D-Day Conneaut 2019

[Birdman]

Conneaut Ohio D-Day re-enactment is scheduled for August 15-17, 2019. Project Appleseed has been granted a spot for our usual display.
If you have thought about attending, please do, you will be glad you did.
Here is a link:
http://www.ddayohio.us

Lots of pictures!:
https://ddayohio.smugmug.com/

[ThomasF]

What do we do for that event? There's a good chance I'll be attending as a participant in some capacity and I'd love to help out if I can. I could always find an excuse to support the cause!

[Birdman]

Thomas, a few of us talk the Project Appleseed pitch to all willing to listen. We have a bunch of handouts, targets, and I usually get pens and other handouts from CMP. We are usually talking to some interested citizens throughout the day, nonstop. We like to let first time visitors to D-Day to go see all there is to see. We take turns walking around and manning the booth.
Hope to see you there!

[Crazyduckhunter]

Yep, Looking forward to this! I put in for vacation for that Friday again. Its a great time. Hopefully we can do the "answer the question and win a t-shirt again". That seemed to draw a lot of attention to us. Plus the M1's on the table certainly draw the attention also no doubt.

[EZ3]

Yep, Looking forward to this! I put in for vacation for that Friday again. Its a great time. Hopefully we can do the "answer the question and win a t-shirt again". That seemed to draw a lot of attention to us. Plus the M1's on the table certainly draw the attention also no doubt.

If that's the plan, let me know and I'll start stockpiling t-shirts.  Maybe they should answer 3 for a t-shirt, and we can get some other swag for getting just one right?

[Birdman]

Hi all. Conneaut D-Day event is coming up August 15-17. Most events happening Friday and Saturday. I have two parking spots at my cousin Karl's yard, just across from the park entrance. Who would like the honor of taking those spots? I will be using the vendor pass and parking close by as well. Corvette? EZ3? Ron & Joe? Chuck? Karl would like some names to go with the parking spots.
I will be setting up the canvas tent Thursday after I get out of work, and plan to be there about 4pm at the latest. Joe-TV available?
Thanks everybody!
CMP gave me some material to hand out. I am in need of ECIs of both types, Project Appleseed pens, Tri-folds.
Shootbosses that have attended Conneaut D-Day, can you arrange to procure any of that stuff?
Do we want to give T-Shirts prizes for Revolutionary war questions answered correctly? Maybe there is a bunch of old style T-Shirts left somewhere. I think it did great last year.
Birdman

[EZ3]

I can only attend Friday.  I can bring whatever t-shirts I have left after Vienna and Slippery Rock.  I'll bring whatever ECIs and tri-folds are left also.  Are pens still available?  I'm out of them.

[Crazyduckhunter]

I will be there Friday only for now. I expect that Joe and myself will ride together. Joe will bring the TV. I believe he is able to attend on Thursday? Would love to have one of the premier parking spots at cousin Karls if available.
CDH

[Birdman]

Okay, EZ3 and RON have parking at Karl's on Friday. I will let him know. Spots are probably open for Saturday.

[Birdman]

Looks like Project Appleseed tent at Conneaut D-Day has lots of help on Friday. Looking for help on Saturday....You will not regret it! There could be over 20,000 attending, with over 1500 re-enactors, lots of tanks, jeeps, more Garands than you have ever seen, German encampments, Allied camps, vintage everything. We usually get a choice spot right on the bluff for our Project Appleseed tent.
75th anniversary of D-Day. It will be like a time warp back to 1944, guaranteed.
Roger 440-375-1073

[Birdman]

I one confirmed helper on Saturday, Conneaut Rifleman Mike Pursley.

[Crazyduckhunter]

Sorry about not being there on Saturday. Looks like the church group event at orwell is a go.

[Birdman]

Day one down. Great people, bigger day Fri and Sat. Here is a link to a local TV station:

http://www.wfmj.com/clip/14889826/d-day-conneaut-event-brings-world-war-ii-reenactment-to-lake-erie?fbclid=IwAR33NYmegHgWhbph7NGN2uHF-YbqBZsDoDd7onuj2_NLtGNrvcC__c07zew