The Southwest Louisville Metro Council finally folded and reversed their decision to kill the festival. We proved that this community will not be ignored and that we are ready to step up to keep our traditions alive. Keep your eyes open because we are going to make sure they actually …
July 7, 2015
Final supporters
Many of us are quite disturbed after our four SouthWest Louisville Metro Council representatives issued a joint press release stating that the SouthWest Festival committee has canceled the festival that is held at Sun Valley Park in the Fall of every year.
The Metro Council's statement is in italics below:
“We were saddened to learn that the Southwest Community Festival which has been a sense of pride for our area for 29 years was cancelled because of concerns over the lack of volunteers to help run this wonderful event..”
There was no advanced warning... there was no request for volunteers... only a cancellation.There are many in the SouthWest community who would have gladly helped with this, and we can still pull this off with strong organization and commitment. Our community was never asked, or given the chance to organize volunteers for this event.
"Our offices have been strong supporters of the Festival along with the community. Over the years, our districts have provided funding for the event in hopes of helping defray its costs."
The SouthWest festival has continued to grow each year. Our community is very appreciative of the funding that the Metro Council members have given through the years. However there also has been many corporate members who have also contributed financially to keep this festival going. There are many businesses in SouthWest Louisville that, if given the chance, would donate to keep this tradition going if only asked.
"Sun Valley Park is a wonderful venue for the Festival and it is our hope that someday it might return but that decision will be up to the community and more importantly, the Festival Committee which is the sole authority for making that determination not members of the Metro Council.”
Sadly a beautiful outdoor stage was built in the past few years that was used for this festival. There has already been a significant investment to keep festivals like this continuing in our community. By canceling this festival the stage will sit unused, a terrible waste of an investment made for our community.
Our community needs to have traditions, and festivals that continue year to year. This has always been a focal point to showcase the best of our community. If you believe that the SouthWest festival should continue please sign this petition.
NOTE: The SouthWest Festival Committee is the group that cancelled the festival. Our Metro Council Representatives did not make this decision and have done all they could to keep this festival going. We are advocating that the SouthWest festival committee make an attempt to get more involvement from the community before canceling this event that has become a 29 year tradition in our community.
Updates
June 20, 2015
The sheer velocity of this support proves that our Metro Council representatives lied about a lack of community interest. They tried to kill our tradition in the dark but they underestimated how hard we would fight to save what belongs to us.
Reached 100 supporters
June 20, 2015
78 Comments
Any or all of the local news stations would have run a story asking for volunteers. The committee should have e-mailed Dawne Gee. She lives out here in Valley Station. She is always happy to help the community.
this community needs this ! My mother Wanda Clark and several people started this for the Southend please don't take it away. I went as a teenager have taken my daughter and now my grandchildren.
This is so said. Our church is hugh at this event and reaches many kids and thier families. Like everyone is say no reached out to the current people who have booths there every year and told them there was a problem or recruited help, nor did they go use social media or any other means to get help. So sad. Bet there will be a fourth of July party downtown!
this is ridiculous--in a time where everyone needs to be united and celebrate "community"-- not just a faction of such. Keep the festival going! I'm a vendor ever year and a great time is had by all!
This festival is something that brings the good out of us in valley station. It's our equivalent of a county fair and has been a tradition for so long. It's bad enough that we lost the parade for the festival but losing the festival all together would be devastating
Great festival. Go every year, love it!!
There very few things for families to do now together. Be sad to see this event go away, what a lost it will be, for the Southwest Louisville and to all the people of Louisville who attend the festival each year.
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The Southwest Louisville Metro Council finally folded and reversed their decision to kill the festival. We proved that this community will not be ignored and that we are ready to step up to keep our traditions alive. Keep your eyes open because we are going to make sure they actually …
July 7, 2015
Final supporters
Many of us are quite disturbed after our four SouthWest Louisville Metro Council representatives issued a joint press release stating that the SouthWest Festival committee has canceled the festival that is held at Sun Valley Park in the Fall of every year.
The Metro Council's statement is in italics below:
“We were saddened to learn that the Southwest Community Festival which has been a sense of pride for our area for 29 years was cancelled because of concerns over the lack of volunteers to help run this wonderful event..”
There was no advanced warning... there was no request for volunteers... only a cancellation.There are many in the SouthWest community who would have gladly helped with this, and we can still pull this off with strong organization and commitment. Our community was never asked, or given the chance to organize volunteers for this event.
"Our offices have been strong supporters of the Festival along with the community. Over the years, our districts have provided funding for the event in hopes of helping defray its costs."
The SouthWest festival has continued to grow each year. Our community is very appreciative of the funding that the Metro Council members have given through the years. However there also has been many corporate members who have also contributed financially to keep this festival going. There are many businesses in SouthWest Louisville that, if given the chance, would donate to keep this tradition going if only asked.
"Sun Valley Park is a wonderful venue for the Festival and it is our hope that someday it might return but that decision will be up to the community and more importantly, the Festival Committee which is the sole authority for making that determination not members of the Metro Council.”
Sadly a beautiful outdoor stage was built in the past few years that was used for this festival. There has already been a significant investment to keep festivals like this continuing in our community. By canceling this festival the stage will sit unused, a terrible waste of an investment made for our community.
Our community needs to have traditions, and festivals that continue year to year. This has always been a focal point to showcase the best of our community. If you believe that the SouthWest festival should continue please sign this petition.
NOTE: The SouthWest Festival Committee is the group that cancelled the festival. Our Metro Council Representatives did not make this decision and have done all they could to keep this festival going. We are advocating that the SouthWest festival committee make an attempt to get more involvement from the community before canceling this event that has become a 29 year tradition in our community.
Updates
June 20, 2015
The sheer velocity of this support proves that our Metro Council representatives lied about a lack of community interest. They tried to kill our tradition in the dark but they underestimated how hard we would fight to save what belongs to us.
Reached 100 supporters
June 20, 2015
78 Comments
i take my kids here every year and would love to continue its a shame this is happening and I have seen our community come together and I am dixie hwy for so much more than this and should be given a chance to continue
Any or all of the local news stations would have run a story asking for volunteers. The committee should have e-mailed Dawne Gee. She lives out here in Valley Station. She is always happy to help the community.
this community needs this ! My mother Wanda Clark and several people started this for the Southend please don't take it away. I went as a teenager have taken my daughter and now my grandchildren.
This is so said. Our church is hugh at this event and reaches many kids and thier families. Like everyone is say no reached out to the current people who have booths there every year and told them there was a problem or recruited help, nor did they go use social media or any other means to get help. So sad. Bet there will be a fourth of July party downtown!
this is ridiculous--in a time where everyone needs to be united and celebrate "community"-- not just a faction of such. Keep the festival going! I'm a vendor ever year and a great time is had by all!
This festival is something that brings the good out of us in valley station. It's our equivalent of a county fair and has been a tradition for so long. It's bad enough that we lost the parade for the festival but losing the festival all together would be devastating
Great festival. Go every year, love it!!
There very few things for families to do now together. Be sad to see this event go away, what a lost it will be, for the Southwest Louisville and to all the people of Louisville who attend the festival each year.
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i take my kids here every year and would love to continue its a shame this is happening and I have seen our community come together and I am dixie hwy for so much more than this and should be given a chance to continue