Call to order 5:18 the 300 Committee meeting. So first of all, this is our first meeting since the auto great job by everyone. I've heard I haven't heard a bad thing. Everyone has been raving about it and I think a lot of interest in wanting to do
it in the future not not us per se but >> Right. >> So thank you again everyone. It was a great job. We have no no meeting minutes to approve right now. Fundraising any updates. So we do have a sponsorship
sheet that um was put together that is going out you said tomorrow morning. >> Yeah, so tomorrow morning on Facebook. It is I added a on our website on the right hand column
that the spot where I put sponsors. So this is up there and as is the letter for the historical home. >> Okay. I know you've seen it but I've got to show that we already have one sponsorship that's coming already so that okay coming. >> Yeah.
>> Oh great. >> Yeah, yeah, we got the check. Oh sorry. I like the I like the level. >> Ashley good job. You did this form right? I >> Thank you. Thank you Ashley. Yeah. >> I and I can tweak it to update it if but I just wanted it to be very like black
and white because then there's no gray area with responsibility and stuff. >> Right. Yeah, that's perfect. >> So if anybody needs the original to like tweak something at the last minute please feel free but >> [snorts] >> So with that we will need someone to be in charge of
doing banners because we're going to have to make banners up for these sponsorships. Is there anyone that's interested in doing that? >> What does it entail? >> Just like going to either we print today sign a ram or in ordering the banners and making sure that there's one for
every sponsorship or if it's the lowest sponsorship maybe a couple on each banner. >> Do you have something in mind that >> Um nothing exactly. Um I know you've used them in the past for stuff over there. Um I don't know if you've ever been to the Paul Street Fields but they hang them up with for businesses that support the
sport. >> Okay, yeah. >> So just just stuff like that. Yep. >> Okay, you have all the dimensions and all that. >> Yeah, um did did we put dimensions for this or did we just tell them just logos on banners? So we will we'll have to discuss that and see what we're going to do. Um
>> I'm happy to >> different size. >> to do the banner if I just don't I mean we need more information. >> Well yeah, we'll definitely get more information and make it but yeah. >> Yeah, okay. >> John, is there is there a large banner for all the the main of the three or four events uh coming next for just for the
>> Well, we don't have any yet but again if we get a lot of the $100 or $500 sponsors that maybe we put more than a lot of banner and then when we start getting into the larger amount they get their own banner. That way it'll be what we want to consider. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So. >> Where are these banners going to go?
>> So it depends on the event. Um and where um with the um proclamation starts we're using the Bale House we can probably put them over there on the We'll also have a sponsorship row where we'll have table
tables for um different businesses to come in and set up so we can put them right along there. >> [clears throat] >> Um the parade is going to be a little different. Um I know we can't hang them off of any of the vehicles but the department town or department vehicles we can't hang them off of so we'll have
to find areas along the route or something or ask the individuals if they want >> to march >> with them or if they have their own vehicle they can hang them off of. Yes. >> Mhm. >> Yep. And we may even be able to if we get enough sports teams we may be able to get some of them to carry them as well.
>> Right. >> be that will be options for the parade. Um again, for the Old Home Day, we can hang them on a fence temporarily down there. >> And they're a Well, I know there's probably not a budget, but and is the
banners or >> come out of >> Come out of what people buy? >> Yes, yep. Any other ideas with that? >> No, that's kind of what you're thinking, right? >> Yeah, yeah. If we use WePrint, they can invoice the town. >> Mhm. Okay. >> Okay. And have them send it to Trish.
>> Mhm. >> Um we also talked about Elm Life has a print shop. And I used to work on an event where they would print all of our banners, and that was their like contribution. >> Okay. >> Like their donation to our
>> hard to get a hold of. >> Yeah, because the gentleman who used to help us is no longer >> Well, there's a whole new change in >> Is that Okay. >> Yeah. >> Uh for just starting with Proclamation Day, should there be a deadline for
um you know, for other sponsors? And also, I know Emily's for the arts and crafts vendors, she's been reaching out to them. I think she said [clears throat] there's about 10. I don't know if they're probably not going to merit being on a banner, but I don't know if
like we need to know any other sponsors by whatever June 20th or >> She have a shutoff for them? >> I I just not sure about that. It's probably a couple weeks before, but >> I think you had put like a May 30th deadline. >> That's on there, okay.
>> By Proclamation Day, somewhere. That's not much time. No. But I would have pushed that out a bit. >> Yeah. >> I Maybe talk to we if we go with WePrint, which I have no problem with. >> They can probably turn it around
>> They can turn it around quick but we've got to decide what the dimensions are and what you know I don't know if they have our logo already but we can get it to them easily. I can get that >> Uh no but >> It wasn't on anything that I had done for the town. >> I don't remember today but
Sign-A-Rama has our logo. >> Sign-A-Rama? Oh, they did the signs for the the town? >> I think you said we print was a little cheaper, right? >> I In the past it might be more Yeah. >> be better cuz for banners
>> You know what I mean? I think Sign-A-Rama is more bigger. >> Yeah. >> They did the table banners and that's similar to what we're looking for. But yeah, but we'll but we'll we'll share the wealth to different businesses. >> And Ashley or
Janet, can you share that sponsorship form with me? >> Yep. >> And yep. >> I actually have it up right now. Where do you want me to send it? And I also Did we Did we just say we wanted to change the application due date cuz I can change that on the form right now.
I'm looking right at it. >> I think that well the deadline will depend probably 2 weeks prior to any event that they wanted to sponsor. Right. So Um >> I think that's a reason
Does that work that we have that? That sounds reasonable. >> Right. Yeah, cuz if Yeah. So it would be June 13th. Or if they June 12th, June 13th, June >> And then instead of there being any back
and forth, is it easier to write application due 2 weeks as you just said, 2 weeks before before um uh preferred preferred sponsored event. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Oh, just Okay, yeah. All right.
>> Cuz then you don't have to go in there three different times and then there's not well this one says this date, this one says this date, it'll just say application due 2 weeks before preferred sponsored event. And where would you like me to send this, Darlene, so you have it as well?
>> Would you email it to me, please? >> What's your email? >> Yeah. It's Paula, p a u l a >> Yep. >> 4271@yahoo. Please. >> You got it. I'll do it right now. >> Will you just CC me on that, Ashley? >> Absolutely.
>> Thanks. Thank you. You've got mine, jmarcy@kingston. >> Yes. Do you want you, her, and Ken or just you and you and her is just fine? And and And John and John, too. I don't know if John wants to be in there. >> When you send me the updated one, I'm
just going to post it to the website so anyone can grab it from there. >> All right. So, I'll just post it to you, please. >> Yeah. >> Is that the only way people were getting information on this sponsorship was through the website? >> Um I don't know. >> Okay. >> I was also likely Yeah. We're going to
post it to Facebook. You mean is there a mailing going out? We have planned >> I just I didn't I I didn't check the website, so I didn't know there was a sponsorship one. I don't know if I was at the last meeting, but >> No, we we just created >> No, this just got created. >> needed to get prior approval, so we got it done quickly.
