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Kazoo Fest 2009 - Calling All Volunteers!

Mendon, NY ~ Gary Mervis, Chairman & Founder of Camp Good Days and Special Times has announced that the Annual Joe Benet Memorial Kazoo Fest, a long-standing holiday tradition, will take place this Holiday Season, from Friday, November 27, 2009 through Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at local malls. All of the proceeds from the Annual Joe Benet Memorial Kazoo Fest benefit the many programs and services provided by Camp Good Days to children, adults and families whose lives have been touched by cancer and other life threatening challenges.Camp Good Days is looking for volunteers to help with the Annual Kazoo Fest! If you can help, please download, print and return the volunteer form for the area location nearest you, or contact the Camp Good Days Office in your area.

The Kazoo Fest was started more than 60 years ago by Joe Benet outside the Toy Department of the Sibley's store on Main Street in downtown Rochester and has since become one of the major and most successful fundraising events to benefit the many programs and services provided by Camp Good Days. Following Joe Benet's death from cancer, his son, former Monroe County Legislator, Bill Benet, contacted Mervis to see if the Kazoo Fest tradition could be continued, staffed by volunteers, with proceeds benefiting the programs and services at Camp Good Days. Since 1984, Camp Good Days, with help and support from various retail locations and thousands of volunteers, has continued the Kazoo Fest.

Those interested in volunteering in the Rochester area may contact Shannon Grieve at Camp Good Days, 585-624-5555 or email sgrieve@campgooddays.org. Previous volunteer experience is not necessary!

Download Rochester Volunteer Form (pdf File)

For those interested in volunteering in the Buffalo area, the Kazoo Fest table will be located outside of the Lord & Taylor mall entrance, second floor, in the Walden Galleria. Please contact Lillian Villari at 716-206-0709 or email lvillari@campgooddays.org for additional information.

Download Buffalo Volunteer Form (pdf File)

The Syracuse region Kazoo Fest will be held at the Best Buy location in the Carousel Mall. For additional information, please contact Jessica Mayer at 315.434.9477 or email jmayer@campgooddays.org

Download Syracuse Volunteer Form (pdf File)

The Ithaca Kazoo Fest will be held at theSears location in The Shops at Ithaca. For information on volunteer opportunities in the Ithaca area, please contact Marcie Kreydt at 607.266.9180 or email mkreydt@campgooddays.org.

Download Ithaca Volunteer Form (pdf File)

All of the programs and services provided by Camp Good Days are free of charge to the participants. Camp Good Days relies on individual contributions and special fundraising events such as the Kazoo Fest. It is only through these contributions that Camp Good Days is able to continue providing some good days and special times to so many special children and families in our community

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