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London Strawberry Festival 2006 Queen’s Contract |
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Contestants must live in Madison County. |
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Contestants will compete
in the age division according to their age on June 1 of the current year. Little Miss 5-7
yrs. Young Miss 8-10
yrs. Jr. Queen 11-13
yrs. Queen 14-18 yrs. The London Strawberry
Festival reserves the right to adjust age categories depending on
participation. If less than 3 girls
enter a category, the oldest girl(s) from the next younger category may be
moved up to compete in the older category. |
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Contestants must attend
the contestants' meeting with at least 1 parent/legal guardian prior to
competition. Photos will be taken at
this time. Contestants must agree to
and return a signed copy of the queen's contract to the queens'
director. Parents must agree to and
return a signed copy of the parents and queens' contracts to the queen's
director before a contestant may participate in the pageant. |
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Contestants are required
to participate in stage practice prior to judging. This affects your score. |
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Jr. & Miss contestants must work at least 2
hours in the Strawberry Shortcake tent or the information booth. This affects
your score. |
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Contestants cannot hold any
other festival or attendant title at the time of the contest or during the
year of reign. Queen or attendant will relinquish her title if she wins
another festival title during her year of reign. Royalty members may compete for Prom, Home
Coming Queen, Madison Co. Fair Ambassador or specie queen or in professional
type (paid entries, exp. American Achievement, Jr. America, Hawaiian Tropic)
pageants & hold this type of title as long as duties do not interfere
with her Strawberry Festival duties Prior written, approval from the queens
committee is required to hold a second title. |
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Contestants must be
willing and able to represent the London Strawberry Festival at many other
state wide festivals. Royalty may be
expected to participate in other promotional activities representing the
London Strawberry Festival such as pageants, luncheons, parades, speaking
engagements, interviews, etc. Most of
these events/festivals will be on Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. The queen must participate in 30
events (about 65% of all activities) & the jr. queen must
participate in 20 events (about 50% of all activities). May through October are
very busy months. There will also be
some events in the winter, especially around the holidays. All attendants, Young Miss & Little
Miss queens are required to attend 7 events(about 40% of events) within a
1 hr. radius of |
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All royalty must
participate in 50% of all queen’s fundraisers. |
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No excessive body piercing
or visible tattoos |
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Girls must be single,
never married, and never had children.
This status may not change during the year of reign. If a girl should get married or become
pregnant during the year of reign, her title will pass to the next in
line. |
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The responsibility of the
Queen & her court will be to represent the London Strawberry Festival to
the best of their ability. A high
standard of moral conduct will be expected at all times. |
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Royalty members give their
consent for their photos to be used in publicity of the London Strawberry
Festival. |
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A meeting will be held with the royalty and their
parents to acquaint them with expectations answer questions about travel,
luncheon, etiquette, etc. Attendance
is mandatory for the royalty member and at least 1 parent. |
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The Queen & her court
will refrain from the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
products. Any usage of such products
while girl is wearing title or representing the London Strawberry Festival
will result in her title being passed to the next in line. Representing the festival includes all
travel time to & from an event and the time at an event, regardless if a
girl is wearing her title or not. |
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The use of profanity,
inappropriate slang terms & ethnic/racial jokes/slurs is prohibited. |
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Title must be relinquished
if girl is expelled from school/college or is convicted of criminal activity. |
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Academics are a top
priority. Royalty member must maintain
a C average or home school equivalent to travel. Inadequate progress will result in member
not being permitted to travel until grades/progress improve
as travel time should be spent on study.
A copy of grade report must be submitted to the queens' director at
the end of each grading period. Girls
who are ineligible to travel 2 grading periods may be dismissed from the
court. |
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All royalty members are
expected to wear a formal dress or gown and their tiara & sash when
representing the London Strawberry Festival.
Queen chairperson will notify royalty members personally when there is
an exception to the dress code due to the nature of an event or weather. Avoid deep plunging necklines and skirts
split more than 3 inches above the knee.
