The Johnny Appleseed Festival is a cooperative effort of the Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Department; Settlers Inc. and Theta Chapter of Psi Iota Xi Sorority. There are many groups, organizations and local businesses that have contributed both in financial and time contributions and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them.  A special thanks goes out to Fort Financial Credit Union for their assistance this year with a generous financial donation towards the operational expenses of the festival.

There are some special people we would like to thank: IPFW, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation, Fort Wayne Police Department, Allen County Sherriff's Department, Fort Financial Credit Union, Fort Wayne Awning, Concordia Lutheran High School, Delta Sigma Kappa Sorority, Tom Steele Tire, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Fort Wayne Street Lighting Department, C. William Troutner Construction, Falk & Sons Inc., Reese Wholesale Distributors, Concordia JROTC, Bishop Dwenger Track Team, Creative Sign Resources, E & B Paving, Marks A-1 Appliance and Tom Moberg.