Minutes May 28th, 2024

Meeting Attendees:  All FDC members listed, those in BOLD were present

 

Members: Lori Bornstein, Christopher Craig Broyles, Tracey Bryant, Jeanne Bullock, Stephanie Deeley, Barbara Fontes,  Kurt Fusaris, Audrey Hall, Jim Hansen, Brooke Harvey, Rosamond Hooper-Hamersley,  Tilia Klebenov Jacobs, Heather Klish, William LaBarge,  Doug Lawrence, Barbara LeDuc,  Chris Lorant, Jack Patrick Lewis, Katie Murphy, Thom Mahoney, Kathie McCarthy, Isabella Petroni, Brandale Randolph, Cindy Rubin, Margareth Shepard, Priscila Sousa, Yvonne Spicer,  Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales, Larry Stoodt, Cynthia Villanueva, Brandon Ward, Mel Warshaw, Leslie White Harvey, Joel Winett

 

Lifetime Members: Jerry Desilets, Patrick Dunne, Linda Fields, Shahid Khan, Bettie Muto, Phil Ottaviani, Norma Shulman, John Stefanini, Cheryl Tully-Stoll, Parwez Wahid

Associate Members: David Gordon, Samantha McGarry, Grace Snedden, Ricardo Robles, Meghan Todd

7:00 – 7:05     Welcome and reading of FDC Mission Statement – Rozzy Hooper-Hamersley, Vice-Chair

7:05 – 7:30   Summer Concert Discussion

Form to sign out on letter head- norma puts our letterhead and gives form

https://www.framinghamma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35949/2024-Vendor-Application?bidId=

 

https://www.framinghamma.gov/2791/Summer-Concerts

June 21 – Heartland Radio (Contemporary Country)
July 5 – Four on the Floor (Classic Rock)
July 12 – Hot Acoustics (Rock and Smooth Classics)
July 19 – Dwayne Haggins Band
July 26 – Mars Motel (Grateful Dead Tribute)
August 2 – Z-Company (Blues, Rock, and Country)
August 9 – C-Jammers (Blues)
August 16 – Rain

 

Norma will organize but need volunteers (4 at a time)

With 35 members and only 6 concerts, just need everyone to volunteer 1x

Need folks to talk to public

Activities under the tent

Postcard party

Nanette postcards, Ravi in Sudbury

Who pays? Rozzy will organize – $14/20 postcards

 

Games?

Lollipop board. With stickers to attract kids

Voter registration, vote by mail applications

Cynthia: forms In other languages? Signup sheet

Cynthia: lottery?

Norma: buttons/swag prize/lottery too much work

Different jobs, writing, bringing stamps…

Rozzy will fill out the form, Norma will send a schedule and ask for volunteers. Add info to Website- contact norma

 

Rozzy will text Phil re: Loring for next meeting

Doug: Millwood has a new comm center but you need a sponsor

7:30 – 7:35   Vote to go into Executive Session

Motion to go into executive session: Lori, Larry 2nd, unanimously passed.

Action items:

Discussion:

Concerts rules- No roving around, approaching folks

Doug: Ask Mike for outreach brochures?

Hold a Candidate forum? No, LWV will do a forum.

Summer BBQ

Saturday, August 24th

Lori will talk to Adam about hosting

Doug will talk to Norma about sending save the date, particularly to neighboring DCs.

Doug: send out email about subcommittee assignments/requests to participate

Rozzy: Get list of dignitaries.

Doug: Invite dignitaries.

 

6/23 Sunday- next FDC meeting

6/17 Monday- next Exec- finalize agenda

7:35 – 8:30    New member orientation, roles, and responsibilities

8:30                Adjourn