>> Oh, okay. >> The one that's submitted already. >> Yeah. >> Um so, that's why that was like done like that. But, um I think some of our bigger businesses in town, I think maybe we should like that I'd be happy to do it like hand deliver >> Yeah. Yeah, I agree. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. And the banner so the deadlines for the money for say the proclamation will go to the proclamation, the money that we need for the sponsorship for the banner for Old Home Day will go to Old Home Day, correct? >> Yeah. Well, and if we don't use it for
it'll go in the 300 bucket, I would assume, you know. I don't know how much money we're going to spend for proclamation. >> Um not >> There's not a big like the parade is more of an expense. >> Yeah, so we'll need a page we'll need a paper police detail.
Um we'll need to um I'm still waiting to see if we're going to get the um reenactors. They were still working on trying to get them, but I think that would be $500 for them that day. So, there is a little bit of money, but not a ton. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And that's for the proclamation or the
parade? >> The proclamation. Yeah, parade will be quite a bit. Possibly quite a bit of money. Depending. >> Um >> Um One quick thing on the booths, though. We put down on this um application that they can have booths. We'll need to
determine a spot to let people have booths um for the parade. Um it's not going to be the best location like because the parade's moving, but maybe we can have people set up on the town green um cuz that is
the area with a lot of parking in town, so there might be a lot of foot traffic in that area. Um but if they choose to have a booth that day, then that might be their only option. I don't think out here will be a good option cuz it's going to be the end of the parade. >> I wonder if there'll be residents along the way that would be open to having a
tent set up or something on their property on the parade route to be a part of it. Parade is such a moving So, you don't you don't want the booths here? >> Um >> Is this where the parade's ending? >> This is where it's ending. So, I mean, we could, but are there going to
be a lot of people Like where would you >> I didn't Is the parade a the appropriate place for a booth? >> It's It's really I don't I don't know. >> You know, I think it it's to have a banner would be good. >> Yeah. >> Should I walk walk with hats? I could
walk with like baseball hats and sell them on the on the carts. >> The problem is what our sponsor already wants to do it. >> Oh, all right. >> That's why we're >> Oh, they want a booth at Okay. >> right? >> Yeah, so um um again, we can give them >> What was their idea? Do you know?
>> I think they were just thinking booths, see what how many events. >> start people Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Yeah, so we can either we can talk to him and see about um >> Were they thinking of of putting up a float in or a vehicle in the parade?
And >> haven't not talked to him yet. That that's a different thing. I got to get back to him in a minute. Okay. >> Um I don't know if maybe we if he if he doesn't have enough time, but maybe see if they want to do the 27th instead. And then just let him know it'd be a better venue. >> If it really comes down to it, I'm just
picturing like Memorial Day. Like so we're marching and then at the end there's like burgers and waters for example. So if you had the booths at the end of the parade because generally at the beginning people come late and they're already blocked off, so they go to the end of the parade to sneak in.
>> Right. >> Yeah. >> So having the booths at the end if you wanted them there, which is on the green and with some food or whatever, isn't a bad idea because that's where generally most people are going to end up. [clears throat] >> Yeah, um we're still trying to determine
if we're going to have um some sort of a stand out here to do judging. >> Yep. >> And the only problem is everyone that's marching is going to come off into the park lot here and get bused back to the beginning. And everyone else is going to go through. So it's unlike the Memorial Day, we're not like stopping and having a ceremony here or cookout. So I don't
know how well a booth going to if people are going to hang out here or if they're just going to keep going. >> Right. >> I mean, we can still offer it, but I don't know if this would be the best location. >> Yeah. >> Maybe the town green like you said. I mean >> Cuz you got all the different park lots. You're going to have a lot of people moving around.
>> People people are there. Um I'm thinking of Memorial Day, well, you always pause there with the monuments, of course. Um >> But people will be talking at the Bale House, the library, the read, and walk through it all down to that area. I think that would be a big area to watch.
>> Yes. So, you want me to suggest to Dan? >> To set up there? >> To set up there. Okay, yeah. >> We can offer him the tries the proclamation day but if he cuz he's already doing a Well, he's already doing a booth that day. Isn't he Didn't he say he wanted to do a
>> I think they were planning to do two, but um I didn't say >> All right, yeah. We'll we'll we'll we'll talk to him about that. Okay. >> I have a question. >> Yes. >> And maybe it's a silly question, but um how do we like how is Proclamation Day going to flow? Like could you Oh,
beautiful. >> I'm I'm I'm I'm going to get to that. >> Beautiful. >> All right, we'll we'll keep it in order and then I'll get to that. Yep, yeah. Um All right, so merchandise. Anything with merchandise? >> No, we sold I don't know. Mitch, what did we sell? Three things?
at the festival? >> $320. >> Nice. All right. >> I have I have an idea for merchandise. Um Puddle Street has a all their um events have like games and everything that started up. I wonder if we could
start setting up a table like on a weekend or something to sell merchandise. >> Yeah, I think you probably have to check with the wreck department and then I don't know if we'd have to check with each like the like the baseball league or not or just the wreck cuz they they really own it. >> They they own it. >> So, I think we just have to need to check with the wreck and they've always
let us in the past, so. >> Cuz they I mean well, that goes through there. You know what I mean? Like even at even What that um sorry about that. Along the same lines have uh we confirmed to be able to do the farmers market this year as well?
>> Um I did not >> All right. And music in the park are you doing that again, too? Um so, neither Joe's here, right? >> No. >> Okay. >> We need to check with them. >> Yeah. Uh I'll check. >> And that
>> I'll check with them for paddle street and for any events at Grace Beach. >> Okay. >> Like just a blanket okay. We don't I don't you know. >> to tell me again and do we need his permission? >> Michael Michael Cowitz our new moderator. >> from the moderator?
>> Yeah, but you can I can ask him to all right. Paddle Street Grace and how many? >> And Misha I still have your tent. >> Oh, thanks. I forgot all about that.
I would have been looking for it dying. >> [laughter] >> That's great. Anything else with merchandise? No, Ashley do you want >> Yeah, what we need and we need we need more stuff. Should I just send you a list? Like t-shirts.
>> How much more do we want to order though? Oh, you want you want to do t-shirts for the summer? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, do you want to send me a list? >> I'll look at it. But like we've been even sweatshirts because fall's going to come again. Let me make a suggestion. I'll do another suggestion list like I did last
time. >> And then I'm doing like beach blankets or beach bags with summer coming up. >> We did have some beach bags. >> Yeah, those canvas bags. I just bought one. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah, my mom tiny little tote bags. >> I I don't know if those stuff ever got
put up on the website with the blankets. >> They did not. >> Okay. Um I can what I sent in the order I can ask her to put that up. Um do Do you have an idea of what we might need to spend so we can take a vote right now and then that way when you
give me the list I can get it to you. >> no I have no idea. No, I'll find I'll I'll do it for the next meeting. >> Do we know how much we have in the budget? >> The >> in our budget. >> Oh, we we we have like 60,000.
