Hello, and welcome to the Holiday at Home website. My name is Brian Long and it is my honor to serve as President for 2009.

Kettering Holiday At Home is preparing to celebrate the Labor Day Weekend for the 51st year and to kick off our next 50 years we have chosen a great theme for this year's event: "BACKYARD FUN!!!". What better way is there to spend your Labor Day weekend then in your own "backyard" as we present a safe and fun-filled weekend just for you. As always we will have our Arts and Crafts Show in the Lincoln Park Pavilion. This two day event is complimented by the Auto Show, Concessions, Entertainment, and Children's Activities. Come enjoy the many activities!

Don't forget to save your seats along our parade route on Far Hills Ave. . The Holiday At Home Parade starts at 9:55 AM Labor Day. During my many years of participation I have seen this become a really fun event for the neighbors in (and out of) the area. Many people set their chairs out along Far Hills the night before and some even sleep out there. The early morning hours are spent playing cards, throwing footballs in the middle of Far Hills or just talking with other parade watchers.

For you walkers and runners we have a great 5K Run/Walk which starts around 8am on Labor Day morning. It traverses the parade route.

There's more to Holiday At Home then the Labor Day weekend. We have a great Miss Holiday Pageant in July where young ladies from the south suburbs can win scholarships and other prizes! This year we will be giving away $10,000 in scholarships to the winners. We also attend a Dayton Dragons game where the Queen throws out the first pitch. The game is Wednesday September 2nd. Please click here for more information. Don't forget our annual Coronation Ball on Saturday, September 5th The ball is open to the public and you are invited to attend.

Thanks to the City of Kettering for its continued support of this festival. Every year our event has grown bigger and better and their support is a huge reason for our success. Nor could this event happen without the support of all the amazing volunteers who give so much of their time.. Please accept the thanks of Holiday at Home and the entire community.

Lastly, thanks to our sponsors. As a non-profit organization we certainly could not be as successful without our sponsors. Please take the time to visit our sponsors page. If you or your company would like to participate by making a monetary (or in-kind service) donation please contact the Sponsor Chairperson.

Thanks again for visiting our site. Please click the "Contact Us" option to get answers to your questions or email me directly.

Please join us this Labor Day Weekend for some great "BACKYARD FUN!!!".

Sincerely,

Brian J Long
President Holiday at Home, 2009
Brianlong13@gmail.com