RIVERCITY Festival
Celebrate the Waterfront
Penn Treaty ParkPhiladelphia, PA
The Second Annual Festival was a great success! The weather held up as you all know, and as the clouds broke free and blue sky peeked out, people really started flowing into the park.
The music was top notch, The food once again was amazing! The Family programming more extensive than last year. We had a great late push in vendors and ended up with over 45 local businesses, crafters, sponsors and merchants displaying everything from Homes for sale, to necklaces, bottlecaps turned into jewelry, inflatable toys, woodcraft, tshirts, and many more! The representation of non profit groups including the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Sustainable 19125 and the Environmental council really brought a sense of public awareness to the event.
None of this would have happened without the hard work and huge dedication of our planning staff and volunteers.
- Neil Brecher: Festival Chair, Fundraising
- Alberta Bertolino: Vendor Coordinator (taking over for Ken Mensack whose job shuttled him to Dallas for three weeks leading up to the fest)
- Ed Bond: Online Publicity
- Eric Fiedler: 5K River City Run
- Erik Schmidt: Mainstage Coordinator
- Zoa Schisler: Food Vendors
- AJ Thomson: Family Programming
- Leo Voloshin: Visual Design and Website
Our Volunteers: Chris Wirtalla, Mike Kania , Katie Idell, Jessica Wilke, Scott Paules, Sarah Corlett, Roman Strakovsky, Betty Shallcross, Herb Shallcross, Becky Sweger, David April, Claire Singletary, Ginny Clark, Chuck Clark, Marge Wible, and Colin Thomson
Also completing Community Service Credits (and totally working their butts off) were:
- Central H.S. - Grace, Tarik, and Desiree
- CAPA H.S. - Anna
- Northeast Magnet - Collin
Also please visit our website for a complete listing of our local sponsors. Please visit them as this festival would not have been possible without their generous donations.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Core Management Services (2 years)
- EagleOne Credit Union (2 Years)
- Tenet Health systems Hahnemann Hospital
- Miles and Generalis Realty
- Vickie Davis Lofts: North Point Lofts and the Ribbon Factory
- Representative Mike O'Brien (2 Years)
- Senator Larry Farnese
- The Delaware River Port Authority
- Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation
- Yelp.Com
- Gino's Cycles and Performance
- The Star (2 Years)
- Mind TV (2 Years)
- The Philadelphia Zoo (2 Years)
- Village Green Productions
- WindowWizards
- FABA
- Fairmount Park Commission
- PSPCA
- Philebrity.com
Generous Donations in the form of Gift Certificates: The Waitstaff at Johnny Brendas (ridiculously generous!), Metropolitan Bakery, and NorthBowl.
Thank you to Summerfield Church for lending us a hand truck and Water coolers to keep ourselved hydrated, and our hands clean.
Other local sponsors included: Vince Ovecka State Farm, Johnny Brendas, Kissin Fresh Meats, Cairone and Kaupp, Comly Auctioneers, Accent on Animals
Further Special Thanks to the William Penn Foundation, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Delwaware Regional Planning Commission and the generous "Take me to the River" Grant also helping us present this year's festival.