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    ANNUAL FAIR

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    A Word from the Fair Chair

    Come Have Fun at Fair 91!

     

    The Church's annual Fair, historically the first Saturday in August, is August 3, 2024, 10AM - 3PM. The bulk of the proceeds supports local, national, and international charities, secular and religious of multiple faiths.  The remainder helps support the ten-week summer Church season and maintenance of the historic building. The Fair is an unusual community event, bringing neighbors (churchgoers and non-churchgoers alike) together to collaborate for a common cause.

     

    Last year, we celebrated the 90th consecutive Fair. About 475 folks enjoyed a complimentary blueberry cordial toast and sang "Happy Anniversary, Church Fair".

     

    This year, the theme is "Having Fun at Fair 91"! We're also celebrating the Year of the Volunteer, to thank all those who work and have worked on the Fair over the years. 

     

    The Fair has something to offer folks of all ages: chatting; relaxing; playing; creating; eating; toe-tapping to the music of Steve Adams, returning this year by popular demand; browsing, shopping; winning prizes.  We'll feature again the ultimate tag sale, our White Elephant tent with its Vintage Finds corner; Mt. Washington t-shirts, cutting boards, and other "swag"; high quality artistic crafted items by mountain residents at the Artists/Artisans table  (A great source for special new-baby, birthday, and early holiday gifts!); elegant plants and flowers; Second Hand Rose's "gently used" and vintage clothing for men, women, and kids. The Kids' Neighborhood offers Nature Art Table, where kids create masterpieces to take home; story/poetry tent; fabulous birdhouse-making corner; face painting; balloon animal maker.  A juggler and other surprises are new this year. Unfortunately, pets are not welcome. 

     

    You won't go hungry! Eat great, homemade food comfortably at tables under tents: taste-tempters from our Grill; famous Salad Bar; Dessert Table, full of mouth-watering pies, cakes, and fruit; much-loved funnel cakes;  SoCo ice cream and soft drinks. And a selection of Mt.-made delicacies to take home. One exciting feature of Fair '24 is a new edition of the Mt. Washington Salad Bar Cookbook, with recipes from generations of Fair salad-makers.

     

    Free door prize tickets give grown-ups and kids a chance to win terrific stuff.  Buy Hospitality Raffle tickets for a chance to win a gift certificate to a variety of fine local eateries. Our Fair is famous for the "Big Raffle", a handmade quilt, created by many mountain stitchers. This year, we're outdoing ourselves with twobig raffles: one for a vintage, crewel-stitched, bed-size quilt, "Birds & Animals of the Mountain", and one for a 4' X 6' hand-hooked rug, patterned with a picture of the Church. You can buy chances for those on this site, from June until Aug. 1, then live at the Fair.

     

    We welcome Fairgoers, our guests, and welcome help not only by Fair veterans, but by folks who haven't worked on it before, who'd like opportunity to get to know neighbors, make friends, and do a good deed. We look forward to Fair '24,  our #91!

    Lila Wilkinson, Chair, 2024 Mount Washington Church Fair

    Photo Gallery

    Get a feel for what our annual fair is like by taking a look at some of selected photographs from years past. 

    PROCEEDS FROM PAST FAIRs HAVE GONE

    TO Support THESE OrganizatioNS:

     

     

    One Great Hour of Sharing (UCC)

     

    Doctors Without Borders

    International Rescue Committee - Afghanistan

    International Rescue Committee - Ukraine

    Gambia Rising

    Partners In healtH - Haiti

     

    ChiLdren's Defense Fund Action Council

    Planned Parenthood Of Greater TExas

     

    Children's Defense Fund Action Council

    Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity

    Community Rescue Squad - CopakE

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    Egremont Fire Department 

    Elizabeth Freeman Center

    Fairview Hospital

    Hospice Care in the Berkshires

    One Can Help.org

    Railroad Street Youth Project

    SOUTH Berkshire Ambulance Squad

    Volunteers in Medicine

    © 2020 by Church of Christ - Mount Washington, Massachusetts. Located at the corner of East Street and Plantain Pond Road, this small church has been serving the community of Mount Washington for decades. Proceeds of sales go to support the church and to a variety of local, national, and international charities. See "Donate" tab for more details. All purchases are final, we do not offer refunds or returns. No delivery, except where explicitly stated. Photos courtesy of John Trimarchi, Kathleen Tunnell Handel, Sean Cotter-Lem, and others. Contact administrator at admin@churchofchristmtwashington.org for more details.

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    Physical Address: 428 East Street,

    Mount Washington,  Massachusetts, 01258

    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 695,

    South Egremont, Massachusetts, 01258

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