Comments on: Popular ‘Blueberry Jamboree’ Festival Won’t Be Held This Year

By: nikki

nikki — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:34:07 +0000

William, I NEED the recipe for the Blueberry Dream Pie. Looks delicous!!! Can you possibly help or someone get this??????? Sorry the festival won’t be held this year . Maybe again sometime soon.

By: Terri Sanders

Terri Sanders — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:03:00 +0000

man no place to sell my blueberry fudge!

By: Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:53:49 +0000

Just wondering if Brandi Daigle might have her event plans from the past two years. This would be a great guide for volunteers for next year’s event.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:37:27 +0000

@MM
If you’re interested, Lundy’s Pecan & Blueberry Patch on Highway 89 in Allentown has amazing blueberries. We usually pick gallons and gallons and freeze them to use throughout the year. They have them ready buy or for you to pick. I take my kids to Mr. Lundy’s every year and he tells the kids to come back with full baskets and full tummies. He’s a really nice man.

The phone number is (850) 623-0652.

By: Dgh

Dgh — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:31:57 +0000

Having done festival planning in the past on a volunteer basis I can tell you it is a lot of work and took nearly a year to plan and organize for an event having an attendance of nearly 10,000. If you want this to return, get your volunteers in place and go for it starting now. The event should not cost money if vendors pay a nominal fee and you can get sponsors (the big dollars you’ll need). Start simple and build up to the level and type of festival you want. Entertainment, vendors for food, vendors selling goods/services, vendors representing non-profits, security, amenities, etc. are a few items that take work and coordination to come together.

I think these festivals are important events that bring communities together, allow local businesses to market themselves, bring attention to important non-profits and just give people something entertaining to do over a weekend.

By: NHS STUDENT

NHS STUDENT — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:48:15 +0000

This is sad!!! I’d always get a group of friends together and we would run the race then hang out and have a good time!! HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR IT’LL HAPPEN AGAIN!

By: curious

curious — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:45:14 +0000

I’m with “JBS”….why wasn’t it announced sooner so maybe something could have been done?

I don’t understand the whole “couldn’t make it happen” comment. What is meant by they were “unable to support it”. I realize I don’t put together functions as large as these. but I’d like to have a list of what exactly it takes to “support” this type of event.

Seems to me that as many people who seemed to enjoy it, and vendors who brought their products, there would probably be enough people who could get together and Make this happen.

By: MM

MM — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:32:22 +0000

I’d still like to buy some fresh blueberries.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:53:49 +0000

I am sooo disappointed!

By: JBS

JBS — Tue, 17 May 2011 12:27:38 +0000

Too bad this wasn’t communicated early enough in the year so that others might be able to step up and bring everything together. This was a very positive event for our community and will be greatly missed. William, please share contact information if there is a possibility of bringing this event back for next year. With the number of chilling hours we have had this year, looks like there is a good chance for a higher fruit production. Lots of blueberries on the bushes!