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Originally Posted by billethkid
the event held yesterday with various exhibits and some vendors, cheerleaders, twirlers, etc was not allowed to use the square.....used to be able to but now some part of the sponsoring CONTRIBUTORS would have had to pay to use the square. Sorta defeats the purpose of the event when a good share of the procedes would be for the Vescos pockets!!!!!
And as a result of not being a function in the square there was no news coverage or advertising before hand hence low turn out. They had a sky diver heqad for the lake and half way down unfurled a huge American flag....very nice.
All performers and exhibits were limited to the wooden part of the area next to the lake where the radio station is located. Very constrained area.....not fit for performers like the cheerleaders and twirlers, etc.
As we go forward the some things that made TV special and provided venues for support will continue to disappear, i.e. relay for life, no parades, yesterdays FUND RAISER for veterans.
I personally think it is a tragedy that these kinds events were merely part of the developers marketing.
Shame on the Vesco's for tarnishing one of the bright spots of fund raising in TV.
I do understand the concept of needing to be a profitable enterprise (the Veso's new ownership). What is not understandable is the crass, abrupt cutting off of events that USED TO BE a aprt of TV "lifestyle".
Unfortunately there will be more of this as the developer exits many more aspects of the "lifestyle".
btk
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Can you describe how the event was set up? Was it like market night and there were tents with rented space? Was this at Sumter landing? But instead of the twirlers being featured in the middle they were forced to perform on the sidewalks by the ice cream store? This sounds crazy.