
Its All a Team Effort

The Middletown Holiday Whopla (MHW) is a multifaceted non-profit focusing on both the economic revitalization of Historic Downtown Middletown and encouraging citizen participation with the goal of building community pride. Our objectives include generating business revenue opportunities for restaurants, shops, and the art community. Our goal as a team is to drive economic revitalization in the historic downtown area. As well as, exciting the citizens of Middletown and the surrounding cities by giving them a community-building project they can proudly participate in with their friends and family.

The Holiday Whopla Board of Trustees

Avinne Kiser
Founder & Board President
Sits on all Committees

Ben Earls
Founder & Board Vice President
City Committee​
Logistics Committee

Cari Hillman
Youth Board Committee​
Marketing Committee
Fundraising Committee
Community Outreach Committee

Kristy Duritsch
​Youth Board Committee
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Marie Edwards
Youth Board Committee​
Community Outreach Committee

Joe Mulligan
City Committee
Logistics Committee
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Fran Sack
Choir Sing-Off Committee​
Fundraising Committee
Community Outreach Committee

Beth Korab
Marketing Committee
Fundraising Committee
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Dave Duritsch
City Committee
Logistics Committee
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Christine Pirot
Choir Sing Off
Advisory Committee

Cody Gertz
Advisory Committee

Sharon Flagel Burke
Founding Member
Honorary Board Member

John Ferrando
Founding Member
Honorary Board Member
Youth Board of Trustees

Ava Aldridge
Sophomore
Butler Tech/Middletown HS

Aiden Chupka
Junior
Fenwick HS

Braden Guyler
Sophomore
Fenwick HS

Rebecca Johnson
Senior
Middletown Christian HS

Shubhangi Srishi
Sophomore
Lakota East HS