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A community effort

Plymouth Fall Festival unites civic group fundraising

Fall Festival President Andrea ” she said. “Bingo was the most suc-
Gerber is no stranger to organizing cessful it has ever been and carnival
public events. These are really ticket sales were through the roof. Of
She spent 13 years planning com- great people course, we had really good weather,
munity events at Wayne State too.” She said last year the bingo
University before taking her current all doing something game in The Gathering had more
position as director of events at the for the community. than 300 players, which might be a
Westin Hotel in Southfield. The record turnout.
Plymouth Fall Festival, however, is Gerber explained that the execu-
the most unique among the multi- tive committee of the Fall Festival
tude of projects she has taken on. it groups, are “excited” about the fes- board begins planning for next year's
This is her first year as president of tival this year and hope to match the festival as soon as the event ends
the Fall Festival board but she has success of last year. “We met last Sunday afternoon. “It takes a whole
been involved with the festival for week and the energy was really posi- year of planning, the time ebbs and
about 6 years as a representative of tive. These are really great people all flows, but the planning cycle is a
the Plymouth-Canton Little League doing something for the community,” year.”
organization which organizes the she said. Each of the committee The details involved in organizing
Bingo games each year. members represents a non-profit the massive effort include particu-
She said she and the other board group in the Plymouth community.
members, all affiliated with non-prof- “We had the best year last year,” See Event, page 4