Attention all PFCs: Harvest Dates Announced – Please RSVP at Sleepy Creek
Sunday, August 23, 2026 · 7:30 AM CDT · Sleepy Creek Vineyards · Fairmount, IL
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It’s Time to Make Some Wine Subject: It’s Harvest Time…Pick me….Squeeze me….Help Wanted During Harvest 2026 To: Purple Finger Club Members Dates: August 15,16,22,23,29,30 September 5,6, and September 12,13, will be tentative picking dates (Dates are subject to change) Time: 7:30 – 7:45 am, Orientation at 8 am SPECIAL NOTE: We are offering 2% for every volunteer hour starting August 15 through August 30 double the points means double the fun…. Hello, the Vineyard is looking a bit different this year due to some early warming and late frosts. Plus, we’ve had so much rain this year that some varieties have been a little slow to ripen, but everything is moving along. We appreciate your help. The more help, the faster we can get it all harvested. We will start August 15 and should last approximately through August 30th. Extended picking dates will be September 5 & 6 and September 12 & 13. Please invite friends and family to help us get through this Harvest. The more the merrier! We invite YOU to be part of our Purple Finger Club (PFC) and help pick grapes. Just imagine next year around this time enjoying the fruits of your labor as you sip on this year’s vintage. What do you think, are you in…. In addition to getting Purple Fingers, you will enjoy: · Discounts (up to 25%) on wine(to go only), and many gift shop items. Earn 2% August 15 to August 30 and 1% on the remaining weekends for every volunteer hour. · Free Breakfast snacks, coffee, lunch, and beverages on harvest days, including Wine Slushies, and Sangria. · Admission to the exclusive Harvest Dinner. Save the date: Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 5 pm – In the “Dragonfly”. · Free gossip…you know that song…”I heard it through the grape vine”. · A Purple Finger Club (PFC) T-shirt. · Information about the wine-making process. · Fun and friendship. What’s Involved: · No experience is necessary. It’s pretty easy work. For safety reasons, well-behaved, supervised children over the age of 10 can…