A Call For Volunteers!

The Midwest Brewers Fest (MWBF) needs capable and enthusiastic volunteers before, during and after our annual festival, which will be held on August 24, 2013 at Plainfield’s Riverfront Park. The third annual MWBF will feature more than 60 breweries and over 150 beers. Last year, we attracted over 3,000 guests and expect more this year. Each volunteer shift has a limited number of open slots. If you register for a shift, you are expected to report for and work your shift. If you fail to report for your shift(s), you will be excluded from volunteering in future Fests.

We are in need of volunteers for each setup day – Wednesday, August 21 through the day of the Fest, to provide support for the day of the Fest, to pour beer, and to help clean up afterwards. Volunteers who support two shifts Wednesday through Saturday’s first shift will be given enough Fest Bucks to purchase entry into the Fest free of charge. Volunteers who support our second shift on Saturday or who pour beer will be given admission to our post-fest after party in lieu of Fest Bucks. The after party will feature beer on a limited pour basis from the MWBF and other incentives. Volunteers for the pouring shift (11:15 am to 6:15 pm) must either be Basset certified, or commit to attending/ completing a Basset certification class. The MWBF is sponsoring a Basset class with the Plainfield Police Department on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at 5:30 pm. Volunteer pourers may also complete Basset certification on their own by going to http://bassetcertification.org/.

MWBF also supports our local organizations, including business and social organizations. For each volunteer who signs up from a local Plainfield organization, the Fest will donate $25 to the local organization for each shift worked. Independent volunteers will receive $25 in Fest Bucks for each shift worked. Entry into the Fest will require $50 in Fest Buck for volunteers. Please indicate in the comments section whether you are volunteering in support of a local organization and the name of the organization.

 

TL;RD?

Volunteer to help the day of the fest, and you will be able to attend the after-party, that evening, where you can drink all that beer that was served that day.  For Free!  …put a little effort in and get a lot out!

 

Sign Up Today!

http://midwestbrewersfest.org/addVolunteer.php

Dues & Membership Status

Dues & Membership Renewals

The PALE Board of Directors has three announcements to make regarding Dues payments & the Membership renewal process. We believe that these will benefit all the Club Members.

First, we are dropping the requirement that all members must renew their membership in October of every year. We realize the burden this places on the membership as not everybody can attend every meeting. So, starting with the August meeting, we are moving to an Anniversary renewal model. The date you join/renew with the club becomes your anniversary month and that is when you must renew every proceeding (if you choose to do so, and we hope you do). For those current members who have paid their half-year dues already, we will collect the full-dues from you in October and that will become your anniversary month. Those members who have yet to renew, the date you do-so will become your anniversary month. We will track all of this in a database and send out notifications starting two months in advance of your renew date. The Dues rate remains $20/yr.

Second, the Board of Directors has voted to implement a Household Discount model; conditions apply. The discounted rate is available to a single person living in the same household as a Member in Good Standing. The second person’s relationship to the Member in Good Standing is irrelevant, so long as they live at the same address. The Household Discounted Dues rate is $5/yr. (We know there will be questions on this, please comment below or email us at info@PALEBrewers.org and the board will respond)

Lastly, the Board recognizes that we have a lot of members who are active on Facebook and the Forums, attend PALE Social events, hang out at CBW, attend brew events, etc., but because of their schedule, it is extremely difficult for them to get to a meeting, making it impossible for them to renew their membership with the Club in a timely manner. To show our appreciation to those members, and to make the entire dues payment process easier for ALL our members, we are now accepting Dues renewal payments via PayPal. The link is available under the “Membership” tab of the Main website. This link is for renewals ONLY. if you are looking to get a friend signed up with the Club, they have to attend a meeting in person to get registered. PLEASE NOTE, there is a $1.00 surcharge to each online renewal; this is done to cover the fees that PayPay charges us for their service.

If you have any questions, comments, or complaints, please email the Board of Directors at info@PALEBrewers.org and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

Thank you,

Peter J. Rzeminski II
Treasurer
PALE Homebrew Club

HB630 IS LAW!!!!

PALE, I just received a call from Senator Holmes Office and they stated that Governor Quinn was signing HB630 into law TODAY, July 5, 2013!

The ILGA website should be reflecting that sometime in the next day or so.

Ladies, Gentlemen, Thank You for all your help with this.

…and in case you are unclear about that this means…

– We can LEGALLY have Homebrew at our private Club meetings.

– We take LEGALLY take our homebrew to our private picnic at the end of this month.

– …and most importantly, PALE is bringing Homebrew BACK to the Midwest Brewers Fest!!!!

We will announce details about volunteering for the PALE Homebrew Booth at the Meeting, as well as information on donating beer to the event!