LATE NEWS UPDATE FOR 2016: A LIMITED NUMBER OF LINDA O'S "Carousel Cruising", ONE PER SPONSOR/GROUP
OLDTIME BRASS RING-CATCHING FUN
40th ANNIVERSARY
2016 PT Wooden Boat Festival "Free Carousel Rides" Info
September 9-10-11, 2016
SPONSORS NEEDED TO KEEP EVERYONE RIDING
Your your financial or muscle help makes a big difference. It takes over five days to prepare, set-up, and operate the carousel at the festival; it took 10 years, off and on, to build it. Last year, 2015, this rare treat was sponsored by the Wooden Boat Foundation and a generous group of individual sponsors; previous years too, 2014. Because of this free rides were offered to all children and adults, no limit, all three festival days; this eliminated turning any child (or adult) away, they still must dismount and get back in line. The carousel and its caring crew gave many hundreds of free rides. Aside from riding on menagerie animals and fish, there is also a sailing Polynesian canoe chariot. Riders play the traditional brass ring-catch game, fun that is hard to imagine, there's more to it than you think. For Ring Catching Etiquette click here.
Your 2016 sponsorship makes free-rides possible. Donations are especially meaningful for the kids that really love riding and ring-catching yet can't afford $1 per ride (elsewhere carousel rides cost $2-$4). Note: The carousel operates late each day to give "open-gate" festival visitors a chance to ride too, spread the word. 10 sponsorships must be secured to make this happen once again; a single sponsorship is $100, it can be shared among a group of friends. Sponsors are listed below and at the carousel set-up site (let me know if you would like to remain anonymous).
Your help is highly appreciated. Without sponsorships the carousel could not be operated at the festival. Using a ride-ticket-purchase/collection system many kids do not get to ride at all or only once or twice also the operator can not cover costs. The sponsorship + free-rides system = all the children ride many times and the operator gets a little pay for some of the many hours of building, prep and set-up. A Big Thanks and a Win - Win!
Payment: Cash in Hand, or Mail Check payable to Bill Dentzel, 843 53rd Street PT, or PayPal use bilito@gmail.com (go to PayPal.com, no account needed). Questions/comments? contact Bill Dentzel: bilito@gmail.com or 360-531-2812. Thank You for making this possible!
This Year's Sponsors/Donors:
The Wooden Boat Foundation and:
1. World's End, fun store downtown P.T.
2. RoseWind CoHousing Group 1, Port Townsend
3. RoseWind CoHousing Group 2, Port Townsend
4. Anonymous from NY + Dana Cody & Brian Puziss Group
5. Elevated Ice Cream, Port Townsend
6. Anonymous from P.T.
7. Carla Main & Brad West
8. Marion W. "Oma" & Z.A. Dentzel
9. Dr. Clark Sturdivant, DDS, P.T.
10.Lyn Hersey, John L. Scott Realty, P.T.
Your your financial or muscle help makes a big difference. It takes over five days to prepare, set-up, and operate the carousel at the festival; it took 10 years, off and on, to build it. Last year, 2015, this rare treat was sponsored by the Wooden Boat Foundation and a generous group of individual sponsors; previous years too, 2014. Because of this free rides were offered to all children and adults, no limit, all three festival days; this eliminated turning any child (or adult) away, they still must dismount and get back in line. The carousel and its caring crew gave many hundreds of free rides. Aside from riding on menagerie animals and fish, there is also a sailing Polynesian canoe chariot. Riders play the traditional brass ring-catch game, fun that is hard to imagine, there's more to it than you think. For Ring Catching Etiquette click here.
Your 2016 sponsorship makes free-rides possible. Donations are especially meaningful for the kids that really love riding and ring-catching yet can't afford $1 per ride (elsewhere carousel rides cost $2-$4). Note: The carousel operates late each day to give "open-gate" festival visitors a chance to ride too, spread the word. 10 sponsorships must be secured to make this happen once again; a single sponsorship is $100, it can be shared among a group of friends. Sponsors are listed below and at the carousel set-up site (let me know if you would like to remain anonymous).
Your help is highly appreciated. Without sponsorships the carousel could not be operated at the festival. Using a ride-ticket-purchase/collection system many kids do not get to ride at all or only once or twice also the operator can not cover costs. The sponsorship + free-rides system = all the children ride many times and the operator gets a little pay for some of the many hours of building, prep and set-up. A Big Thanks and a Win - Win!
Payment: Cash in Hand, or Mail Check payable to Bill Dentzel, 843 53rd Street PT, or PayPal use bilito@gmail.com (go to PayPal.com, no account needed). Questions/comments? contact Bill Dentzel: bilito@gmail.com or 360-531-2812. Thank You for making this possible!
This Year's Sponsors/Donors:
The Wooden Boat Foundation and:
1. World's End, fun store downtown P.T.
2. RoseWind CoHousing Group 1, Port Townsend
3. RoseWind CoHousing Group 2, Port Townsend
4. Anonymous from NY + Dana Cody & Brian Puziss Group
5. Elevated Ice Cream, Port Townsend
6. Anonymous from P.T.
7. Carla Main & Brad West
8. Marion W. "Oma" & Z.A. Dentzel
9. Dr. Clark Sturdivant, DDS, P.T.
10.Lyn Hersey, John L. Scott Realty, P.T.
Above: Video of Carousel Operation
Below: Poster, Carousel Cruising by Linda Okasaki
Below: Poster, Carousel Cruising by Linda Okasaki
FOR OPERATORS ONLY: GUIDELINES
1.) Manage on/off careful loading of riders.
2.) Operate with on/off switch and motor, or use handcrank for carousel, or find mature responsible volunteer cranker.
3.) See that rings are re-collected after each ride and ring catcher is re-loaded (usually done by helpful riders).
4.) See that there is no horse play or bad conduct by riders.
Choose from the schedule through Bill what session(s) you'd like to be in charge of operating the carousel (I'll be nearby for any assistance). Volunteer operators receive a gate pass, possibly a T-shirt, tips, plus a whole lot of fun with kids and families. See links below for more guidelines.
Anyone who would like to assist in set-up or breakdown, Sept. 8th and 12th, contact Bill, this is actually fun too in a quiet way, no crowds. Goes pretty quick.
See Operating Guidelines and Ring Catching Etiquette.
1.) Manage on/off careful loading of riders.
2.) Operate with on/off switch and motor, or use handcrank for carousel, or find mature responsible volunteer cranker.
3.) See that rings are re-collected after each ride and ring catcher is re-loaded (usually done by helpful riders).
4.) See that there is no horse play or bad conduct by riders.
Choose from the schedule through Bill what session(s) you'd like to be in charge of operating the carousel (I'll be nearby for any assistance). Volunteer operators receive a gate pass, possibly a T-shirt, tips, plus a whole lot of fun with kids and families. See links below for more guidelines.
Anyone who would like to assist in set-up or breakdown, Sept. 8th and 12th, contact Bill, this is actually fun too in a quiet way, no crowds. Goes pretty quick.
See Operating Guidelines and Ring Catching Etiquette.