>> Okay. >> But >> Do we want to just >> want to do a blanket thing right now? >> Yeah, absolutely. So, cuz something's coming. >> Someone want to >> Step outside. Right? >> can get them like before some of this stuff, yeah. Um All right, someone want to make a motion
up to 3,000? Or do we want to go a little higher? >> I would I'm saying five. We don't have to spend five, but I move we spend up to $5,000 to order additional merchandise. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor?
>> Aye. >> Aye. >> All right, good. >> Thanks, guys. >> Yeah, if you want to just give me a list, I will get it off to her. >> Okay. Uh did did Are we looking at beach blankets or can I look at the Firefly website and if I
see something, ask about it, right? Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Beach blankets, beach towels. >> I don't know if I remember seeing anything like that, though. >> You might have to get on to some of the individual groups. >> I did. >> different items. Yeah, that's >> But I wasn't looking I was on I was
actually just looking for specific things to make a little poster, so I'll I'll take a better look. >> Okay. >> Cuz that would be good. Yeah, great. >> Yeah, thank you, guys. >> Selling towels. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I don't know. >> And Firefly's pretty good about getting other materials, especially the mesh
bags. Those are very inexpensive that they can get in bulk. So, she she can bot that out. And as far as beach towels and whatnot, even if you find the towels and all she has to do is press or whatnot, like she's she's got a couple contacts, too. So, >> [snorts]
>> I mean, gosh, she's been real good with everything for us so far. >> Yep. >> All right. Um hey, so um oh, so Ashley, do you want to right now do you want to go and discuss the patches? >> Yeah, which I guess Mish Dish would also
go to you in the end. So, one of the things the reason I actually originally showed up, which is so funny cuz I'm such a blast with you guys at this point. >> [laughter] >> Uh so, the original reason was so Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, they're all about patches. So, one of the things I had
brought to the table is doing a Kingston 300 patch and I had gotten three quotes. I had reached out to two other companies. One I was not very satisfied with. It was a little sketchy. And the other one, the amount of time and
basically when you send something, you want to make sure it comes out and a lot of times they will send you a shot saying this is what it looks like and they're like, "We don't really do that." And I said, "Well, if you're not going to show me what it looks like, we're not going to get a bunch from you." So, the other two I was looking into flopped off.
Firefly, I had sent it to I also sent it to Special Tees and I also sent it to just to give a price gauge. I can I will go over rough numbers cuz if I'm if I go too much into it, everybody will be lost in the Kumbaya.
Special Tees, what they were saying like if we did like 200 and the reason why I say 200 is just roughly. They were doing about a buck 50 a patch if it was about an inch and a half and then if it was 2 inches, it's two.
So, picture like two $2 for them. Firefly, >> [clears throat] >> they were doing like I said, 200 is about $1.75. And then the last place which Girl Scouts goes through, the Custom Patch Factory. The only thing
is this one's in Texas. What that means is nothing as far as shipping is concerned. But the reason why I bring it up is so you can get 200 for 208, so it's a little bit less. The only reason why it's 208 is same thing. A lot of times
these companies when you go to order in order to get a picture of what they're going to give you, they try to charge. With Girl Scouts, they sometimes wave it. So, with the Texas one, it's roughly about a dollar a dollar five.
Um So, Firefly is kind of the highest, Specialties is a little under, and then Texas is the lowest. Um this email went to um Jenna as well as uh John. And I can send it to everybody and we can look at it, but we have time, but I will tell
you something as simple as a patch, and it doesn't have to be Boy Scout Girl Scout related, but generally it's something that's easy money where if it's a let's say it's a dollar, then you would charge um three. So, you'd make two in profit, one in back, or you could just charge two,
and then it's one and one. You're not losing money, you're gaining money, and you'll probably sell out. So, it's just one of those small things that people pull off the shelf and just add it to something that they're going for. And it would be iron-on. So, if they're getting
t-shirts and stuff from you guys, they know that they can also add on this into something, whether it's a sleeve or whatever. So, the good news is they can iron it on or sew it on, however you want. So, >> I'd like to keep the money in Kingston. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> We know Can you get the iron-ons from the other companies? From Firefly or from Specialties? Cuz I know it's a big difference. Okay. >> Yep. Yep. And and I have that right here, and I was going to go over it, and I brought it up. I brought up Texas just to give a price comparison, but
personally, same thing as you just said, I like to keep it locally, especially cuz this is a local event. So, um for like [clears throat] a hundred alone, it um it well, I'll just I'll stick with 200 cuz it's easy. >> Yeah.
>> For for 200 alone from Specialties, it's a dollar 60 or $2.06 depending on the two sizes. From Firefly, it goes from it it she would uh it's about a $1.75. So, it's a little bit cheaper to
if if we were to do a two two inch, it's a little cheaper from Firefly. If we were to do a 1.5, it's cheaper for their Specialty. Again, I can post this so we can all look at it and I can also send it to everybody. Um but yeah, they're roughly neck and neck
depending on the size. So, and most Firefly outsources, they don't do it in house. The money does go to Firefly, but they outsource where they get their patches from. >> And so smaller and >> What do we do with Firefly? Do they give
us a discount? >> Um I'm not sure. >> I was going to go back and ask that. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And what >> We we could ask that. >> They have a lot of >> Or we could go with Specialties cuz we haven't given them any business yet. >> Right.
>> E- either way. And >> Um yeah. >> Do Specialties. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Do we need to vote on that? >> Um >> What do you >> Yeah, yeah, I know you had said that either you could buy it or we could buy it, but it it's up to you. If you want, we can vote for money right now.
>> Yeah. I mean, if it makes everybody feel a little bit better, like I got free time tomorrow, I can go and talk to both of them tomorrow morning and say if it's as far as Firefly's concerned, we're going to be ordering ordering more
items from you and more in bulk, and then we're talking some other items. I'm not going to incline what it is. That's that's up to you guys. But I'll be like, do you have a discount considering how much we're going through? And I'll word it a little politer, by the way. I'm not going >> [laughter] >> do it that dryly.
Um and if if Firefly says no, then Specialty I'll do the same thing. Um in general, I know specialty does a lot for like the schools and stuff and they do do a discount. So, um I did ask about a Girl Scout discount, which they said sometimes they do, but it depends on
what you get in bulk. Um and I can find that part out if we wanted to go with one of the other. I didn't want to poopoo Firefly if we wanted to just [clears throat] stick with one company, but at the same time that's why I reached out to Specialty's as well. And
um again, it it looked like Firefly was 20 25 cents, well, 30 cents roughly lower if it was a um a 2-in, but again, um I can check out discounts and then forward this
to everybody and we can ramble back and forth. >> So, well, we're cutting down on time cuz you wanted these patches for the parade? >> Yeah. >> Right? >> Yeah, but embroidered patches >> any of those? >> Would what? >> Would $400 cover either order?
