2010 Annual Picnic

11 am - 4pm
Oven Island, Lakeside Park
N Main St & Promen Dr., Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Oven Island West Covered Picnic Shelter - RAIN or SHINE

Please join us for our Annual Brothertown Nation Picnic. It’s an opportunity to meet-up and kick back with fellow tribal members, friends and family. The annual picnic is a wonderful opportunity to grow closer and celebrate all of our hard work. We will enjoy some great food and other entertainment as we relax together. It is a “family and guest friendly” event. Hope you will come early, stay late, and make a day of it.

Bring A Dish.

We will have grill items hamburgers, hotdogs, brats, and buns provided and prepared by The Eden Meat Market of Eden, WI. This is a potluck picnic, so you are asked to bring food (salads and desserts) to share with others. Drinks, plates, eating utensils, and napkins will be provided.

Bake and Bring Your Best Homemade Pie.

Charity Pie Auction featuring homemade pies and creative gift baskets! If you like pie, you will be delighted in the homemade pie selection of the auction. Come; bring a pie to sell or money to buy one or more pies. Enjoy the fun. A live auction will be conducted. Don Wagner of Don Wagner’s Auction Service of Ripon will be back this year as our extremely entertaining auctioneer.

Artists and Activities.

At Oven Island, Lakeside park you can enjoy the small amusement park (Rides include: miniature train, carousal, and roto whip) and sit and relax under the covered shelter. All of your old favorites from last year will be back again this year. Caricature drawings, Face Painting and Airbrush Tattoos, Comedy Magic, along with traditional picnic games of Volleyball, Horseshoes, Frisbee, Gunny Sack Races, and the now infamous Brothertown Tug-O-War competition will make for an unforgettable day for the entire family.

Members of the Recognition Committee will be holding a workshop on Brothertown Recognition and will be sharing ideas on how you can shape the future of the Brothertown Indian Nation and will be presenting ways that you can take a stand and be heard

A Few Surprises for the 2010 Picnic.

Keep your eyes and ears open. Expect to see new faces. Be entertained. You’ll never know who might drop by for this years Brothertown picnic.

Please contact The 2010 Annual Brothertown Nation Picnic Committee Chair Jeremy Marx at 651-335-8532, jgmgato@yahoo.com, or the Brothertown Tribal Office at 920-929-9964 with questions or with an interest in assisting with the days events.

Don't miss this exciting and fun time to hand out together as Brothertown!

Schedule of Events for Saturday, July 10^th, 2010

10:30am Registration Opens

Registration fee: $1 per person/ $5 per family

11:00am Artists and Activities

Caricature drawings by Chris Rommel, award winning caricaturist from Eau Claire (11am–4pm)

Face Painting and Airbrush Tattoos by “Jolly Giants” of Madison (11am – 3pm)

Craft and Handmade Jewelry Items available for sale throughout the day

Picnic Games: Volleyball, Horseshoes, Frisbee, Tug-O-War, and Gunny Sack Races

11:30am Spirit Calling Ceremony --presented by Sandra Pawlacyk

(to participate ladies must be wearing skirts during the ceremony)

12:00pm Pot Luck Picnic Lunch

Hamburgers, Brats, and Hot Dogs prepared by Eden Meat Market

1:00pm “Upbeat Magic” Comedy Magic performed by Brian Holt

Stage Show, Close Up Magic, and Balloon Animal Artistry

2:00pm Charity Pie Auction featuring homemade pies and creative gift baskets!

A live auction conducted by Auctioneer Don Wagner of Don Wagner’s Auction Service of Ripon.

Bake and Bring your best Homemade Pie.

2:30pm Noah's Ark Animal Workshop --make your own stuffed animal.

Stuff-n-Fluff Animal Workshop where you can stuff your own plush animals.

4:00pm Have a Safe trip Home and See you at the Brothertown Homecoming

Hope to see YOU there!!

A Block of Rooms has been set aside at both the Days Inn and the Microtel Inn & Suites in Fond du Lac for Friday and Saturday.

To book a room in the special block at the Days Inn at 107 N Pioneer Rd., call the hotel directly at 920-923-6790 or 1-800-325-2525. Room rate of $70

To book a room in the special block at the Microtel Inn & Suites at 920 S. Military Rd., call the hotel directly at 920-929-4000 or 1-888-771-7171. Room rate from $63-$80

Please contact Jeremy Marx at 651-335-8539 jgmgato@yahoo.com , Irene Shady at 920-922-8132 linda_shady@hotmail.com , or the Brothertown Tribal Office at 920-929-9964 with questions or with an interest in assisting with the days events.