The Fourth of July is a big weekend in Gilbertsville.

The Independence Day Pet Parade is my favorite annual tradition in Gilbertsville. The loving nature of our community shines so clearly as everyone cheers for the kids walking their dogs, and cats, and hamsters, and cows up Commercial Street.

Then on the morning of the Fourth, I've always been proud when Thunder Musson lets his old Chevy roar during the Independence Day parade. On Memorial Day, it's his way of showing respect to keep it to a low rumble throughout the parade. But on the Fourth, we can celebrate.

I look forward to seeing lots of residents come out and enjoy the company of neighbors and the sight of excited children. I hope you'll join us, and if you were already planning on it, I hope you reach out to a new neighbor to invite them along.

​Happy Independence Day!

Sunday, July 3rd
5:45pm: Pet Parade participants gather at Centennial Park
6:00pm: Pet Parade (From Centennial Park up Spring St to Commercial Street and the Gilbert Block.
Monday, July 4th
8:15am: Independence Day Parade participants gather on Grove Street
9:00am: March from Grove Street to Bloom Street, up to Fiddlers Green (Intersection of Bloom, Spring, and Commercial Streets)
11:00am: Fire Department Chicken BBQ Fundraiser

I'd like to standardize everything coming from the Village of Gilbertsville on a selected graphical theme. Fonts, Colors, any other variables we should consider. I've been building the content (like the website) to be black and white, everything in Times New Roman. I would like help from the community in helping to determine what the Village theme should be. Over time, I intend for these elements to be used on our website, our business cards, our agendas, our resolutions, our welcome to Gilbertsville signs, our emails, and anything else written by an official of the Village of Gilbertsville on behalf of the Village.

Please consider the Village of Gilbertsville, our history, our people, and select fonts, colors, etc that help to convey the feel of our community. 

I think the best case scenario would be a graduate of GMU or resident of Gilbertsville and a budding Graphical Designer needs content for their portfolio as they are looking to apply to college or for full time work. That said, I'd love input from anyone in the community.

I would like the following defined:
Primary Font (probably titles, headings, etc)
Secondary Font (probably main body text)
Tertiary Font (possibly captions, other situations)
Primary Color
Secondary Color
Tertiary Color

For fonts, please consider readability, especially for the secondary font, and easy access to the font within common word processing programs. We use Microsoft Office, so if the font is an option in Word and Outlook, all the better. 

No monetary compensation, but I will work with you for credit and recommendation if applying for work or college.

Extra Credit:
Village Logo
Other suggestions we should consider when developing content.

If you have any suggestions, send me an email at [email protected].