>> They should I mean, they should because even even just 200 would be roughly like two and some change. >> Yeah. All right. >> I I think 400 would be more than more than enough than what we need. >> That's what we're looking for, yeah. Yeah.
>> But just for obviousness, do we want to just get 100 or we want to get 200? >> What's um >> Price breaks at two, right? >> Girl Scouts are there in town? You know? >> Um well, right now for Girl Scouts, we
have about 69, 70, and then Boy Scouts, um they have >> in the pack now, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Brian's Brian's pack pack 49. >> So, we're talking over 100 just with Scouts potentially, correct? >> Yeah, I would get 200.
>> So, I would Yeah, I think 200. >> And it's not going to take I'm I'm not assuming this, this is just guestimate. But in general, because [clears throat] they use the embroidery machine even for 100, they usually can have it between two to
four days. And obviously because it's in network, meaning in town, it shouldn't take that long to get it. But I can get, like I said, deadlines and stuff like that. So we can start with, if you want to, 200. And then if we need more, I'll already have how long it takes to get
everything. But did you approve the design first? Because I'm not going to >> Yeah, [clears throat] we were just going with the 300 logo, right? With the anchor? >> Yeah. >> Right. There was There was There's the
yellow one that you guys have on your poster. And then there's the blue and white one that I sent to you. That was round. >> I have a question. >> Which I can share my screen. >> I may need another up to 40 as well. I just wanted to throw that out there. For
the AHG and Trail Life boy troops that would be marching. >> Okay. >> We could purchase them, but just just to know that >> Yeah. So we'll easily go through 200 is what we're thinking. >> Yeah.
>> And again, don't don't think that we're just pulling the trigger today. Like we can approve like 200 today. >> Yeah. >> And and then I can go to them and be like, one, how much money is it? And two, how does it take to turn over? And if she says it takes two to four,
then we have time to add on more if we need it. Um My main concern was more of checking numbers, but also the design. >> Well I think we can vote on approving the funds so that you can go ahead and place
an order. And we can even decide on the design before by our next meeting which is June 3rd. >> Okay. >> Does that make sense? >> Yeah. Well, I know where most of you guys are sitting. I can always walk it down. Be like, "What do you think?" >> Yeah, exactly. Exactly. >> Yeah. So, does somebody have a motion of
upward of $400? >> I'll make a motion of upward of $400 for the um patches. >> Second. Second. All right. Any discussion? All in favor? >> Aye. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And when it and this sounds really
silly, but it's more of a teasing dots the eyes. When it comes time to get the payment, do I Who do I tell to charge? Do I have a uh something on file or I tell them to talk to this person? >> Well, Firefly can send the invoice right to me. Um and and but if you
um do specialties, you can bring the invoice right to Greg here in the um selectman's office. >> And they've worked with the town before, too, so. >> Oh, I I'm sure by now. I'm sure. >> So. >> Okay. Um but I should have those answers done
by I'm hoping 11:00 tomorrow. So, I will send out an email to yeah, everybody. >> Okay. >> But yeah, other than that, but um the blue and white design was the last part is Have you I know we emailed it um about a
month Do you guys like it, the blue and white? Like I I can try and share the screen if I can. I I >> I do Yeah, but I don't know if I'm going to share with everyone so they can all take a look. >> You can do a screen share, that'd be awesome. >> Yeah. >> I'm trying to
share screen. Is everybody roughly able to see my screen? >> No. >> No. >> yet. >> Not yet. Okay. >> Oh, yeah. Can you >> They probably don't want people to see the screen share.
>> No, I I can I can I can overdo it. Don't worry. It'll I'm I'm There's a way to Yeah. There's a way to override it. Not that you wanted to know that. No, you you you weren't actually allowed it anyway. [laughter] But no, all I had to do was click the
screen and click share. I I didn't know I had to select it, but I can make it bigger. >> I love that. >> Yep. That's progress. >> So, the outside will be >> [laughter] >> white. >> So, do we want to make a motion? >> I make a motion to accept the blue and
white freehanded logo for the patches. >> Second. >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion? All in favor? >> Aye. >> As long as you guys are happy with the rope part. The rope part kind of like shifted it like an eighth of an inch to like the right, and I just want to make
sure I know it sounds really dumb, but it does it look right to you? >> I I see what you mean. Yeah, I see what you mean. >> I I get it, but I think it's part of the nautical theme. It Right. It looks kind of like a T. >> Okay. >> Yeah, it's not symmetrical, but I think it goes. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I just didn't want someone to look
at it and be like, "Do you know it's lopsided?" And I'm like, "No, it's not. It's centered, but >> Right. Right. >> And they're going to cry When I talk to them, it's Well, I I know. And I This would be embroidered. It wouldn't be a iron-on. Well, it would
be iron-on the back, but I just wanted to make sure as far as the material, basically it's all going to be through the embroidery machine, and the outside will have an embroidery as well. So, basically what I'm saying is it's very good for not wearing and tearing. Like it should last a long time versus the the press.
>> Okay. Um do you also want to check on prices for if Mish would need some more like 250 as long as we fall under that 400? >> Oh, I I I do they have to go up to hundreds? Do they have to do 100 or can you do 50s?
>> I could do 16. >> Okay. >> Or two. >> [laughter] >> But it's the same thing like Girl Scout patches where if the more you get in bulk, the more they give you a little here and there like little tidbits. >> Okay. >> Um but Mish, I if I could um at some
point I'll I'll try to exchange emails with you so I can put you on here as well and then we can if you need more than 40, we'll be on the same page and I can also email you the getting a print of final design, too. >> Okay. Um John, you can forward my email. >> Okay.
>> Okay. Perfect. That's it for me. My homework for now. >> Yeah, right. >> We'll find something else for you to do after. >> Oh, there's always something. >> All right. Um so, that's with merchandise. So, moving on to planning.
Um again, those are going to be still a lot of combined events between the book committee, the library, uh Council on Aging. So, those are all on the schedule. I believe the next one coming up is Tom Van Dyk is going to be talking about the Independents uh the next Tuesday night.
>> Yes. >> Yes. Um so, they um that should be quite interesting if anyone wants to attend that. >> What time is that at? Do you know? >> It is at 6:00. And it's at the Adams Center, correct? >> That place.
>> Yes. Keep that at work. >> Right. Um so, moving on to our working groups. Um again, the gala was all set. I think we did discuss uh possibly using the unsold stuff um maybe as gifts or something during the
old uh uh the house to us, correct? Or >> Yeah, I don't know. I mean, uh there's Um I'm trying to think what was left over. There was Oh, the necklace. >> The earrings I think it's earrings and necklace, yeah. There was a couple of gift cards.
>> Mhm. >> And then there was the mirror. >> Yeah, yeah, the mirror. >> Then was there something else? Was there something else? >> The what? Did the floor go? >> The floor I think so. The flooring? >> Fine. >> I thought it did. >> Oh wait, no, it didn't. >> Okay, so there's that, too. Okay.
