajfer and the Marlborough Police Dept
Marlborough Highway Dept
Tom Schroeder and Tom Williams from the Parks Dept
Town Hall Tina Rosa, Town website & application gatherer
Carole CrimiVaroli , Restaurant Award Certificates
A day in the Shade, Restaurant tent
Mt Fresh Farms, extra tents
Ulster County Sheriff/D.A.R.E.
Chip Kent of Locust Grove Farms for his tractor
Dave Dubois of Dubois Farms for his hay ride trailer
MMIM for hosting as official festival management
Jeff Paladino for his True Value Store property use
UNICO for donating their time and supplies to conduct a food fundraiser for the Marlborough Schools Parks Committee
NYSBA for posting banner
TOMVAC and 1st Mobile for supplying EMT coverage for the day
Don and Helene Holzhammer and Al and Kerry Viotta for the use of their carts and
Al of AKV Auto Transport for transporting them
Volunteers Sue DuBois & Marc Schroeder for manning the front gate and food ticket sales, Lana Falco for helping out with the scavenger hunt and face painting, Bruce Weiss for sign management, hayride driver Joe Nowicki, shuttle driver Dino Rende, parking attendants Rick Brooks, Artie Tolomei & Rob Nicoletti.

As you can see many people were involved with bringing this festival about and we do apologize if we missed someone. Please call Sheila at 845-464-2789 to be added to this list.