Open Meeting Minutes

Danvers falconfest

DATE 

February 3, 2025 

TIME 

7:00 PM 

 

Agenda 

Item  

Owner  

TIME 

Welcome 

Ashley 

5 

Pancake Breakfast 

  • Task list 
  • Raffle Baskets 
  • Volunteer assignments 
  • Pictures of the space 
  • Supply donations 

All 

60 

Sponsorships 

  • Mention some recent wins 
  • Ask public to spread the word 

Dave 

10 

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities 

Dave 

5 

Open 

All 

10 

 

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Attendees  

Board Members – Rebecca Froncki, Jocelyn Marchand, David Pabisz, Ashley Bivens, Melanie Little 

Community Members – Sarah Gagnon, Bob DiPietro, Jenn Corsino, Lisa Cole, Barbara McNasby 

 

Minutes 

Respectfully submitted by David Pabisz 

 

Welcome – Ashley 

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

 

Pancake Breakfast 

  • Reviewed task list 
  • Raffle baskets 
    • Lisa has collected a bunch, has a list 
      • Kaffmandu 
      • Daniella’s 
      • Rebel Coffee 
      • Daily Harvest 
      • Danversport Yacht Club 
      • Modern Butcher 
      • Sun and Air golf (Cherry Hill) 
      • Trying to get Sunnyside Bowladrome, need to drop off a letter 
    • Paige will do art supplies and a free class 
    • We are hoping for 35 raffles 
    • Lisa needs our letterhead 
    • Maybe Metrobowl? 
    • Brothers Gift cards 
    • 466 Gift cards 
  • Reviewed pictures of the DHS cafeteria and atrium 
  • Supply donations 
    • Danversport Yacht Club donating cups, plates, utensils, coffee, tea, oil, sugar, splenda 
    • Reaching out to Brother’s and McKinnon’s 
  • Too late to book Walley for an appearance, they want at least 6 weeks notice 
  • Activities 
    • Blow up characters 
    • Face painting 
    • Story time? 
  • Can we show cartoons on the screen in the cafeteria? 
    • Melanie to ask A/V people. 
  • Dave to send Jenn pictures of the Atrium for Aspire to setup a sensory area in the right spot. 
    • We will supply an A-frame for a sign for the sensory area 
  • Sponsors will get their logo on placemats 
  • Other places to drop the flyer 
    • McKinnon’s 
    • The Library 

 

Sponsorships 

  • 2025 so far 
    • Platinum 
      • Honda North 
    • Silver 
      • Mazow McCullough 
      • Orthodontics of the North Shore 
      • 3rd Eye Studio 
      • Danvers Cultural Council 
    • Bronze 
      • Danvers Port Marina 
    • Community Partner 
      • Northeast Community Bank 
      • Peabody Podiatry 
      • Servpro 
      • We Are Danvers 
    • Friend 
      • Isla Bonita 
      • North Shore Dance Academy 
  • Please spread the word that we are looking for corporate sponsors 
    • Middleton Family Medicine (moving to Danvers) 
    • Send out sponsor materials to our members so they can spread the info

 

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities 

  • Website volunteer page has been updated  
    • Can see listing of all 2025 event volunteer opportunities and folks can signup there 
  • Pancake Breakfast, Saturday 03/01/25 
  • Downtown Rewind, Tuesday 06/24/25 
  • Summer Night Lights, Sunday 08/10/25 
  • Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade, Saturday 12/06/25 

 

Next Meeting – 03/03/25 at 7p at the Danvers Fire Headquarters