>> I think the floor. We had a floor. >> [laughter] >> Um So >> Yeah, I mean it was four for the 300, so we can use it, right? >> You can use it for the other ones, yeah. Okay, so we'll see um next time Christine's here if she has if she had thought of doing some raffles, so that
might be a possibility. Yeah. Um okay, and then I I know there's still a gift card. I think that's being interchanged to use for other um >> You can use those for like 200 donuts or whatever. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Yep. Um
so the art show um Emily couldn't make it to she's away, but Ken um do you want to discuss that? >> I'll just you know, thanks everybody. It was it was a team effort and I think Ashley, correct me if uh roughly maybe 500 people came through. I mean, each venue
seemed full as we were in and out. Um yeah, uh >> one was the green Ashley, were you at the Adams Center? >> I was a little all over, but yes. At one point. >> Oh, that's where I saw you. >> I was back and forth
I was popping back and forth making sure, you know, cuz people were skipping over certain places. I'm like, "Don't forget the library and the Adams and then vice versa. Don't forget the Beal." And right, right. >> And one quick thing that Denise picked up on that um
a lot of the artists brought their family members and friends and that helped swell the numbers if you will which you know it was all about community. >> Yeah, it was a great community event. >> Hold it up. >> Yeah, yeah, definitely. It was so sweet.
I saw a few of the artists posing with their pictures and I was at the Bell House which was really special because a lot of them are elderly and they have their families and they're taking pictures at the art show with their art. It was just so sweet.
>> Yeah. >> There was all ages from teenagers that submitted [snorts] up to I said elderly people. It was just >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Definitely. >> It was nice. >> Really cool. >> We had a lot of We had a lot of feedback too that a lot of the artists turned around and emailed us after how wonderful the event was, how organized
it was. A couple of them did make private sales on the side and they're like we didn't even think that this was possible and they were really like there were several emails how like blessed they felt that they could have it and sell it and one girl was like it was
right up front when I walked in and I just felt so touched and we're like >> [laughter] >> I know who you're talking about and I took a picture of her. Was her name Emma? >> Emma was one of them, yep. And then there was another one where it was like of the stars where it was the dog with
the stars and everything and it was she like sat there and talked about her story. We definitely had 500 plus because between the pamphlets and the amount like it it was a a really great day and people were happy to walk even though it drizzled on and off. >> Yeah, it was great. It was actually nice
walking weather. >> Anybody have anything else with the art show? All right, so moving on to the proclamation. I kind of came up with a preliminary um Okay. >> Yeah. >> It's all a little >> uh, awesome. >> Yeah, we're just saying how are we going
to start off? Um, so, the dignitary, I will I'll do some opening remarks. Um, and then, um, kind of going into it a little bit. Uh, we did get a, uh, message back from the governor that they she will not be able
to make it. Um, we have not heard from the lieutenant governor yet. Um, Kathy Lennahan is going to reach out to her. She said, um, she is friendly with her, so she will reach out and see if she can attend that event. Um, I did just put in, um,
just response right now for other, um, state and local representatives, but we could add more. Um, as this is right now, it's already over an hour. So, um, I know we do want to do like the celebration part of it, too, so, um, we'll have to make sure we cut down on
who's or not cut down, but get a strict list of who we're going to have speaking. >> And this is on the time I'm going to need. >> Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Um, and do we want to have a local speaker in this or just stick to dignitaries? Um,
>> Jan. >> Um, well, we've already had Jan. >> Yeah. >> I I know that. Um, and we did offer her something else and she kind of politely declined. >> Okay. >> Um, so, I didn't know if maybe, um, someone like Tom Vendetti or, um, if he doesn't want to, maybe Nick, the
archivist. Um, but again, I do we want to >> Well, >> I don't want to wait too long, it's coming up, but >> I just think it's the most historic thing that we're doing for this historic event. So, I think we definitely need someone with that history background.
>> I I don't like to speak a lot, but I did put myself eight to 10 minutes cuz I do have some historic points I want to hit, but if there's somebody else that wants to do it as well, then I I don't mind mixing that in. I think that's a good idea. Yeah. >> And this is a 1:00 p.m. start. >> Yes. >> For the
>> proclamation but it's going to be an 11:00 start. >> The event itself the whole >> two different events >> Yes. >> Yes. >> So I know it's like listed as 11:00 to 3:00 but I think we had the discussion about go four. Can we >> 11:00 or 1:00?
11:00. >> The proclamation starts at 1:00. >> Okay. >> The whole >> The day. >> The day starts at 11:00. So then if this goes an hour an hour and 20 then there's an hour and something afterwards for people to >> Right. >> Right.
>> Okay. >> So it starts at >> So it's a it's an event. It's 11:00 to 4:00. The proclamation itself will happen at 1:00. >> So what happens at 11:00? >> There's going to be food trucks, the craft beer. >> On whole foods? >> No, it's going to be in the beer house.
>> Okay. >> Yes. >> So 11:00 beer house all day. They'll be they'll be there all day. >> Pretty much. So there'll be craft people again we'll have places for sponsors to set up if they want. >> Under sponsors. Okay. Need chips at the
birch table. Yep. >> Yep. >> Yep. >> John just back to a local speaker idea. Um I mean think about people's um attention span I hate to put it that way
but would you want like a like a just a synopsis of Lead the Towns Corporation how when it did it. Tom might be someone to ask. I don't know I don't know if Nick Nick's >> Not a speaker. >> I know Mike Nick likes doing his talks but it's small groups of people. So I
that's I I just had to throw out some names but I wanted to get feedback definitely. >> I know Craig Doll. >> That's possibly or if it's even >> I'd be glad he's chair of the historic >> We could ask. >> Yes Craig Doll. Okay. >> I'll ask.
>> You want to Yes. >> Okay. >> That would great. Okay. Okay. Let's see. Um Yeah. Okay. Um moving on from the speakers, >> I have a crazy question. I have a crazy question.
Probably no, and I think he he might say no anyway, but have we ever thought of like maybe asking Chris Cooper? >> Um so we're still in the process of like I said, if we decide to do um a booth out here, we were thinking of
asking him and his wife to be judges. >> Oh, that would be nice. >> Yeah. >> Oh, for the for the parade. Oh, fun. >> And along with a few other people. So >> What [clears throat] about the chairman of the board of selectmen? Anyone on the selectmen? That's what I was going to say. >> to be under the uh the same logo, right?
>> to be a judge. You Kim would love to be a judge. You know that. >> like I said, I I would like to at least put something here, but if if if so, I the town administrator want to speak or if a couple of selectmen, then we'll fit them in. >> I think they're all coming. >> Um one of them is not going to be able to make it because they'll be away. But the other one they the invite did go out
last night at the selectmen's meeting. So yeah. Um but yeah, no, they're they're definitely on the list to speak. And again, we just need to see how many actually want to. >> Right. That was I I think part of the invite wording. I I Yes. We said you're welcome to participate if
you'd like to speak or if you just like to, you know, attend. We'd be honored to have you. Even though we're we're their committee. >> [laughter] >> Of course you're invited, but you got to do it officially. Right?
