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AFFTON DAYS
September 18, 2010
Theme: A Walk Thru American History
Sponsored by the Affton Chamber of Commerce
in partnership with St. George Catholic Church and St. Louis County Parks Department

Parade Route
(10 am)
Line Up begins at 8:00 am & participants must arrive before 9:30 am
Begins at Affton High School, proceeds south on Mackenzie and east on Gravois to St. George Church.
They will begin to close down Mackenzie and Gravois about 9:30
Judge's Reviewing Stand will be located at Dr. Pavlisin's office (9021 Gravois).
Parade Application & Instructions

Festival Grounds
(11 am - 9 pm)
St. George Church & School lot
4980 Heege Road (at Gravois)
Heege Rd. from Gravois to Aronia will be closed all day.
Parking available on Kuenne Accounting & Tax lots (behind 8223 Gravois-upper & lower lots) 
Salem Lutheran Church (lower lot) & US Bank lot (after Noon) & Mid America Arms (after 4 pm).

Sit-Down Chicken Dinner in St. George Parish Center
Other Food: Pork Steak Sandwiches, Chicken Breast, Hot Dogs, Bratwurst, 
Hamburger, Nachos, Pickles, Chips, Soda, Water, Snow Cones
Games: Baseball Card Game, Climbing Wall, Coin Toss, Duck Pond, 
Putt Putt, Pull Tabs, Raffle, Toss Game, Picture with the Presidents
Festival Booth Application

2010 Entertainment Schedule

Noon The Reptile Experience
Serengeti Steve brings the reptile zoo to Affton. website
 
1 pm Footnotes Dance Company
dance group that offers classes at Affton White-Rodgers Community Center; classes for all ages in ballet, jazz, tap, and toddler dance & tumbling email
 
1:30 pm "Memories of Elvis" by Steve Davis
local impressionist performs a memorable tribute to the King of Rock & Roll website
 
2:30 pm Jeff Koziatek
local juggler that engages the audience in fun light heartedness that appeals to any age; he's kept audiences enthralled from New Orleans all the way to New York City website
 
3:30-5 pm Modern Vintage
local band performing covers and originals from oldies to alternative website
 
5-9 pm SMASHBAND
bringing the party...fronted by one of St. Louis' premiere entertainers, FM103.3 radio's morning show host "Smash," backed by a dynamic horn section and multiple male/female voices, violin, drums, & percussion and one of St. Louis' elite lead guitarists, Billy Barnett  website
 

We ask that you patronize our sponsors & thank them for their sponsorship.
Without them there would be NO Affton Days Parade & Festival.
Interested in sponsoring? Check out the List of Available Sponsorships

Sponsors & Supporters

Main Stage

Commerce Bank

Judge's Reviewing Stand

St. Anthony's Medical Center
  Chair & Table Rental Tim Kinealy, CPA, LLC

 Golf Carts

Park Forest Apartments & Townhomes
Beer Garden Pulaski Bank
Hometown Hero Best Control Pest Control
Hometown Hero Gapsch Carstar Collision Center

Hometown Hero

St. Anthony's Medical Center

 Bee Control

Holper's Pest & Animal Solutions

Electric & Permits

Reinhold Electric

Electric & Permits

 Ameren UE

Thanks to Chief Tim Fitch, Captain Mike Dierkes and all the St. Louis County Police for their continued support in helping to make this the BEST parade in St. Louis County.

Supporters:
Edward Jones--Kevin O'Bannon, Extra Space Storage, Phoenix Potteries.

Make sure your name is here this year!  Call 314-849-6499 or call Terri at 314-650-0590.

The committee has spent many hours meeting & organizing Affton Days, beginning in January. They are always looking for residents & business people to volunteer as parade marshals. Call 849-6499 if you would like to volunteer.

