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Camp Reynolds Night at
Reynolds Drive In
Posted: 3/16/2023 |
by Art
Williams
Camp Reynolds Project
Manager & 50th Anniversary
Committee Member |
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How It Came To Be |
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Last season at Reynolds
Drive In I was a backup
projectionist. During the
season I had brought up the
idea of having a Camp
Reynolds Night to co-owners
Jeff Fiedler and
Stephanie Davis. They liked
the idea and a date was set
for Sunday, September 11,
2022. |
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Preparation |
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With a lot to do, line up
and get ready I got stated
with the process. It was
quite a task but the Lord
supplied all that was
needed.
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Helpers |
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Ben, owner of Whitehead
Eagle Print in Sharon hauled
the tables, chairs and
display materials down to
the Drive In. He was my
assistant throughout the
night. |
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Jackie, who works at Leary's
Studio in Greenville and her
two daughters, Amy and
Allison (both teachers)
helped set up the display
material. Jackie & Amy
manned the ticket booth, and
Allison took care of the
sales of the books and dvds.
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Kim, who works at Whitehead
Eagle Print oversaw the
display area and handing out
of the free maps. Carol,
retired school teacher and
one of the people who helped
proof read the Camp History
Book filled in as needed. |
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Ben and Jackie brought
everything back to my place
and got them inside. |
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Ray |
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Ray, a friend from IN,
formally of Greenville, PA
produced an audio segment
which was looped throughout
the night until the show
started. The segment was
played on the Reynolds Drive
In Radio Station. There was
an intro of welcoming the
people to the Camp Reynolds
Night at the Reynolds Drive
In. Then he acknowledged the
sponsors and the gave the
Drive In protocols followed
by 20 minutes of World War
Music.
Click Here to listen
to the segment.
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Media |
The week before the event I
was on two Talk Radio Shows
on WPIC 790. The Eric
Bombeck Show and one other
show on WPIC. The Record
Argus, the Greenville
newspaper ran an ad the week
of the event. The night of
the event TV station WKBN
Channel 27 from Youngstown
OH sent a news crew to do a
segment for the 11 o'clock
news. There was also a
reporter from the Record
Argus there.
Click Here to view
the Camp Reynolds Night
Flyer |
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Sponsors |
There were eight sponsors...
Greenville Pizza Hut /
Padrones / Fredonia Tire
State Farm - Agent Dave
Kwiat / Cianci's Restaurant
/ / Rowes Auto Parts
ACW Productions / Mercer
County Historical Society /
Whitehead Eagle Print |
A Pre-scroll Video was
played before the show
started which showed the
sponsors ads, Drive In
protocols and various other
screens.
Click Here to view
the Pre-Scroll Video |
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Camp Displays |
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There was a Photo Album,
Albums of Mementos, a
Phonebook and Victory News
(the Camps newspaper).
Free Maps were handed out.
The Camp History book and
Camp History DVD were
available for sale. |
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Schedule |
* The Gate opened at 5:30 PM
There was a light rain that
lasted for about a half an
hour and then cleared up the
rest of the night.
* Displays were setup by the
Cafe
* Pre-Scroll video played
till dusk
* Video of the History of
Camp Reynolds played till 9
PM |
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Photos |
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Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3 |
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Attendance |
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There were 65 cars and
approximately 150 people in
attendance. |
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Camp Reynolds 50th
Anniversary Committee
Members |
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Attending the event were
four original members of the
Camp Reynolds 50th
Anniversary Committee. |