>> So um right from if we do have the local speaker, right from there we'll move um right into doing the um the Revolutionary War Memorial. Um I'm still waiting to get the proof back. I gave them all the information and
stuff. Um I'm hearing it should be completed. If it's not completed, we will just do a ground breaking that day. And then um like Veterans Day or Memorial Day or Veterans Day or something like that, we'll do the actual unveiling later in the year.
>> Okay. Okay. I'm hearing the stone should be all set in the end. >> I'll do a quick closing remarks unless somebody else wants to and then we'll move back over across the street. Any other ideas for this? >> If the Lieutenant Governor is a no.
>> Yeah. >> I really think >> send no to them? >> I didn't. I'm waiting to hear back to see of course the Governor is a no. And then if the Lieutenant Governor is a no. >> If you want to send something out to him and we'll fit him in if she's available
too because we may not know from her until two weeks before. >> Right. >> leaving that spot open. >> So maybe we can Sorry. >> The uh >> The Veteran's Secretary. Oh. Right. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. I'll put to I'll put it together
with something and send it to you and you can review it and see if that's appropriate. >> Okay. >> Any thoughts of Plymouth inviting them? >> Um >> Like >> Yeah, we can invite them to come over. >> I was wondering just um The old the old town clerk there he's
like two town clerks ago. Larry Pizer used to tease Paul all the time. But oh, the old North precinct. >> Yeah. >> You know. Um >> Cuz we're asking them to participate in the parade. So yeah, we can ask them to come. >> Um >> They could be one of the speakers. >> No, probably not.
>> Yeah, but but but maybe just extend the same invite. I'll just word it for them. >> Yeah. And send it over. >> Okay. Okay. >> John, a real quick note with the the war monument. Uh Eagle Scout Declan Maglin was in at the Historic Commission last night.
>> I'm working with him. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> I'm actually meeting with him right afterwards. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So yeah, he's got a to So once that's done, it won't be be may not be able to get this done before the proclamation, but he's going to put a small garden around it. Kind of like the
Civil War Memorial and do a couple other things to work on an eagle project over there. >> Oh, great. Okay. I I I found me probably, but the town veterans agent, are they involved? >> She yes, she's aware of it. >> Okay. What would she want to >> Um
I can ask her. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. What about having like a on our oldest vets in town say something? >> [clears throat] >> And if that would be I can I can find
that out. You know what I mean? See if they would like to, you know I don't know how far we're going with this proclamation. >> Yeah. >> You know what I mean? >> I'm just afraid of bringing in too many speakers cuz that's just going to they're going to lose people.
>> Well, who do we have confirmed? We've got you. >> Um >> Yeah, Kathy. >> Kathy. But I just I do have to get something official to her office so they don't over book her. But she she has the proclamation all set ready to go. Um >> Okay, cool. >> And yeah, for confirmed, that's really
it right now. >> Right. You could ask the town staff agent if they would recommend anyone. You know, if if they know of a story like a great little, you know, heart-warming story that they would share.
>> I'm actually meeting with her tomorrow afternoon. >> Oh, you Okay. I can grab her, too. >> Yeah, yeah. Okay. Um Any other changes or or suggestions for this? >> I don't think so. >> Yeah, it looks good. >> All right.
>> It's more like fair atmosphere, just like a celebration of Kingston with like that formal proclamation at 1:00. >> Yep. >> Okay. You going to need police details at all? >> Yeah. Yeah, I have that. So, yeah, we're going to need at least one police detail. The only
I don't even want to call it a concern, but I some people um I it probably needs to be addressed, we'll put it that way. If you're doing the ceremony and there's a beer tent, and then you can't bring the beer across the street to the town of Kingston property. So, um we may actually be able to get
like the um I can't remember the the new group, but it's just not like the Civil Air Patrol, it's um the There's a group in the tri-town that does um like assist with the emergency um services. Um so, we could get them.
Um so, we could have them have them um assist. They can't stop traffic, that's what the police are for, but they can assist with people going back and forth, and they could say sorry if you keep this on this side and stuff like that. >> Okay. All right. >> We could use that group possibly for >> Like security. >> Exactly, like that. Yep.
>> Monitoring like, okay, your red solo cup can't come across the street. Yeah. Okay. One more question, sorry. >> [laughter] >> Are you going to need um the committee to have assignments that day on what you're looking I'm not sure, but
>> So, are you kind of running the fair part of it with Emily, or is it We really didn't discuss that. >> I mean, it's it's really Emily. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And um >> So, yeah, we'll need to check with Emily. I think most of the assignments will be over there. Um they'll be a little bit of setting up like we we have
to do a couple of the hang the the banners up and stuff like that. And um if we do have the stone, we'll probably have a covered, we'll need someone to pull the cover off. Um just some minor things for the actual proclamation, but I think there will be some set up and take down and some other stuff over at the fair site side. Yes.
Um when Emily's back, we'll check with her and we'll see what we need for assignments and stuff. Um let's see. Yep, I got it. Thanks. >> As far as advertisement, um do you just want Do you Do you want something put out between Facebook and all that stuff
to the joining towns, so like people know they can come or do you want like the calendar reposted? >> Um yeah, we'll do it all. Um well, I did put something out on Facebook a little while ago just um saying our next upcoming events that the
um proclamation was coming up and then um and then also um the parade's coming up looking for people and that if information's got to come out um at later on this week or early next week. I have some stuff on that in a minute. Um
so, uh yeah, we'll do Facebook. We'll do um if we can do a PSA through WTD. Um so, um however we can advertise, we will. >> Flyer? Maybe we can hand out at town meeting. >> Yep. >> I still have to have a I didn't do the meeting is a good place
to announce it. >> Yep, for sure. Okay. Yep. >> Were you offering to do something there, Ashley? Is that what I heard? >> [laughter] >> I mean, I didn't mind. That's I mean, basically the details are all right It's just really putting together some little background and putting it out digitally.
And then even if we did print some, I know I think it was the meeting before we talked about handing out flyers and potentially doing a couple of merch sites, whether at the transfer station or dot dot dot to get the word out, but get some sales. So, I [snorts] was just going over old
notes. >> Okay. >> But, it can be something I can throw together and we can all I can put together a couple and we can take a look. >> Okay, great. >> That'd be great, Ashley, if you could. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Yeah, we we're a little over what, 5 weeks away? >> Right.
>> So, yeah. Um, a flyer would be great to start with and go from there. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Town meeting's June 6th. >> Yes. >> All right. Um, anything else for the uh proclamation? >> Well, food trucks. >> Oh, yeah. Let's go to that side of it,
sorry. >> Yep. >> Um, I I don't know where we're at with this. Um, I think we're going to need some help. Uh, Northeastern Pizza, they they were booked by the time we finally connected. Um, Lobster Love Ed is check trying to
check with Stephen Cole, don't know. >> You still haven't heard back from that? >> but that's that's all I know of. So, I don't know if other anyone else had >> So, they the other one is booked, but these other >> Yeah, they're they're booked. Yeah. >> Somewhere else, you mean not >> Yeah, yeah, right. Not booked. >> They're not booked. Okay.
