WESTBROOK – Everything is set to go for the 2011 Westbrook Together Days, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4.

Darryl Wright, chairman of the Westbrook Together Days Committee, said he and his fellow committee members are looking forward to this year’s event, which promises to offer plenty to do thanks to local businesses, charity groups and other sponsors and vendors.

Wright said his core committee consists of about 12 people, and so far about 12 more people have volunteered to help run the day, and anyone else who wants to get involved can contact him via the event’s Facebook page.

“We’re always looking for people interested in volunteering,” he said.

Events for the 32nd annual Together Days run Friday from 3-10 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday starts off with a parade and ends with a 30-minute fireworks display. Organizers say Together Days typically attracts 15,000-20,000 people.

It’s always a challenge, said Wright, to balance local business with local charities such as churches. Everyone, he said, wants to sell something, either to make a profit or raise money for a worthy cause, but he said the committee always makes sure everyone gets the same opportunity to provide for the event’s visitors.

“We try to find vendors that they event works well with,” he said.

This year, students at Congin Elementary School will be on hand to support a worthy cause. They have been making origami models to sell at the event, with all proceeds going to a fund to benefit victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March.

Wright said such charitable efforts are not new to Together Days. In the past, he said, the event has hosted many fundraising events, benefiting victims of tragedies from Indonesia to Haiti to New Orleans, La.

“We usually have one or two or more vendors who are raising money for things that are bigger than Westbrook,” he said. “Those are the kinds of things we want.”

This year, Wright said, he also expects many new local businesses and sponsors to join the 40-50 vendors that will be participating this year. Wright credited his committee and volunteers with getting the word out to those local entities, and making them aware that they can be part of the big event.

“We’ve had more of a concerted effort to do that,” he said.

Reactions from those businesses and sponsors, he said, have been very positive.

“A lot of people are saying, ‘You know what? We want to be a part of that,’” he said.