The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc., Issue 14

              July '81
ISSUE 1<4
THE UD5AN DWELLED
a monthly publication of Capitol Hil l United Neighborhoods
Tenth People's Fair
A Grand Success!!
To be there was to appreciate it. If you
weren't there and haven't heard about
being there, be assured the Fair was a
tremendous success.
Much of the credit has to go to Nancy
Rettig, Fair Coordinator, and Larry
Ramsdell Chairperson of the Fair. They
did a super job, which included somehow
managing beautiful weather until Sunday
at five o'clock.
But, as Nancy and Larry are quick to
point out, the real reason things went
so well is the hundreds of volunteers
and their dedication, hard work and
enthusiasm. Nancy calculated that if
all the volunteers were paid $5.00 per
hour,, their total contribution would
have been about $35,000.
Attendance was giesstimated to be about
100,000 for the two days. The weather
helped get folks out, but Dee Dukehartfs
efforts in generating publicity were
also a major factor.
Ttoo hundred kegs of beer were drained,
much of which undoubtedly was used to
wash down the 6,000 ears of corn sold
by Corn King and the 2,100 tamales sold
by the CHUN bootii (nice job Nancy
Hauswald and her crew!). D. J. Inman
deserves special mention for his systematic approach to the beer booth. Rarely
have so many drank so much so quickly.
The continuous entertainment ranged from
a woodwind chamber music trio to laid-
back blues to hard driving rock and roll.
Somehow, David Stevenson and Susan Mandell
smoothly coordinated and efficiently
ushered all 70 acts on and off the three
stages. Also appearing was the distinctive
People's Fair Parade, ably choreographed
by Linda Devine.
Among other purposes, the Fair provides
CHUN with the bulk of its annual operating expenses. Although the "bottom
line" will not be known for awhile,
the net profit from the Fair is expected to be about $20,000. The
CHUN booths, tamales, bicycle raffle,
plants and T- shirts, netted about
$2,000 TnDre.
According to CHUN policy, 25% of the
profits from the Fair are to be
returned directly to the cojniiunity.
If interested in applying for a grant,
call the CHUN office and read future
editions of this newsletter.
Raffle Reaps Rewards
Everyone won at the CHUN bicycle
raffle at the People's Fair. Bill
Hopping of Englewood wDn the bike—
a 10-speed Schwinn World Sport from
Collin's Bicycle Shop (3217 East
Colfax); CHUN made some money and
gained some new members; and everyone who bought a ticket invested in
CHUN to help make Capitol Hill an
even better place to live.
Thank you to all who participated.
Keep your eyes open for another bike
raffle next spring!