2008 Almond Festival Sponsors & Honorable Donors

The Esparto Regional Chamber of Commerce would like to thank its sponsors, volunteers, local businesses, community members, county staff and news outlets, for supporting the 93rd Annual Almond Festival.
The following information is a recount of people who helped with the date change and the event as well.

2008 Honorable Donors

Full Belly Farms Inc.

Jay Delosreyes

Sue & Larry Heitman

2008 Almond Festival - March 1 & 2

MEDIA:

Thank you Cache Creek Casino Resort and especially Mike Leonard and Cean Burgesson, for writing our press releases and sending them out so fast. Thank you Daily Democrat, for running several stories about the change and especially Jim Smith, for making the date change on their website. Thank you Capay Valley Vision, for sending out our message, via email, to over 500 folks. Thank you Yolo Federal Credit Union and especially Peter Mckenzie, for printing our new posters and putting them in all of their credit unions. Thank you Channels 3, 13, 31 and 96.9 FM. Thank you Madison, Esparto, Brooks, Guinda and Rumsey post offices, for alerting the public. Thank you R. H. Phillips and especially Liz Steiner, for getting notice out to the folks coming to their event on the 24th. Thank you RISE Inc., for putting up our new posters. Thank you Los Tios, Roses' Island, El Torro Carniceria & Capay Junction, for informing their customers as well. Thank you Esparto Unified School District, for getting the word out to the students and Almond Queen contestant winners. Thank you to Countryside Community Church and Pamela Anderson for not only being flexible, but making announcements at their events. Thank you Rumsey Improvement Association, for making the great information signs. Rick & Linda Wilson, Bob Bramlett, Tom Wright and the entire RIA board. And Ken Pillard for putting up the Beaver signs.

FIRE & POLICE

Thank you to the Madison and Esparto Fire Departments, Yolo County Sherrifs Department and the California Highway Patrol, for their speedy responses.

COUNTY STAFF/POLITICIAN

Thank you to Duane Chamberlain, who was willing to rally, all week long. Thank you Yolo County Parks and Recreation for letting us update and change our permit and especially Warren Wesrup and Scott Lines. Thank you, Yolo County Health Department for letting us change the paid health permits to the March 1st date. Thank you, Yolo County Planning and Public Works for letting change the assembly permit.

VENDOR NOTIFICATION

Thank you Capay Valley Vision and Ashley Montgomery for calling vendors. Thank you Cyndy Williams for calling vendors and coming in to help with the event.

VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to all of our volunteers, who work without pay to put on this great event: Tom Frederick, Jim Durst, Ben Adamo, Marian Nichols, Patrick Collins, William Marchad, Margaret Bacot, First 5 Yolo, Capay Valley Vision, Julio Cota, FFA, Leo's, Durst Organic Growers Inc staff, Friends of the Esparto Library, Cyndy Williams, Bridget and Brooke Campbell.

TOWNS

Thank you to the people of the towns of Madison, Esparto, Capay, Brooks, Guinda and Rumsey.

ORGANIZERS

Thank you to all the oganizers of the event, there are dozens. Thank you especially to the Esparto Regional Chamber & the Chamber board, R.H. Phillips, Capay Junction, Capay Valley Vineyards, the Western Yolo Grange and the Rumsey Improvement Association.

ENTERTAINMENT

Clavaras Folk Trio, The Shane Dwight Band, Mimo and Dilly Dally the Clowns & Cache Creek Casino Resort and especially Mark Harman.

TAKE DOWN IN ESPARTO

Thank you Larry & Patsy Dobbins, Kevin Campbell, Jim Durst and his entire farm crew for taking down the tents in the Esparto Park.