(March 3, 2016) Fundraising for Berlin’s Independence Day fireworks celebration on July 3 has begun, and the town is looking for a few good sponsors.
The display will be based at Berlin Falls, on Old Ocean City Boulevard, and should be viewable in the surrounding and downtown area.
“The more money we raise, the longer the fireworks show we can have,” Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said. “I’d like this to be a nice, long fireworks show, so we’re working on some ideas for fundraising.”
Wells said that would include raffles with “high-dollar items,” as well as a gala or, potentially, a crab feast or a pig roast at Stephen Decatur Park.
While plans for those events are being finalized, the town is also accepting direct donations and soliciting corporate sponsors. Wells said sponsors would be added to the Berlin Main Street website, and included in a portion of its advertising.
Coinciding with the fireworks, Burley Oak Brewing Company, across the street from Berlin Falls, will hold a festival on July 3 from 6-11 p.m. General Manager Nicky Chavis said the event would be more family-friendly than traditional happenings at the brewery.
“We’ll still have vendors set up, but we’re hoping to model it more like a downtown event,” she said. “We’ll have a family, fun event, and the festival will be designed around giving people in the town a place to watch the fireworks.”
Chavis said Burley Oak is also planning one or more guest bartending events, designed to raise money for the fireworks.
“The goal is to raise $25,000,” Chavis said. “With the town already having given $5,000, we want to try to raise the full amount. It doesn’t necessarily just have to be through Burley Oak, but we definitely want to be a large facilitator of raising that money.”
To donate to the Berlin fireworks celebration, contact Wells at 410-629-1722 or email iwells@berlinmd.gov.
The display will be based at Berlin Falls, on Old Ocean City Boulevard, and should be viewable in the surrounding and downtown area.
“The more money we raise, the longer the fireworks show we can have,” Economic and Community Development Director Ivy Wells said. “I’d like this to be a nice, long fireworks show, so we’re working on some ideas for fundraising.”
Wells said that would include raffles with “high-dollar items,” as well as a gala or, potentially, a crab feast or a pig roast at Stephen Decatur Park.
While plans for those events are being finalized, the town is also accepting direct donations and soliciting corporate sponsors. Wells said sponsors would be added to the Berlin Main Street website, and included in a portion of its advertising.
Coinciding with the fireworks, Burley Oak Brewing Company, across the street from Berlin Falls, will hold a festival on July 3 from 6-11 p.m. General Manager Nicky Chavis said the event would be more family-friendly than traditional happenings at the brewery.
“We’ll still have vendors set up, but we’re hoping to model it more like a downtown event,” she said. “We’ll have a family, fun event, and the festival will be designed around giving people in the town a place to watch the fireworks.”
Chavis said Burley Oak is also planning one or more guest bartending events, designed to raise money for the fireworks.
“The goal is to raise $25,000,” Chavis said. “With the town already having given $5,000, we want to try to raise the full amount. It doesn’t necessarily just have to be through Burley Oak, but we definitely want to be a large facilitator of raising that money.”
To donate to the Berlin fireworks celebration, contact Wells at 410-629-1722 or email iwells@berlinmd.gov.