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2005 SpringFest Agenda

1/12/05 -- results

1.  Committees

• Volunteers – each committee leader needs to establish number of volunteers needed for their piece of the event.  Cathryn Harjung  to coordinate?
• 5K – Marathon Sports to manage – Erlene, Del and Cindy
• Crafters/vendors – Ilene Milburn
• Vendor Fees – will remain the same as last year a flat $50 per table or $25 with donation of a raffle item worth $25 or more.
• Music – (Contact: Delaware Rag, Nine Eye, I’m Not Sally, Conowingo Homeboys, Sin City) Cindy to line up bands and schedules
• Signs – each committee needs to let us know how many signs they need for their area of expertise.
• Sandwhich board signs
• Velcro letters for banners to be hung on iron bridge over 273 (to change dates from year to year)
• Line up three price quotes for costs of banner signs
• Cindy
• Ralph Young
• Bill Pannill

• Food – Call Betty Moore to see if Museum folks are interested in doing food sales again this year
• No vendor fee in exchange for 10 percent of profits
• Hay Ride – Milburn Orchards – scheduled
• Pony/Carriage rides – booked for May 21 (Fair Hill Stables)
• Children’s activities – Holly
• Site clean up crew (recycling stations) – Put ad in Buzz for volunteer to head this up
• Plant Sales – Mario and Hinda
• Silent Auction – Ralph to provide volunteer workers, Cindy to solicit donations
• Moon Bounce (2) – Ace Hardware – call to reserve – possibly one free, one rental - -Dan Schneckenberger to contact owner of store
• Trails to Treasure Hike

2.  Treasurer/Budget – Bill Pannill

• Corporate Sponsorships – Ron Perkins and Dan Schneckenberger
• Walmart –  POC Erlene Spence– use Ralph Young as reference

4.  Sponsor Packets –  Cindy

• Final is ready to go – contact Barb Snyder for printing

5. Ice Cream Sales –

• Jim Mitchell (302) 239-0725
• Barb – to call Amish guy
• Ilene – to call Tom Carnill
• No vendor fee in exchange for 15 percent of profits

6.  Logistics – Ralph and Cindy

7.  Advertising/Publicity – Doug and Nyla Hill,  Tracy Jentsch

• Chamber of Commerce newsletter
• Flyers
• Banners – iron bridge over 273
• Website/Buzz
• Cecil Whig Calendar
• News Journal (Splash?)
• News Journal community calendar
• American Home and Hardware Newsletter (Josh Brown POC)
• Farm Museum Newsletter

8.  Any other ideas/suggestions

• 4-H  -- Petting Zoo – POCs April Hall and Susan Knight
• 50/50 Raffle
• Car Show – Ron to look into
• Farm Equipment – Ralph Young
• Paramedics – Dan
• Treasure Hunt game – Ralph
• Sound system for bands – Tracy
• Coupons – 1 free children’s activity – give out at Singerly Fire Hall Craft Show
• John Styers Craft show – sorry – can’t remember what this one’s about