Twins Days Times

NEWS AND VIEWS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S TWINS DAYS FESTIVAL
Volume VIII March 2002

In This Issue:

  • Theme for 2002
  • A Recap of the 2001 Festival
  • Changes in the Registration Fee
  • New: A Twins Mart
  • Hotel Information
  • One More Day for Talent Show
  • Twin Volunteers Needed
  • Twins Days Golf Tournament
  • Stock Reduction Sale!!
  • Miscellaneous Information

    • Twins Days Theme for 2002

    The parade and the festival will have a patriotic theme to commemorate the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center in New York. The floats should display a future of hope, rather than the tragedy of the past.

    A Look Back at Last Year's Festival

     

     

    As we look back to the 2001 festival, and the extremely hot weather that we encountered, there were 2,460 sets of registered twins present at the festival -- 540 sets short of the 3000 sets for which we've been aiming for many years. There was new entertainment that was well-received by the public.

    Changes in the Registration Fee

    We must address the registration fee that has been in effect for the past ten years or so. We have been seeing all of the costs of the festival rising over the same period, while the fees that have been charged for the registration have remained the same. With the costs of mailing, printing, awards and other various items rising on a yearly basis, the TDFC has come to the conclusion that the cost for registration must be increased to help defray the expense of preparing and providing the registration packets. Starting with this year's festival, the registration fee will be increased by $5, to $15 for a set of twins to attend. Triplets, quads and quintuplets' registration fees will be raised accordingly.

    New: A Twins Mart

    We have estrablished another category to the Commercial Vendors Tent: A Twins' Mart!! It is located off of the Midway, across from the research tent. There will be twelve spaces available. It will be used exclusively for twin-related items. This will make it more convenient for those who want to purchase twin-related items only.

    Hotel Information

    The TDFC has contacted many hotels in the area that will do their best to accommodate you. Take your pick of the various accomodations and pricing available as listed listed on the hotels page of this website. Choose from a variety of listings and prices. Please refer to the listings for prices and availability. The Holiday Inn Hudson is our official Twins Days Hotel.

    We've Added One More Day For Twins' Talent Show

    Due to popular demand, the TDFC will hold the Twins Talent Show on Saturday AND Sunday afternoons. Please indicate on your Twins Talent Show registration form which day you would prefer to perform. Time permitting, you will receive a postcard confirming that date. Remember: in order to participate in the Twins Talent Show, you and your multiple(s) must be registered.

    Twin Volunteers Needed

    The Twins Days Festival Committee would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of the twins who have helped us in the past by working in the sourvenir booth, and in other areas of the festival. We appeal to the twins (at least 18 years old) to help us in the booths again this year. Please call us at (330)425-3652, fax us at (330)423-7280 or drop an e-mail to volunteer@twinsdays.org to make your reservations to give us a hand. We couldn't do it without you!

    Twins Days Golf Tournament

    Hopefully there won't be a downpour this year, so you may be able to play gold at Twinsburg's Gleneagles championship golf course. All fees may be placed on your credit card. The tournament will be held on Friday, August 2nd, 2002. This will include lunch, dinner, door prizes, trophies -- and a good time! Click here for more details.

    STOCK REDUCTION SALE!!

    The Twins Days Festival Committee has completed its reveiw and inventory of the souvenires that we presently have in stock, and we've decided: CLEAR OUT ALL SIZES AND TYPES OF GEAR, GLASSES, PENS, T-SHIRTS, SWEATHSIRTS, JACKETS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS! We will be offering many items that we have for a one-time-only SALE: BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE, i.e.: if the item is listed for $12, you will be two of the same item for $12! The 2002 Twins Days Festival theme t-shirt is not included.

    Miscellaneous Information
    • There will be two (2) portable toilets located near the start of the parade next to the Twins Days office (where Babkas Tavern used to be) for the benefit of those watching the parade.
    • Friday parking for the Field Games and thw Wiener Roast will be at the Dodge Middle School on Ravenna Road across from the festival site. (The cost for the Wiener Roast is $2 for non-twins and parents.) Please watch for the signs.
    • General parking on site is allowed for all visitors at the new Twinsburg High School for a cost of $3 per card per day and $5 per day for motorhomes and buses.
    • No dogs or other pets will be allowed on site. Anyone bringing a pet to the festival will not be allowed on site. The only exceptions are licensed assist dogs used by the physically impaired. To prevent any problems, PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR PET.
    • There will be NO SMOKING in any of the tents ereceted on site for the festival. This is a state law that must and will be enforced.
    • THERE WILL BE NO PARKING OR BUS SERVICE AT THE CHRYSLER PLANT.
    • Please use our Meeting Board, located in the Twins Days tent, to contact others or people you have met in the past and would ike to visit with again.
    • VISA, MATERCARD, DISCOVER and AMERICAN EXPRESS will be accepted as the official credit cards for any transaction prior to the festival and for any purchases made at the Official Twins Days Souvenir booth during the festival. Due to the technical problems we had in the past, we will only accept cash, checks (with proper ID), and money orders for all transactions made at the Registration Booth. CREDIT CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION ON-SITE.

    Rentals at the Festival

    All rentals are sponsored by the Twins Days Festival Committee. Rentals are located in the first tent on your right as you enter the grounds. The prices are as follows:

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