2013 Dairy Dairy Day – Country Mooosic!

June is Dairy month! Dryden Dairy Day will be held on Saturday, June 8, in Montgomery Park, Dryden. The theme this year is “Country Mooosic!”, and will be featured in many entries in the grand parade down Main Street, starting at 9:30 a.m.  Festivities will continue in Montgomery Park until 3:00 p.m. A full schedule of free entertainment, games and contests will be keep participants of all ages engaged in a fun day.

Dryden Dairy Day is sponsored by Dryden Grange, with support from many individuals from the community.  Plans are underway for the second “Rotary Dairy Dash”, the return of the “Moooing Contest” and of course live animal exhibits, games, crafters and delicious food. Starting June 1, watch for the colorful cows to appear in Time Square and in various places around town.  If you would like more information on how to become a sponsor, how to participate as a vendor at the park, to enter the parade or the Rotary Dairy Dash, or how to purchase a cow please visit our website at drydendairyday.org, or contact Brenda Carpenter at 607-844-8049.

Schedule for the Day:

8:00 – Rotary Dairy Dash registration @ Dryden Café (Parking at Dryden Fire Station)

9:20 – Rotary Dairy Dash start just ahead of the parade

9:30 – Parade starts

10:45 – Opening Ceremony; Dairy Princess, Dairy Dash and Parade winners

11:00 – 12:15 – School Bands

12:15 – 12:30 – Mooing Contest

1:00 – 3:00   Alice Detrick and Triple Play (country music artist)

Cayuga Twister on grounds throughout the day

Vendors (to date):

1)     4-H Cultural Exchange Club

2)     Asbury Church (A.G.)

3)     Bill Bartlett, RMS Gravel

4)     Boy Scout Troup #24

5)     Cameron Park-Miller Jewelry

6)     Countryside Veterinary Hospital

7)     Cynthia Elberty Dental

8)     Daisy’s Doll Closet

9)     Dryden Community Garden

10) Dryden Historical Society

11) Dryden Masonic Lodge #427

12) Dryden Montessori

13) Dryden Sertoma Club, Inc

14) Dryden Softball

15) Dryden Sustainability Club

16) Dryden United Methodist Church

17) Empire Livestock Marketing, LLC

18) Frontier Communications

19) Sherry Erxleben

20) Falcon Optical

21) Fellowship of Christian Farmers

22) First Presbyterian Church

23) Freeville United Methodist Church

24) Gideons International (Ithaca Camp)

25) Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins & Cortland Counties

26) Happy Way Childcare Center

27) JLN Enterprises

28) Mary Kay

29) McDonald’s Restaurant

30) Nancy Carver Greeting Cards

31) Rotary Club of Dryden

32) Skip Hill’s Baseball Cards

33) Southworth Library Assoc

34) SPCA of Tompkins County

35) Tanett

36) Thirty-One

37) Tompkins Community Action

38) Tompkins County Solid Waste

39) Town of Dryden

40) Town of Dryden Democratic Committee

41) VoterVillage.com