Clothes that are school appropriate may be worn during travel to and
from an event. No sleep wear may be
worn. Flip flops are not to be worn
with title. Sunglasses are not to be
worn during parades or on stage. Girls
may change into dressy, casual clothes to walk around events after their
duties are completed, however, formals are preferred. Only 1 formal is needed for the year. |
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It is requested that
royalty members try to color coordinate clothes being worn when in a parade
together. The outfits do not have to
match but should not clash. White
capes should be worn in cool weather. |
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Winter events will require
black slacks, red sweaters for queens, green or cream sweaters for attendants,
white, fleece capes and white gloves.
Hats are not acceptable with crown/tiara. |
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Make up, clothing &
jewelry are subject to approval from the queens director. |
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Buttons, badges, pins may
be worn on the back of the sash. These
must be limited to those associated with festivals/events attended or crown
pins. Please, do not wear pins on your
sash that are not related to your reign.
Do not make buttons for your sash using the name of any other
event. Your title may not be covered
in any way. |
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Charms placed on the
royalty charm bracelet must be from an event you personally visited as a
London Strawberry Festival representative.
Charms unrelated to your reign or from events/festivals you did not
attend are not to be put on your bracelet.
It is to show where you traveled.
Some events/festivals do not offer charms. |
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It is recommended that the
sash & tiara be kept in a container that will protect them from becoming
damaged or soiled during travel. London Strawberry Festival will not pay for
replacement or repair of damaged items. |
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Royalty must wear the
crown or tiara which they received at crowning. Royalty are not permitted to purchase or
wear a different crown or tiara. If
crown/tiara is lost/damaged it must be replaced with identical item at cost
of royalty member. Babies are not to
purchase or wear a tiara or sash. A
sash may be worn only if it is presented at crowning. |
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Notarized medical release
forms and liability waivers must be returned to the queen chairperson before
any member of royalty will be permitted to attend festivals or events. A copy will be provided to any chaperone traveling
with a girl other than own daughter. |
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The royalty title is to be used
only to represent the festival. It is
not to be loaned to anyone or used as part of a costume. |
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The queens' director will make all
contacts and registrations with other festivals and events. No one else may contact other events or
make reservations. Royalty must submit luncheon payment (check or money order
made payable to the hosting event) to the queen's director by the deadline to
be included in the reservations. Many
festivals limit the age of the royalty who may attend their event and the
number of adult chaperones. Royalty
only attending parades must still notify the queen's director by the
deadline. Royalty not meeting the
deadline will not be permitted to participate in the event. A thank you may be sent after the event to
the hosting queen. The queens'
director must be notified immediately if your plans to attend an event change
for any reason (illness, family commitment, etc.). Refunds cannot be made after the
reservation is mailed to the hosting festival/event. No shows create problems for everyone &
must be avoided. |
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All invitations received
to another event/festival belong to the London Strawberry Festival and must
be given to the queen's director immediately.
No invitations are to be kept for an individual. |
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Travel expenses (meals,
gas/mileage, rooms, souvenirs, etc) are the responsibility of your family. |
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Appearances of royalty as
London Strawberry Festival representatives must be approved by the Queen
Chairperson ahead of time. In the
event of a spur of the moment appearance request, royalty members are asked
to confer with parents and avoid any appearance that might be controversial
or in any way detrimental to the London Strawberry Festival. The queen's director must be notified
within 24 hours or sooner of appearance. |
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Any actions or statements
that are detrimental to the London Strawberry Festival will result in the
loss of title and scholarship or savings bond. Behavior is considered from the moment of
crowning until the close of the next London Strawberry Festival. |
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Problems/conflicts between
royalty members & family members must be left at home and only discussed with
the queens' director if a private resolution cannot be reached. Gossip is to be avoided. |
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The girls’ parents
are responsible for most travel. The
queens' director may travel with the girls or provide occasional
transportation. However, this is a
special time for the royalty member and should be shared by her family. If a girl rides to an event/festival with
someone other than her own parent she must have written permission from her
parent. She must return with that
person unless otherwise stated in the permission letter. Royalty member must respect and abide by
the decisions of her chaperone. |
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If a royalty member will
be driving to an event without an adult in the car, the queens' director must
have written permission from the girl’s parent(s). Royalty member should not drive to any
event outside Madison County other than the South Vienna Corn Festival, Plain
City Steam Show & other Plain City events. Special written arrangements can be made if
a royalty member goes out of the county to college. |
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Girls’ parents are
responsible for obtaining/providing appropriate transportation to and from an
event or festival and for parades.
