Adhoc 50th Anniversary Planning Committee Minutes 2007 05-21-07 APPROVED
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COMMUNITY AD-HOC 50TH ANNIVERSARY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Monday, May 21
7:00 P.M.
City Conference Room
Present:
City Staff
Glory Spies,Community Relations Officer
Barry Groesch, Police Department
Others:
.Jill Harker
Art Prochaska
Madonna Bialek
Johanna Braham
I. Minutes were reviewed and approved
2. Committee updates
Next event is the Music Under the Stars—The American Legion Big Band will play on
Wednesday, June 27 at 6:30 p.m.. Riverfront Park. The Citizens Police Academy will be
doing their barbecue fundraiser,
The Ice Cream Social and Procession planning was discussed. Glory will send out press
releases and ads to local papers letting people know that they should meet at a specific
location at the park at 1:30 p.m. Barry and Glory will determine best location for people
to gather. The fire department will be contacted to make sure that the city float will be at
the beginning of the parade. Madonna will contact Meadowvale Ice Cream and make sure
everything is taken care of: It was discussed if we should provide toppings for the ice
cream. No decision was made. JoAnn Gryder needs to be contacted to see if she has
called the founding fathers and past mayors. Next meeting all of the details will be
completed.
Time Capsule-The committee finished bundling the envelopes to be distributed to the
schools. Instructions and envelopes were passed out on May 25 to CUSD #115.. Jill
Harker went to Town Square Park with envelopes to distribute during Memorial Day
remembrance.
Glory will put on press releases and ads from now until the fourth of July advertising the
Ice Cream Social. Ads have appeared in both the Beacon News and Kendall County
Record in special summer sections in addition to various press releases and on city's
event calendar.
3. There being no additional business, meeting was adjourned.
Next meeting will be on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall
conference room.
Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m,
Respectfully submitted
Glory Spies