Parade and Fireworks 6/19/25

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Richmond Parade and Fireworks Minutes: 6.19.25

Attendance: Sue Glennon, Donna Niquette, Justin Spence, Tom Carpenter, Stefani Hartsfield, Rebecca Roose, Jay Furr, Norm, Laz

• Minutes for 6.5.25 Meeting approved,Sue motioned. All in favor
• Vendor Sign Up - Updates
  • Shared updated vendor form. Working on including more vendors. About 30 currently
  • No donation during parade, but can have booth at volunteers green that asks for donations
  • Noted that Glory Burger is on the sign up list twice
  • Stone Corral needs to be corrected to show that they are selling Tacos and no alcohol
• Parade Sign Up and Promotion
  • Rebecca posted flyers around town today
  • Jay has done FB posts
  • Sign up is on town website
  • New flyer is updated and sent to Times Ink
• Volunteer sign-up
  • Julie - will make the form on 6/20/25 and send to Duncan for posting
• Karaoke update
  • Jay has the trophies and ribbons for prizes
  • Duncan sent the latest sign ups

• Other Items
  • Face Painter: usual face painter is too pregnant to work this year. Stefani is talking to another person who can probably do it this year.
  • Bouncy House - Cory sold his bouncy house so he can't do it this year.

Discussed renting a bouncy house and then figuring out who would staff it.

• • Jay suggested putting out an FPF post asking for volunteers to work 1 hour shifts so that we can still have a FREE bouncy house as an activity offering this year.
  • First Jay will make sure there is a bouncy house to rent. And Sue will remind him.
  • Jay and Stefani will check with local youth about helping. Project All Together Now and Eagle Scouts
  • Will meet next week, last week before the 4th of July.
  • Stefani will send Duncan the flyer and final schedule for the news outlets that requested it now the flyer is final.
• Police presence and Flaggers on day of the parade update
  • Michael Parent will block off Jericho Road
  • 1 officer will lead the parade, 2nd officer will be at the Round church
  • Andy squires will be at the intersection of Bridge and Jericho (with attention to W. Main as well)
  • This will help pFovide enough coverage to keep the parade safely going

• Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. - all in favor