Coordinate with the queens' director for number of girls attending, as
all court members must ride together in a parade, using 1 vehicle. All drivers must have a valid driver's
license and current insurance. |
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A wagon or float may be
used in parades instead of cars in local events and when more than 4 girls
travel to an event. The wagon/float
may by pulled by the queen’s chairperson, festival representative or
parent. When the float is used, all royalty members participating must ride
on it. It requires a 2 inch ball
hitch. Insurance is the
responsibility of the driver. No one
under 21 may pull the wagon/float. A
fire extinguisher must travel with the float.
The person pulling the float is responsible for decorating/setting up
the float and for removing items without damage. Decorations & skirting must be removed
before transporting the float. |
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No royalty from any other
event, festival or pageant may ride on the same vehicle/float with any London
Strawberry Festival royalty. This
applies even if royalty members are related, regardless of whose vehicle is being
used. |
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All name signs may remain
in the possession of the queens' director until the end of the royalty
members’ reign, at which time participants will receive their own name
sign. If girls keep their own name
signs, each will be responsible for bringing them to events. Magnetic festival signs will remain with
the queens' director. If the queen's
director does not attend an event, the parents are responsible for picking up
and returning the needed signs.
Queen's director may determine how long signs may be in royalty
member's possession. Signs will be
ordered by the queen's director for each royalty member. Cost is the responsibility of the
family. No other signs may be ordered
or used. Vehicles are not to be
decorated with paint or chalk. |
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Punctuality is expected at
all times. If you have a conflict with
another event or know you will be late, let the queens' director know as soon
as possible. |
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If several festivals/events occur simultaneously,
the queen and court may be asked to attend separate events with their
parents/director. |
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Boyfriends are not acceptable
chaperones for the royalty. If a
boyfriend does attend an event, the royalty member must in no way ignore her
responsibility to the London Strawberry Festival or hosting festival/event. No public display of affection will be
tolerated. |
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The highest ranking
queen's meal at luncheons is usually free.
If queen registers and is a no show at more than two events, the
London Strawberry Festival will require her to give a $15 deposit to be used
if she is a no show at a future event or to reimburse the next royalty member
in line for the meal if she attended the event in which the queen was a no
show. Younger queens, attendants and parents must pay for their own
meals. The queen is expected to attend
the luncheon, participate in the parade, & other planned events, and speak on stage. Court members are encouraged to participate
whenever possible but are not required.
You do not have to attend the luncheon to be counted as present at an
event/festival. |
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All London Strawberry
Festival royalty attending a luncheon, must sit in reserved seats or sit
together as a group. Chaperones must
not be seated with royalty. If a young
girl needs help during the meal, other than in the buffet line, she should
not attend the luncheon. Each royalty
member has her own duties and wants to enjoy the event. Royalty cannot baby-sit younger girls. |
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Restrictions/rules of
other events or festivals will be followed when traveling. |
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Awards (ribbons, cash,
trophies or other items) from other events given to the festival will remain
property of the London Strawberry Festival and must be given to the queens' director
immediately. Monetary awards will be
applied to the queens' program. If an
individual award (spirit, costume, congeniality, etc) is presented, the
royalty member may keep it but must notify the queens' director. |
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Queen and court must be in
attendance during the 4 days of the London Strawberry Festival unless excused
by the queens' director. The queens
must also be on hand to crown the new queens. The Queen and Jr. Miss will
present her passdown pin to the next queen at
crowning. Newly crowned queens and
court will begin their reign the Monday after the festival ends and will
reign through the following year’s festival. Various duties will be assigned to each
royalty member during the festival |
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Monetary awards/scholarships
will be held until the successful completion of queen's reign. Savings bonds for younger girls will be
presented upon successful completion of reign. |
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Royalty members will be
permitted to keep tiara, sash, pins and gifts received as a memento of their
reign. Should a member be required to
relinquish title during reign, the tiara, sash and any items presented at
crowning must be passed to the next in line.
