TINA L. SCOTTED DITOR
This Saturday, August 3, 2024, Movie Land, an outdoor cellular movie service, will host an evening of free movies under the stars at Normal Park in Merrill; still from 4:30 p. m. to 10 p. m. The occasion will come with much more than the screening of Encanto, which will begin at 8:30 p. m. Area businesses and network organizations are coming together to create an afternoon and evening of entertainment for youth of all ages. Merrill Cub Scouts will have concessions for purchasing. Array and the mobile popcorn stand will be on site selling popcorn. In addition to the nightly movie, Park City Credit Union plans to host activities for youth, and the Merrill Police Department and Merrill Fire Department will be there for show and tell from 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. to interact with families and young people. Makeup can also be obtained for a small fee. There will also be prizes, with a chance to win one of 4 $20 gift certificates to Los Mezcales. Plan to bring your own blankets and chairs and bring your family in the late afternoon and evening. Note: The rain date is the next day, Sunday, August 4, same time and place. Admission to the occasion is free, Movie Land owner Dylan Thomas said donations will be accepted and passed on to the Lincoln County Humane Society and HAVEN. Weinbrenner Shoe Company is the number one sponsor and helps cover licensing fees to show the film, and event co-sponsors include Jansen Heating & Cooling, Park City Credit Union, Park City Aviation, Pier 2 Cenex, Premier Touchless, Los Mezcales , NAPA Auto Parts and Quirt Family Dentistry.
“When I moved to Merrill a year and a half ago, I learned that the city needed something unique and fun to do in one of the parks,” Thomas said. “Then I realized: why not a ‘Movie in the Park,’ a unique and memorable way to watch a movie? » “It was 2013 when I was researching some parks in Merrill, and it was Normal Park that caught my attention. attention. [At that time], they were betting on the movie E. T. there. That’s why I made the decision to make this occasion for the community. When I bring him back, I like to call him. A movie under the stars. He said he was also pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to the community. “I also set up this occasion to hopefully motivate others and make them need to do something unique and also get a laugh out of the city of Merrill,” Thomas said. “As this is my first time hosting an event launch, it has been a fun and challenging learning experience and opportunity along the way. »He said he was actually proud of how everything turned out and that he hopes many other people attend the occasion. The concept was the simplest part, Thomas said. He contacted the Merrill Parks and Recreation Department, met with the Merrill mayor and spoke with the Merrill Area Chamber of Commerce to ensure he had the right approvals and help for the occasion. He compiled sponsorship packets with information about Movie Land and his plan to create this event for the community. He then went “door to door” to local businesses to meet with owners/managers “to generate help for the occasion and then followed up with them after they had time to think about how they could simply help. ” This might not have happened,” he said. “So a big thank you to all the sponsors who helped make this occasion possible!” “I still can’t get over receiving my first sponsorship and thinking, ‘Looks like big things are about to happen,'” he said. The occasion was fun and challenging at times. He said he learned along the way and met many other people who later advised him and helped make this event possible. “It was the phone calls, the late nights, the meetings. build this network of other people who made this occasion possible,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of help from the beginning. a laugh and artistic tactics to make an occasion imaginable, Thomas said, and it was the other people he met along the way that really helped make his idea a reality.
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