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FloodFest 2019 showed who we are
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FloodFest 2019 was well organized, well attended and, with any luck, will become an annual event.
The dog days of a Mississippi August summer were met head-on by the desire of Mississippians to love their neighbors. Thousands attended the event.
Local radio and news personality Thomas C. Parker used his experience from his many years as Col. Tom Parker, a promoter for Regional Wrestling Events, to organize and bring together this festival.
Redwood School was the backdrop for the food, vendors and musicians that showed up to help make this event successful. Each of them donated a portion of their proceeds to the 2019 United Way of West Central Mississippi Flood Relief fund. The United Way organized a special committee of trusted community leaders to oversee the collection and distribution of funds.
This event would not have been possible without the support of local businesses who funded the music and the admission.
We will have a separate story on the vendors and their participation.
Following is a pictorial of the day’s events:
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