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Date: 6/26/2023
MONSON — Due to public safety concerns from a high chance of lightning, myMonson postponed its first annual Rock the Lawn event that was scheduled for June 17. Now it’s set for Saturday, Aug. 26, at Veteran’s Field from 10 a.m.- 11 p.m.
There will be live music from the Savage Brothers, Corey Rieman and The Dilemma Band and the Delta Generators. In addition, a 64 team cornhole tournament, photo booth, dunk tank, inflatables and yard games. The vendors participating are the Beer Guy, Rustic Brewing Company, Iron Duke Brewing, Bird’s Nest Italian Street Food, Big T’s Jerky House and BBQ and other food trucks to be confirmed.
myMonson CEO and Chair Aaron Carpenter said, “We wanted to go big. We wanted to do a huge event. We wanted to market it in a wide area and offer a lot of interesting activities so people could come and spend a day in Monson.”
Established in 2021, myMonson is a company that was formed to promote the local events and small business communities. It’s an online platform that has an events calendar on it, which is open to the public. You can put any event on there so everyone in the community gets to see what’s going on. myMonson has a business directory listing on their website. Local companies can list with them and market to their thousands of monthly site visitors. They will also help promote them through social media & their newsletter.
The proceeds from the event will be donated to support veterans, first responders and seniors. Since they have more time, myMonson is looking for corporate sponsorships; allowing corporations and local businesses to advertise and put banners up in front of the stage or on the fencing. With the extra time, comes extra opportunities to raise funds. Carpenter would love to raise tens of thousands for donations. He told Reminder Publishing they don’t have a specific number in mind since this is their first year, but if they can get four to five thousand people on the field that day it will be a huge win for the organizations myMonson will donate to.
“We really want to bring people into Monson and out to enjoy the field,” said Carpenter. “The town has made such an investment down here. At the end of the day, if it’s a success, I think the most rewarding part will be to give back to the community that supported us, hopefully we can do that in a big way.”
He continued, “For us, it’s a matter of spreading the word about myMonson, what we can do and how we can help businesses with cost effective marketing.”
Tickets are $12.95 per person online at myMonson.org/RTL. $15 at the gate, seniors 65 and up and children under 12 get in free. The first 100 online orders will get a $10 gift card emailed to them. The tickets that people already purchased are good for Aug. 26. If somebody purchased a ticket for June 17 and can’t make it on Aug. 26, a full refund will be issued.