PERRY JOINS PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF
FAME ENSHRINEMENT FESTIVAL STAFF
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement
Festival department of the Canton Regional
Chamber of Commerce has announced that
Laura Perry
has joined the staff as an event
manager.
Perry will be
responsible for working with committee
volunteers, sponsors and other staff members to
plan and stage the
Balloon Classic Invitational/Jackson-Belden Food
Fest & Fireworks,
Ribs Burnoff
and
Timken Grand Parade.
She joins the Enshrinement
Festival department on a full-time basis after
serving throughout 2008 as an intern marketing
specialist with the ystark!, the Chamber’s young
professional initiative. During the past year,
she was employed as assistant director of
re-admissions for Education Management
Corporation.
Perry has a passion for community
service and has been on the advisory board and
fundraising committee for Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Stark County. Perry noted that her
goal as event manager for the Enshrinement
Festival is to see her work “positively
influence those around me and directly affect
the success of the community we serve.”
"Laura brings an
extraordinary amount of enthusiasm to this
position. She comes to us with a variety of
highly respected recommendations and a proven
track record relative to her ability to help us
achieve our standards of excellence,” said
Joanne Murray, Enshrinement
Festival director.
Perry is a graduate of Canton
South High School and Kent State University
where she majored in applied communication.
About the Pro Football Hall of
Fame Enshrinement Festival
In 2010, nearly 700,000 people are expected to
enjoy 19 unique and diverse events over a
ten-day period from July 30 through August 8.
The central focus and highlight of the
Enshrinement Festival will be the Aug. 7
induction ceremony for the 2010 Class of
Enshrinees comprised of guard
Russ Grimm,
linebacker
Rickey Jackson,
cornerback
Dick LeBeau,
running back
Floyd Little,
defensive tackle
John Randle,
wide receiver
Jerry Rice
and running back
Emmitt Smith.