Pins & other items collected during travels may be retained. |
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Sash may have royalty
members name embroidered on the back at the expense of the royalty
member. If the sash must be
relinquished for any reason after being embroidered, the relinquishing royalty
member must pay for its replacement within 15 days. |
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At the successful
conclusion of the reign, the Queen & her parents are responsible for
organizing decorations and gifts for the queens’ luncheon. Outgoing queen, jr. queen, young miss &
little miss will serve as hostesses.
Attendants and their parents are responsible for assisting in
preparations for the luncheon.
Established guidelines must be followed. |
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Royalty members who
successfully complete their reign & meet their travel requirement may be
permitted to decorate a local business window. Business windows will be arranged and
assigned to you according to rank & amount of travel. Royalty not meeting travel requirements
will not be permitted to decorate a window or attend the luncheon. |
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Exiting queens must sit
out the following year before competing for another London Strawberry
Festival title, even if moving to the next division. Attendants do not have to sit out a year
before competing for a title. |
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Failure to abide by these
guidelines will result in forfeiture of the title. Tiara & sash will be passed to the
first runner up who will assume responsibilities of queen. The second runner up will assume
responsibilities of first runner up. |
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Any royalty member who
does not successfully complete her reign, will not be permitted to compete in
any future London Strawberry Festival Pageant. |
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The queens’ contract
may be amended during the course of the year at a royalty meeting with the
queens' director, at least 2 board members, and at least half of the royalty
members present. All royalty members
and their parents must be given at least 2 weeks notice prior to the meeting. A vote by royalty is Not needed to amend
the contract. |
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The judgment of the
queens' director is final in any and all conflicts involving the queens'
program. |
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This contract is not all
inclusive. Decisions of the queens' director and/or the London Strawberry
Festival Board are final. |
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All rules apply to Little
Miss, Young Miss, Jr. Queen, Queen and their courts. Rules also apply to Mr., Miss Shortcake
& babies if they travel. |
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The Queen's director is
not required to attend any event, provide any transportation, or purchase any
items for the royalty. The queen's
director is to coordinate activities. |
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I have read and understand all the
rules of the London Strawberry Festival Pageant. I agree to abide by these rules and
understand that failure to abide will result in disqualification as a
contestant or the forfeiture of my title if I place. Contestant
Signature___________________________________________Date__________ I have read and understand all the
rules of the London Strawberry Festival Pageant. I understand that if my daughter or anyone
acting on her behalf does not abide by these rules she will be disqualified
or loose her title if she would place.
I agree to assist her with her duties and complete those of the
parent. Contestant Parent's
Signature____________________________________ Date__________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE UNTIL ROYALTY MEETING I have read and understand all the
rules of the London Strawberry Festival Pageant. I agree to abide by these rules and
understand that failure to abide will result in the forfeiture of my title. Royalty
Signature__________________________________________ Date_____________ I have read and understand all the
rules of the London Strawberry Festival Pageant. I understand that if my daughter or anyone
acting on her behalf does not abide by these rules she will loose her
title. I agree to assist her with her
duties and complete those of the parent. Parent
Signature____________________________________________Date_____________ Notary
Signature_______________________________________________________________________ |
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