Get To Know Our Volunteers
We continue to share the message that volunteers are needed. Our current Committee Chairs are eager to mentor, share, guide, and teach you. Whatever your strength is, any and all help is needed! Now until the event, two new committees will be highlighted each week, through our Facebook page @sugargrovecornboil. See which one you would like to be involved with and then contact us!
Entertainment Committee
4 Individual Committee Members
The Entertainment Committee has one of the most important jobs. They are in charge of finding the entertainment you want. These committee members spend their time seeing, listening, researching, and experiencing different musical acts and performers. During their research, they watch how the crowd responds, and then connects with the management team for future contact. Along with the main stage, the Entertainment Committee also oversees the Kid’s Zone and the Car Show.
Entertainment Committee Chair
Jackie Link/Chris Freeman
Jackie and Chris, co-chairs, are new to running the Entertainment Committee this year. They are learning a lot and having fun along the way. New in 2018, they have put together the Movie In The Park Event on Thursday night. As always, there will be also lots of great live music on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Check out more details on the Music Line-Up page.
A Special Note Regarding the Entertainment Chair:
This is to inform all concerned that Doug Reiners has not responded to communication or participated on behalf of the Sugar Grove Corn Boil since September 2017, as such, he is no longer affiliated with the organization and has no authority to bind the organization. If anyone has dealt directly with Doug Reiners and not with any other Corn Boil personnel, we ask that you contact the Sugar Grove Corn Boil as soon as possible.
Vendor Booth Committee
2 Individual Committee Members
The Vendor Booth Committee brings in crafters, businesses and not-for-profit organizations as vendors in the festival business booth area. The committee also organizes the layout of business booth area and coordinates all communication with the participating vendor.
Vendor Booth Committee Chair
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Opening Ceremony Committee
1 Individual Committee
On Friday night, the Sugar Grove Corn Boil kickoffs our festival with the opening ceremony. In the beginning, the opening ceremony consisted of the announcement of scholarship winners, Medallion Hunt, and the Citizen of the Year. In 2010, the Corn Boil was looking at ways to boost attendance. Committee Head, David Paluch had the idea to have a theme recognizing specific groups and organizations, and to include a parade to help kick off the event. In recent years, this idea has been carried more into the event. Some of the previous themes have been centered around our military, community volunteerism, 100-year anniversary for the Girl Scouts, anti-bullying, civil rights, honoring the Vietnam Era vets, the Special Olympics and in 2017 highlighting Autism Community.
Opening Ceremon Committee Chair
Dave Paluch
Doug became involved in 2009 and has been the Opening Committee Chair since 2010. He currently resides in Sugar Grove and is employed by Verizon Wireless in their Sales Department.
“What makes Sugar Grove a great place to live, is the kindness and willingness of our community to come together. The Corn Boil is the staple of our village, we are known for this event, and it’s an honor to be a part of the organization, and the wonderful friends that are part of the Corn Boil organization”, David said. “Reaching out to the various groups, media outlets, coordinating all the participants, is a lot of work but well worth it. Each year, I look forward to having the biggest and best parade yet!”
Carnival Committee
1 Individual Committee Member
This committee is in charge of bringing a quality carnival into our festival. Once a contract is in place, the committee organizes the pre-sale of wristbands, provides staff for the ticket booths, and provides a contact for the Carnival Company and our patrons during the festival.
Carnival Committee Chair
Jackie Link
Jackie became involved in 2009 and has been the Committee Chair since 2010 and has served as the Sugar Grove Corn Boil President since 2016. She currently resides in Sugar Grove and is employed by Old Second Bank as Branch Manager – Sugar Grove.
“I encourage you to get involved with this terrific group of people, who have became like a second family to me”, says Jackie Link current president. “When I became the branch manager of Old Second Bank in Sugar Grove, I was approached by a committee member asking if I would volunteer my time during the festival. The year was 2009 and I volunteered counting money in the Carnival ticket booth area. The next year, I spearheaded the committee. Not knowing the “whats”, “whens”, and “hows” about anything in terms of putting on a festival or working with a carnival company, I had a good group that helped teach me. This year marks my ninth year spearheading this committee and my second year as President.”
