Town of Rutland
4th of July Committee
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 7:00pm
Meeting Attendees: Barbara Campbell, Tracy Sasseville, Jeremy Hayden, Tina Greenfield, Melissa Puliafico, Mark Campbell, Jeff Stillings, Susan Smith, Elise Milliken, Beth Puize, John Fitzgerald, Cindy Purcel, Debbie Barakian, Ben Frost, Zack Palmer
Absence : Frank Jancura
Meeting called to order: 7:01 p.m.
Theme discussion around several ideas.
Missy Puliafico made motion to vote on theme. Carrie seconded the motion.
Further discussion on when to announce the theme. Tabled to next meeting.
• Discuss Grand Marshall Choices. Suggestions-one was favored and
Missy plans to call the person to see if they would be interested. Table to next meeting
• Review of financials.
• Decision was made to sell T-shirts On-Line only.
• Discussion to collect donations during events
• Pass out Sexual Harassment policy to be signed by committee members
• Discussion on fundraising ideas. Theme reveal party, Basket Raffles, Cultural Counsel Grant-simple application. Potential for October 15th deadline.
• Donating 2018 T Shirts to Be Like Brit- Missy motioned to donate t-shirts to Be Like Brit, motioned was seconded.
• New ideas for banners in parade. Every year it is a challenge to get enough kids to volunteer. Possibly have a truck with a frame to hold the signs.
• Another ideas was to have banners hung through- out the town during all of the events
• Schedule of Events- reviewed draft schedule
• Motion made to charge politicians to walk in the parade. Motioned seconded $100 donation
• Earth Day Scouting clean up. Change the date the Town wide Yard Sale Day
• During the town wide yard sale cub scouts might serve Breakfast or Lunch
New Business:
• First Congregational Church would like to sell food. Tenative-Walk around selling water during the fireworks.
• Registration for the yard sale printed and will be mailed Friday, Feb 22nd.
Meeting Adjourned 8:18 p.m
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