>> So, we have no food trucks right now. >> food trucks. Okay, yeah. >> Um, on the Board of Health website, uh Joyce and Cass and all them, they have an approved uh food truck list. So, you can ram right through those and there's at least 30 right now and that includes ice cream and different ones.
Um, and that way you don't have to worry about the delay of signing them up because they have to get their certificate to to be able to serve. Knowing that they're already on that list, you're all set. >> Yep. >> If anyone goes tomorrow night, they can see who's down there and ask. >> Yes.
>> Tomorrow night down >> Down. >> All right, pretty tight. Yeah. >> It's listed online, too. Like the >> If we go tomorrow night, can't we charge it to the committee? Cuz we're there on business. >> [laughter] >> It's coming out of the
budget, though. >> R&D. >> [laughter] >> Okay. Um, any want to work on that list or >> I'll I'll take some. It'd be great to have >> Do we want to >> another person to >> We'll get to the list and I'll take half and you take half.
>> Okay. All right. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> I'll make copies of this for you guys. I think this is probably more up-to-date list. >> We'll be putting more on there now, yeah. >> Right. I think I'll start with these. >> Okay. Uh and then um Paul, was it you that got the
information on the ice cream truck? >> I did. I sent it to Was it you? Okay. >> Um so um I'll handle I don't remember the places well. >> I don't either. >> That was um that was two events ago. >> [laughter] >> Wow. >> I might need two of those. I was going
>> Yeah, check it. I think I'm going to maybe think and compare. >> [laughter] >> It wasn't bad, no. Do we want to book them in in just in case? I don't think that they book up that much, do they? Or do they drive around a lot? I don't know. >> I'll call and I'll I'll look at that and see what I can find for that for the ice
cream truck. >> And if you think that there's one that you like better than Could you want to preliminary book them? >> Yep. >> And then we can vote on it next meeting. >> Okay. >> Um And Emily's handling the cross fish. She says what can you say so far? >> Yes. >> Okay.
All right, so I think that's both sides of the festival and the proclamation. Um Anybody have anything else? Okay, so moving on to the parade. >> Um Ken, if you need help with the food trucks, I can do I can do phone calls. >> Okay. Thanks, Sasha.
>> we can split it up three different ways. I don't know what I'm Sure. >> Yeah, okay. >> Thanks. Um So, we had a parade meeting the other night. Um we spoke with Ollie De Macedo who runs the Thanksgiving Day parade. Um we're going to be getting possibly two to three floats from that parade.
He is currently building a float for this year for his parade. Um for his hometown, it's going to have the Independence on it. So, it's going to be in our parade first and then >> Nice. Nice. >> Um and then we'll probably have one or two others. Um everybody else will be submitting
um to do a uh some sort of a float. Um I did send out um a copy of our waiver to everyone on the um committee. Um it went through town council and everything like that. So, that's completed. Um that will be up shortly.
Um we do have uh >> I'm sorry, what was that that's completed? >> The waiver and the rules. >> Okay. >> Um and it's also um got our prices on it. So, any um community groups or anything like that
are free to march for or to submit a float. We'll just ask for a donation. >> Okay. >> They're not required to. Um any business that wants to is I think $50 to march, $100 for a float. >> Great. >> And then they Those We're going to separate out and do political things. >> Right. >> Don't know if I should
>> So, it's not $25 for a float? >> No, it's it's 50 for a float for businesses um or politicians. Um and then they Sorry, 100 for the float, 50 to march for them. But any civic groups um Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Scouts, Lions,
things like that, um that's all free. >> I know um Kingston Animal Hospital was interested >> Okay. >> in a float. >> Yeah. >> Um but I I can send them information or I'll just drop down there next time I'm down there. >> Okay. >> I'll bring information. >> Yeah, we'll go We'll be getting flyers
and uh stuff like that. Um >> Who's doing that for you? >> Colleen's doing it. >> Colleen? >> Um at Toys for Tots. >> Oh, great. Okay. She's on the >> Yeah. >> Uh she's in communications. Yeah, she's bad. >> For the news, she's in all their um >> Yeah. communications.
>> Yeah, and stuff. Yeah, um yep, those will be forthcoming. >> Okay, I'll I'll check with her again to see if I can get them. I might just give her access to the 300th page so she can just post it. >> So right now without even
um putting anything out, I think the Girl Scouts are interested in possibly doing a um float. Um we do have um two bands, um we have a band called the I think the McGrail band out of um
Western Mass. Um they were sending stuff back and forth to Jenna and I. They are about $2,000 apiece, but they said they were negotiable. Um I also have the Cotton City Band that we used in the Memorial Day parade. They're about $1,800 apiece, so I did reach back
out to McGrail and say, "We have another band at 1,800, would you be able to do that?" And they said yes. >> Oh. >> So we have McGrail at 1,800, and then I'm just waiting. Cotton City is getting as many members as they can, so I'll talk to them this weekend of Memorial Day. So we pretty much have two bands lined up. >> Oh.
>> We have World War II reenactors lined up. I'm still going back and forth, like I said, with the um Revolutionary War Memorial with the Revolutionary War reenactors to see what they can get for members. So um that will be a little bit more money. That'll be about $1,000 for them to march. Um
depending on what they can get. >> Does Silver Lake have a band? >> I was literally going to say that, too. I was like the high school does, and they would be We're We're just thinking here. >> Do you have a contact cuz we've reached out to Mr. Dooby several times. We were supposed to have them in the Memorial Day parade this year, and there's been
zero contact. He has not replied back to us or anything. And I don't know if they actually do anything over the summer. We would love to have the Silver Lake band. >> Right. Um I can I can reach out cuz same thing, we had a couple that it was the parents, but um we sent out some art festival stuff to the art teacher, and
so we we got a couple of connections through them anyway. Um so I can I can put in a call / visit to Silver Lake if that's what you like. >> That would be very helpful. The principal is a townie. >> Yes. Yep. >> Yeah. I don't know why he wouldn't want to
march himself. So, I mean, I I I can see, you know. You know. >> Too bad we couldn't get you Massasoit >> I I didn't know how expensive they would be. I I think they're tens of thousands. >> Are they? >> Yeah. >> They're still >> Yeah, they are very
>> Yeah. >> So, currently right now, um, the fire department is handling sending out letters to local fire departments. >> I just thought of something on that. When I used to go to Massasoit for my associates, they had a band. What if
community colleges had bands? I bet they might be free. >> Okay. >> Or would you, you know. >> Okay, I can check with them. Um, I'm also trying to get a, um, pipes and drum band as well. Um, I've been communicating. One of them
doesn't do parades anymore, so I got to reach out to another one. Um, yeah. All right, I'll reach out to Massasoit and see if they have one. Um, I don't know if Quincy and Plymouth would have one, but I could check. >> Yeah. Marshfield has a great one.
