In 2013, sixteen town residents came together to create a community-oriented weekend of festivities named “Fillmore FunFest”: Darlene & Rich Mason, Tom Barry, (the late) Mel Sonnleitner, Dan Kauffman, Christina & Chad Allen, Dennis Ricketts, Kathy & Roland Burns, Gary Wolfer, Steve Sentz, Linda & Lenny Chojnecki, Bridgette Tojek & Bruce Heinz
The goal was, and still is [to bring families together into our Hume Community for the Memorial Weekend at low to no cost for families].
With the development of the Funfest Committee, some earlier much-enjoyed activities, started by FABA, were able to continue.
Over the years, the FunFest Committee organized, and worked cooperatively within our community, to create a 3-day Memorial Day Celebration of:
• Free Amusement Rides
• Live Music & Vendors
• Cowplop Bingo
• Street Dance & Fireworks
• *Community Church Service – Fillmore Methodist Church
• Pinewood Derby
• Car Show
• Cornhole Tournament
• Co-Ed Softball Tournament
• *Chicken BBQ – Fillmore Volunteer Rescue Squad
• *Memorial Parade – Fillmore Legion
• *Town Team Baseball Game
The Fillmore FunFest Committee for a few years also hosted FallFest over Columbus Day Weekend featuring:
• Antique Tractor Show
• Tractor Dice Run
• Pinewood Derby
• 5K Benefit
• Hayrides & Pumpkin Painting
• Community Dinner
• Pie & Chili Contests
• Children’s Activities
And one of our favorite annual events, Hume’s Hometown Country Christmas:
• Community Christmas Trees
• Christmas Parade
• Letters to Santa Mailbox
• Special Visit from Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus
• Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Cookies & Cocoa
• 5K Santa Trot
The FunFest Committee volunteer team helps with fundraising, organizing and participates behind the scenes to ensure families have an amazing experience. The current team of volunteers, led by Darlene Mason are: Rich Mason, Nora & Matt McCumiskey, Rich & Sandy Young, Kathy Hinz, Terry & Sandy Kelley, Dan & Misty Keller, Scott Litchner, Julie Potter, Foch Russell and Cub Scout Pack 747
Additional Volunteers include:
– Fillmore Fire Department
– Wiscoy-Rossburg Fire
There is a large and awesome host of community business & resident sponsors whose monetary support, enable our annual town festivities as well:
• Warren & Connie Emerson
• Richardson Pullen, Buck PC
• Hanson Farms
• International Brotherhood Union
• R.G. Mason Auctions
• Memory of Leslie Ricketts
• Nichole’s
• Ron & Joanne Marriott
• Cartwright’s Mapletree Inn
• Nunda Auto Parts
• DiRienzo Ice Cream
• Kelley Mountain Construction
• Fillmore Pharmacy
• Rodney & Debbie Heinz
• Fillmore Shop ‘n’ Save
• Allegany First Credit Union
• Community Bank NA – Fillmore
• Short Tract Fire Department
• Pike Fire Department
– Fillmore Fire Department
– Wiscoy-Rossburg Fire Department
• Stenzel Properties
• Brenda Hodnett
• Kopler-Williams Funeral Home
• (late) Tom & Margaret Huey
• Fillmore Car Wash
• Roger Heinz
• Phillippi Pontaic
• Town of Hume: Darlene Mason, Bruce Hinz, Chris Austin, Joel Clark, Pete Hopkins
