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The Willamette Celebration concluded its’ festivities this Sunday, July 25th with more than 34,000 in attendance over the three-day weekend. Sunday’s event was the culmination of more than two years of planning and a four-month community service projects in the Willamette Valley.
This entirely free weekend provided a wide variety of entertainment including FMX (freestyle motocross), BMX and skateboard demos, a Family Fun Zone complete with inflatable bounce houses and various appearances of Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber from Veggie Tales, a variety of free health and hygiene services, as well as three concerts featuring top artists from around the country.
Here are some quick facts about what the last year has brought:
Willamette Celebration Weekend (July 23rd-25th)
* Three-Day Attendance at Willamette Celebration: More than 34,000 people
* Two-Day Attendance at Willamette Celebration (Fri-Sat): More than 30,000 people
* Thousands of decisions made to follow Christ with 694 cards returned
* More than 50 churches partnered with Willamette Celebration
* 1309 volunteers signed up to help at Willamette Celebration
* Volunteers at the festival came from more than 140 churches
* 3500 Gideon Bibles (NT w/Psalms & Proverbs) passed out
* More than 4000 hours of documented prayer for the people and communities in the Willamette Valley
* Love Inc provided 6 pick-up truck loads of clothing to be passed out throughout the entire Season of Service
* More than 25 corporate sponsors
* Festival Service Breakdown
o Dental services – 47 served
o Haircuts - 232 served
o Medical Screening Services – 143 served
o Eye Care – 225 served
o Vision Screening – 125 served
o Chiropractic/Massage – 325 served
* The Festival recycling team recycled 1.5 commercial garbage containers of trash with only 1 commercial container going to the dump.
* Season of Service (early April-July 24th)
o Creation of an annual iServe event to be held in conjunction with Love Inc every June
o 32 partnering churches involved in the Season of Service
o 1096 volunteers throughout the Season of Service
o 4900 hours given throughout the Season of Service to serve more than 600 individuals and thousands overall
