Jostens Fall Festival to benefit United Way

United Way of Bedford County Executive Director Dawn Holley is pictured with Holly Holt of Jostens and a guitar, autographed by Taylor Swift, to be raffled at Jostens Fall Festival on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit United Way of Bedford County. (Submitted photo)

Jostens, 1401 Union St. in Shelbyville, is holding its first annual Fall Festival on Saturday.

A guitar autographed by music icon Taylor Swift, just one highlight of the day, will be raffled off during the festival.

The event will feature a wide array of fun activities for children, adults and pets to enjoy, and all proceeds benefit United Way of Bedford County.

United Way, which assists numerous non-profit organizations locally, kicked off its annual fundraising campaign last month.

Some of the day's activities include a silent auction, talent show, karaoke, pet costume contest, carnival games for children, inflatable fun bouncers, a dunking booth, a corn toss, and face painting.

A craft fair and flea market will also highlight the day's events, which begin at 10 a.m. and go until 3 p.m.

Jostens officials said tickets must be purchased to participate in the talent show. Cost is $5 and registration begins at noon, with the talent show starting at 1 p.m. Winners will be decided by people's choice tickets.

The cost for the pet costume contest is $5. Registration is at 10 a.m. with the contest following at 11 a.m.

The booth fee for the craft fair and flea market is $20.

For more information, to rent booth space, or to sign up for the talent show or pet contest, contact Holly Holt at 685-6565 or Holly.Holt@Jostens.com, or Anita Ferrell at 685-6552 or Anita.Ferrell@Jostens.com.

Jostens invites the public to come out, enjoy music by disk jockey Johnny Davis, plenty of food, and support United Way of Bedford County.

Rain date is 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.