And a great marching band for their high school. >> Well, that's another option is do we want to kind of reach out to also the, uh, local high schools and even though it's, you know, kind of Kingston, it could be Plymouth High School and Marshfield High School. Like, we could get a couple in there just from the
school, but it's how far do we want to go? >> Uh, well, we we we like that. We have at least the two right now, but we also want to open up music on floats if people wanted if a band wants to be on a float or something like that. So, we didn't we didn't know how many marching bands we actually want
yet. But Silver Lake is always a ready no matter how many we have. If we can get Silver Lake, that would be great. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> Maybe their jazz band wants to do like a float. >> Exactly, yeah. >> You know. >> Yep. >> So Mr. Duby hasn't responded? >> No. And my my daughter even had a class with him, said something to him, and
nothing. >> Really? >> Yeah. As far as we know, and >> I thought we had to do the uh I thought we had to do the really. >> Yeah. >> Is it still in discussion? >> They were supposed to have it last year, and they messed up the schedule, so they gave it to another town. They said, "Oh, don't worry, you guys definitely have it next year." Silence. >> Oh. I wonder if they uh
>> Yeah. So. >> Um as far as pipes and drums, um Therese DeMuzio was in the 4th of July as well, and she's part of one. I know she does a lot. I can I can reach out to her and get you her contact, and maybe she can make some suggestions. >> can find me I know which one she's in,
sure. Please. >> Okay. >> Um All right. So, we also have um letters going out to local fire departments and other organizations to participate with vehicles. Um we are s- sending letters. The fire department's
sending letters to these fire departments, and I'm sending letters to um the towns themselves. Any Kingston that's from New Jersey to Michigan. We're not going to go any farther than >> All right. Right. Right. Okay. >> I love that. >> That's great. >> I love that. >> Yep. Um
>> Jamaica? >> [laughter] >> Yeah. >> We were going to do that, and then and also Kingston um England, but I don't know how far away that would be right now, so. Um So, um I actually wrote down still
awaiting word from State DOT. Um I actually just got a message from them a little while ago asking uh predicted end time, so I have to reply to them tonight. Um the it goes to the third phase on May 28th out of four phases, so we should
have an answer shortly on the definite using the main Main Street Park from Cancun to the split at Summer Street. If by chance they do tell us no, we'll come up with a deviation and make it a little bit shorter, but as of right now
everything's going well, so >> Is that like 3 miles? >> What's that? >> total parade route? >> The total parade route is 2.8 >> 2.8 >> Yes, from Hilltop Ave to right in front here.
2.8 Yeah, so that's all I have right now on the parade. >> Did you have a rough time like when and I'm not trying to interrupt you, apologies, but when you would want people to show up and then when roughly, not setting you in stone, you would want it to start?
>> Kickoff is going to be at 11:00 just because the chance of it being a really hot day, we don't want to do it in the afternoon. So kickoff will be at 11:00 and we checked with the police too whether they would rather it in the morning or a little bit later, so they wanted it at 11:00.
And then we're thinking half an hour 45 minutes to get everyone kicked off off of Hilltop and then probably like an hour and a half total to get everyone through here. >> So I want people to start setting up or getting ready at 10:00. >> So by 10:00 for that one, you actually
going to be digging will have to have different people organizing in different sections of it. We'll leave the parking lots for people to park in, but the different roads with the two schools will need to leave open to start staging people. But we also have letters going out to the schools, we have letters
going out to the Vinny Church to use that property and I am coming I'm have a letter that's typed I'm just waiting. Oh, do we have the letter head yet? >> I I I I have this. Yeah, I have I have like a yeah, I have something.
>> So, I I need to send that out to businesses along the parade route just let them know that they'll probably be affected that day and stuff like that. And we're going to do We don't want to abuse the system, but for the reverse 911, we're going to do it for the parade cuz it's going to block stuff and we'll do it for the Old Home Day
because of the fireworks to let people know ahead of time that there'll be fireworks. But other than that, we really can't use it for our other events. But if it's affecting the town, we can use it. So, we will send out a reverse 911 for those two. Okay. >> And this is just a footnote. So, other
than the 10:10 15, if we were to tell people that's roughly when to show up, you want them to like line up or show up at Hilltop Ave or where would you want them to like start meeting so you don't get a cluster? Like where would you want them to start and then you can we can line them up? >> We're probably going to have something
We haven't come up completely with but maybe have them come in Second Brook Street and then we'll have someone right before the first school and then depending on what they have antique car or float or group that's marching, we'll have someone position them from there and tell them go down to here or there.
>> Yeah. >> But I think Second Brook will probably be the best to have people come up that way and then we can distribute them out. >> That's perfect. I just didn't want you to get like a bunch of people saying, "This is the meeting spot." and then it's like, "No, you're in the way. Move over." >> I think it's it's handleable it's we can handle it, but we do got a Memorial Day
and it's everyone bunches up. Yeah, yep. >> Okay. >> So. All right. Um Looking to see if I have anything else. Yeah, there are a couple other matters and things like that that we have going out. We're still in the process for for
the parade. Um Anybody else have anything for the parade? Okay. Um So, uh Mike is not here yet. Mike's not here or um Joe, so we've nothing on the Old Home Day
um and Christine's not you're for historic house tours. Anybody else have anything for either of those? >> Um just that offer historic house tours Christine had given me a letter a while back just saying
uh they're offering $25 if you want to sponsor the booklet. >> Yep. >> So that's up on our website. Um and I'll do like a a Facebook blast on that probably after after the proclamation. And >> Yep.
>> Um >> Yeah, I'm I'm trying to keep each >> Yeah. >> event but I we had to get the parade out cuz >> Oh absolutely. No, you absolutely have to. >> up yeah so >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. And they're close to each other. You know, the historic house
tours aren't until the fall so I know and it's after Old Home Day so um but I know that Christine likes to get stuff done early so >> Yep. >> She gets stuff done. >> Yep. >> Not going to get in the way, right?
I don't want to hold her up and then >> So marketing and promotion, um anybody have anything on that? I think we kind of discussed both the individual events what we have to do for those. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Uh anybody have any other bills that they need to submit or um
request a vote for payment? Nope. Okay. Uh and I don't have anything. Does anyone have anything under new business? >> I got nothing on the books so >> No? Okay. So with that um our next meeting should be June 10th
and then >> Not June 3rd? >> Uh we do we do the third Oh sorry, we do do the first, right? Yes, I'm sorry. >> Yeah, I'm just thinking with where we're coming up with the >> third and then the 17th, right? >> Okay. >> So I'm just getting all my meetings mixed up. >> I can't even imagine I keep any of them
straight, John. >> All right, so June 3rd and June 17th. Um So if nobody has anything else, um I will entertain a motion to adjourn. >> I motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> Second. All right. All in favor? >> I.
>> I. All right. Thank you very much, everyone.