Cherry-T Ball Drop New Years Eve - Downtown Traverse City

Group of local citizens organize Cherry-T Ball Drop New Years Eve

Downtown Traverse City will have yet another exciting event this winter. The Cherry-T Ball drop is scheduled on New Years Eve 2009. “It will be like Times Square, just bit smaller with a Northern Michigan feel,” jokes Brian Sweebe, one of the organizers of the event. “We are going to have a giant Cherry drop from the sky as the clock strikes midnight,” says Brian.

The 200 block of Front Street, downtown Traverse City will be blocked off at 6:00 pm New Years Eve. The street will be cleared and a stage and tents will be erected. A live band will take the stage at 10:30pm. “We believe this will be a great thing for the restaurant and other businesses downtown,” says Pam Marsh, owner of Red Ginger restaurant. “We normally have a real busy New Years Eve, but the patrons tend to leave downtown early,” continues Pam, “this is a great idea to keep the town exciting throughout the evening.”

The local group of citizens fortunately include Thom Darga, from DargaWorks, the company that is building the structure on the corner of Park and Front streets. “We wanted to drop a giant cherry, much like times square, and we happen to have a very large crane downtown right now,” states Thom. The crane can reach over to the middle of front street and the cherry will drop to the timing of the end of 2009.

“It will be exciting,” says Christal Willcox, promotions director from Classic Rock the Bear and Real Rock 95.5 & 105.1, the radio sponsor for the event, “the biggest hurdle was the dropping of the cherry and with the crane already here, it worked out perfectly.”

Although there is no admission for the event, Goodwill Industries will be onsite collecting can goods and personal hygiene items for the local needy. “We wanted to make sure this was totally a non-profit event and that it will help a local charity,” states Brian, “everything we are doing will be run by volunteers and paid for from donations from the community and sponsors.”

If anyone is interested in helping, donating or just want more information please contact Brian Sweebe at 231-360-8552.

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