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Help Make 'Celebrate West Hartford' Happen, Here's How

'Celebrate West Hartford' is the town's largest civic celebration and it will take place June 10-11.

Organizers for the annual 'Celebrate West Hartford' event next month need volunteers to help make it happen.
Organizers for the annual 'Celebrate West Hartford' event next month need volunteers to help make it happen. (Courtesy of Town of West Hartford)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Organizers for West Hartford's largest civic celebration, "Celebrate West Hartford," are looking for volunteers to help make the event operate smoothly next month.

Thursday, the Town of West Hartford issued a call to arms for folks to volunteer and give back to an event that unifies the community next month with all sorts of food, fun and frolic.

For 2023, the event is Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, at the West Hartford Town Hall grounds at 50 S. Main St.

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A total of 40,000 guests are expected to flock to the town's center of activity, with more than 120 nonprofit exhibitors, 150 arts and crafts exhibitors, a food court of diverse culinar offerings, live music, as well as carnival rides and games.

But for the fun to happen at all, help is needed.

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For example, "Celebrate West Hartford" is looking for folks to set up booths and greet exhibitors; sell tickets; and work in the information booth, among other roles.

Above all, volunteers, according to the town, will "build community relationships" and "have fun supporting the biggest event in town."

For more information, email or message CelebrateVolunteers@WestHartfordCT.gov.

Applicants looking to volunteer can do so online at this link.

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