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September 15, 2012

Main Street Duncan banquet seeks to light up city for holidays

Derrick Miller The Duncan Banner

DUNCAN — There’s more to a banquet than just steak and potatoes. And the forthcoming Main Street Duncan banquet is no exception.

The 26th annual Main Street banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church.

As of Wednesday, there were 120 confirmed guests for the banquet. This year’s theme is “Under the City Lights.”

“We won’t have a speaker this year because of time,” Tammy Johnson, Main Street Duncan director, said. “We’ll have our usual volunteer awards, the money tree and the annual cake auction.”

There is a cost for tickets. But the majority of that money covers the cost of the dinner, Johnson said.

The money made over the dinner price will be put toward two Main Street projects.

The first will allow Main Street to purchase rope lights to wrap light poles with during the holiday season.

The total cost of the rope lights is expected to be about $680.

This will allow the older strands of lights to be retired. Johnson said the current lights are more susceptible to vandalism.

She said people have pulled out light bulbs, which render the strands useless until the bulbs are replaced.

Johnson said the proceeds from the banquet will also help Main Street Duncan purchase cigarette urns to put by benches on Main Street.

She said the ticket prices are relatively inexpensive because it encourages a higher attendance.

“We don’t make very much off of it,” Johnson said. “We want people to come to the banquet. We keep tickets affordable so more people can come.”

One of the primary focuses of the evening will be the recognition of volunteers. Every year, the Main Street Duncan program presents an array of awards to recognize volunteers and contributors who go above and beyond to aid the Main Street Duncan program.

The banquet also gives people a better understanding of what the Main Street program is and what it does. This often helps the Main Street Duncan program build its membership base, which in turns helps provide financial support to the program.

Johnson said the banquet isn’t all business. Instead, she said the events should provide a good time for all in attendance.

“It’s just going to be a lot of fun,” Johnson said.

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