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Welcome toBelleville
The 40th Annual Belleville National Strawberry
Festival would like to welcome you to a weekend of
family fun. The Belleville National Strawberry
Festival is one of Southeastern Michigan's premier
summer events presentedbyMeijer.
As executive director I would like to thank the City
of Belleville, the police and fire department, the Boy
Scouts, our sponsors, board of directors and everyone
who hasworked so hard tomake the festival a success.
The Belleville National Strawberry Festival has six
venues: Main Street; St. Anthony Church; Belleville
Presbyterian Church; Trinity Church; Horizon Park
andVictory Park.
Main Street features crafters, a carnival midway,
vendors, a children's area featuring a White Tiger
exhibit and Chobani Yogurt handing out samples. Be
sure to stop by their site. Starting at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, there will be a parade and at 2 p.m. and 5
p.m. Horizon Park will feature an exciting Extreme
Water Sports show. Belleville Central Business District
brings juried crafters toMainStreet.
Trinity Church will feature all things strawberry
including pies, breads, jam and much more. They also
feature their famous sloppy joe lunches Saturday and
Sunday.
St. Anthony's features bingo, great food, entertain-
ment and a beer tent, plus somuchmore. There is also
a carnival on their grounds sponsored by the Belleville
Chamber of Commerce.
Belleville Presbyterian Church features tours of the
church, one of the original sevenMarthaMary Chapels
built by Henry Ford and his wife to honor their moth-
ers, onSaturday andSunday.
The festival offers free shuttle serv-
ice with free parking at the Belleville
Presbyterian Church on Belleville
Road. The trolley will make stops at
all six venues.
Come on out to enjoy a weekend of
family fun for everyone.
Again, thank you to all who helped
with this year's festival.
JoanBodnar
,
Festival ExecutiveDirector
Members this year include:
Executive Director
- Joan Bodnar
President
- Thomas Fielder
Vice President
- Diane Shew
Treasurer
- Janet Millard
Secretary
- Sharon Pokerwinski
Parade Coordinator
- Tina Brooks Green
Vendor Coordinator
- Sharon Pokerwinski
Vendor Coordinator Assistant
- Freddy Giovannoni,
Jr. of Mr. G's Concessions
Car Show Coordinator
- Steve and Anna Cinnamon
Certified Public Accountant
- Gayl Parr of Criss,
Wilmarth & Parr, P.C.
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Randy Brown
Belleville Presbyterian Church
- Diane Shew
Belleville Trinity Episcopal Church
- Virg Stotlz
St. Anthony Catholic Church
- Frank Sobecki
Central Business Community
- Robert (Bob) Stoner
City of Belleville
- Kim Tindall Council Member
Belleville Police Department
- Police Chief Hal Berriman
Belleville Fire Department
- Aaron Zehel
Wayne County Fair Association
- Cheryl Toms
Legal Counsel
- Attorney Robert Coutts
The members of the Belleville National Strawberry
Committee work behind the scenes to ensure the success of
the annual celebration of community, and of course, the
strawberry harvest.
Behind the scenes
