Simi Valley Days CARNIVAL AND CONCERTS September 9-13 2009

Ferris Wheel at Simi Valley Days

Our Location

Rancho Simi Park
1765 Royal Avenue
Simi Valley

Corner of Erringer and Royal

Overflow parking will be at Royal High School and the Church of the Nazarene.

A shuttle bus will be available from Royal High School to the Carnival site and will run every 1/2 hour as follows:

SIMI VALLEY DAYS HISTORY

Simi Valley Days' primary mission is to provide a fund raising vehicle under the auspices of a community-wide event to the service clubs, charitable organizations and nonprofit groups of the community. The Simi Valley Days Organization is an umbrella group operating on a self-sustaining basis. It provides the organizational and administrative services necessary to promote the fund raising venues and activities of its Committee members.

The Simi Valley Days festival celebrates its 25th consecutive year in 2009. The event is the successor of the long-established community festival, Pioneer Days initiated in 1933. Like its predecessor, Simi Valley Days features a variety of events such as the parade, carnival, concerts, and kowchip bingo arranged for the enjoyment of residents and visitors.

Simi Valley Days celebrates the City's birthday of October 10, 1969.

BACKGROUND

Simi Valley Days is administered by a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation known as Simi Valley Days Foundation, and is implemented by a panel known as the Simi Valley Days Committee. The Committee is made up entirely of volunteers; there are no paid employees. Money generated from the event is used to cover expenses, but predominantly is distributed back into the community. For example, money collected at the gate is spent for organizing and maintaining the entire festival; money earned from the carnival rides goes back out into the community.

The people, programs, or organizations which benefit each year from Simi Valley Days' festivities include, in no particular order: local children, young adults, seniors, schools, parks, athletes, disabled residents, a museum, food banks, emergency service providers, health care providers, low-income residents, cancer victims, heart disease victims, homeless residents, parents, educators, and police. We are able to quote members of various service organizations as saying that without Simi Valley Days, their organization would not be able to raise "…so much money…" for their sponsored charities.

SUMMARY

Simi Valley Days offers residents opportunities to celebrate their community, but it also assists individuals and organizations involved with improving the community through a variety of ways and means. We feel it worth repeating that Simi Valley Days is not a for-profit, money making venture, but is a full nonprofit venture basically subsidized by great volunteers.