Open Meeting Minutes

Danvers falconfest

DATE 

June 11, 2024 

TIME 

7:00 PM 

 

Agenda 

Item  

Owner  

TIME 

Welcome 

Amy 

5 

Downtown Rewind 

  • Volunteer opportunities 
  • Volunteer t-shirts 

All 

40 

Fireworks 

  • Activities brainstorming 
  • Vendor brainstorming 

All 

30 

Member of the Month 

Amy 

5 

Open floor 

All 

10 

 

 

Attendees  

Board Members – Amy Ciancarelli, Rebecca Froncki, Jocelyn Marchand, David Pabisz, Ashley Bivens 

Community Members – Sarah Gagnon, Amy West, Lisa Cole, Bob DePietro, Linda Swinnerton, Mike Trainor, Christi Farrar (accessibility commission), Joni Pesola, Nancy Sweeter, Kay Maurice, Melanie Little, Samantha Tremblay, Jenn Corsino (SEPAC), Crystal Brennan 

 

Minutes 

Respectfully submitted by David Pabisz 

 

Welcome – Amy 

  • Welcome any new volunteers, visitors, ..etc. 

 

Downtown Rewind 

  • Map 
    • Need a yard game for Pete’s garage 
    • Make sure we have a sign for 50/50 raffle, like a paddle 
      • Accessibility 
        • Arc-tank 
          • (Lynnebago) mobile pod for people with sensory needs to go into to re-regulate out of the chaos 
        • Accessibility kits 
          • Check with Jasmine at Townhall? 
          • Or the library? 
          • Ear plugs maybe? 
                  • Volunteer opportunities 
                    • Not getting a lot of responses on the Signup Genius email that went out to known volunteers. 
                    • Getting decent response from Highschool 
                    • We need to get name tags for volunteers, especially those that vendors and sponsors need to meet up with 
                        • Tried to get Riverside Square Dancers 
                          • No luck 
                          • Sponsorship window is closed for Rewind 

                           

                          Fireworks 

                          • Map
                            • Melt, Noonan’s, Kona Ice, Beefey Boys, Chicken and the Pig 
                            • Would we be able to use the javelin field behind the pavilion? 
                              • “snow fencing”  
                                • Color choice orange or green?  Go with orange for safety 
                                • Activities 
                                  • Dunk Tank 
                                    • We need to recruit some more people to dunk.  Maybe some coaches? 
                                  • Pie or cookie contest? 
                                      • Brainstorming 
                                        • Mystery box?  Kids put hand in box and try to guess what is inside 

                                         

                                        Member of the Month 

                                        • Melanie Little 

                                         

                                        Misc 

                                        • Might move the meeting earlier in the day during the summer 
                                        • Fundraising is around $60k, almost at our 2024 target!! 

                                         

                                         

                                        Next Meeting – 07/09/24 at 7p at the Danvers Fire Headquarters