A Plus Business Services - Joan Edleson Best Control Pest Control - Debi Pollard
Blackmon Remodeling - Jessie & Ron Blackmon Designs For You Salon - Nicole Ockrassa
Extra Space Storage - Amanda Werling Footnotes Dance Company - Mandy Montgomery
Holper's Pest & Animal Solutions - Terri Ems Insurance Concepts - Dick Walkenbach
Timothy J. Kinealy, CPA Neighbors Credit Union - Rachel Lovelace
Cor Jesu Academy - Rich Whited St. Louis County Police - Officer Aaron Roediger
South County Times Newspaper - Jim Slama Nancy Ockrassa, Resident

AFFTON DAYS 2009
Sponsored by the Affton Chamber of Commerce
in partnership with St. George Catholic Church and St. Louis County Parks Department

Our weather luck ran out this year about 6:30 p.m. as the rain came down and about an hour later, with the rain still coming down, we closed the festival.

We ask that you patronize our sponsors & thank them for their sponsorship.
Without them there would be NO Affton Days Parade & Festival.
Sponsors & Supporters are listed below.

Main Stage

Commerce Bank

Main Stage Crestside Heating & Cooling
Main Stage South County Times Newspaper

Judge's Reviewing Stand

St. Anthony's Medical Center
Marching Band-Affton Fred's South County Auto Repair
Marching Band-Bayless Gravois Kiwanis Club
Marching Band-St. Mary's Sam's Steakhouse

Beer Tent Entertainment  

DEH Jewelers, Inc.
  Chair & Table Rental Tim Kinealy, CPA, LLC

 Golf Carts

Park Forest Apartments & Townhomes
 Security Extra Space Storage

Food Tent

South County Times Newspaper

Food Tent

Essex Industries
Food Tent Tucker's Place South
Food Tent Harster Heating & Air Conditioning

  Festival Set Up

Two Hearts Banquet Center

Printing

Citizen's National Bank
 Beer Garden Bob's Package Liquor
Beer Garden Eagle Bank & Trust
Beer Garden Georgetown Apartments
Beer Garden Hanneke Hardware
Beer Garden Pulaski Bank

 Hometown Heroes

Best Control Pest Control

Hometown Heroes

Citizen's National Bank
Hometown Heroes Gapsch Carstar Collision Center
Hometown Heroes Great Clips-Affton & Bayless
Hometown Heroes John L. Ziegenheim & Sons

Hometown Heroes

St. Anthony's Medical Center

Trash Removal

Allied Waste

 Bee Control

Holper's Pest & Animal Solutions

Electric & Permits

Reinhold Electric

Electric & Permits

 Ameren UE

Thanks to Chief Tim Fitch, Captain Jon Belmar and all the St. Louis County Police for their continued support in helping to make this the BEST parade in St. Louis County.

Supporters:
American Credit Services, Cecil Whittaker's Pizza, Glenn Eckert State Farm Agency,
Jardon Accounting & Tax Services, Phoenix Potteries.
Thanks to Best Control Pest Control, J & J Construction & Remodeling, Novus Auto Glass, & Dr. Bill Pavlisin
for their In Kind support.
Thanks to five of our 2009 Exceptional Educator's for serving as our parade judges this year.

Make sure your name is here this year!  Call 314-849-6499 or call Terri at 314-650-0590.
Interested in becoming a sponsor next year? Check out this brochure. We also have a PowerPoint presentation telling what the sponsorships include and the current costs. Call 314-849-6499 and leave a message if you would like us to email the presentation to you or if you want someone to come out and talk about what is available. Paid sponsors are listed on the web site and in our newsletter, so to maximize your investment, make your paid commitment early.


Affton Days 2009 Pictures


2009 Parade Winners
Parade entries were judged from the Judges Reviewing Stand (9021 Gravois Road).

Category Winners Pictures (click on thumbnail to view larger image / AOL users: large image may not resize in your browser)
Theme of Parade: (Television: Now & Then) Cub Pack 821 2009CubPack821.JPG (2800921 bytes)
Judge's Choice St. Louis Joint Apprenticeship Program  
Most Original Entry Mid America Arms 2009MidAmerArms.JPG (1716105 bytes)
Best Church Entry Eden United Church of Christ 2009edenucc.jpg (1851416 bytes)
Best School Entry Seven Holy Founders Catholic School 2009shf.jpg (1854505 bytes)

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