are Town Criers, or may complement a male version as Mrs. Town Crier

The basic civic role typically involves performing CRYs at Town-sponsored events (150 to 200 words, read from a scroll, introducing an event or the Emcee for that event), including formal recognition of citizens, tourist attractions, local celebrations, non-profit fund-raisers, leading a parade, being an ambassador-at-large, etc. Traditionally, the sponsoring body pays for the livery (uniform) of the Town Crier, in return for no-charge CRYs.

As well, the modern Town Crier may perform any civic or private role that requires gaining audience attention and delivering a message. EG be an Emcee, introduce or be a Speaker, CRY and lead the head table, welcome guests, announce events, relate upcoming events, tell stories or historical vignettes, & promote event participation.

TheHe could not sleep at night because he thought so much over the
stories he heard from the travellers. But little by little he made up
his mind that they were just idle tales such as travellers love to tell
to those who stay at home. He said to himself: “It isn’t likely that
there really was any such person in Galilee as this one they tell about.
I should have heard about him while I was in Jerusalem, for he could not
have got his power suddenly and if he was beginning to do these
wonderful things then, it would have been known in the city. But nobody
had heard of him at all. If he got his power suddenly, without any
preparation and without studying in any of the schools, it is probable
that some evil