BSCC- Car parade, Sturbridge MASS July 3rd Celebration

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Subject: Sturbridge MASS July 3rd Celebration
From:    "Thomas Creamer" <trcreamer at gmail.com>
Date:    Sun, May 23, 2010 11:21 pm
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You're invited and we hope you will notify your club members. Please see
below and feel free to call me for additional information.

*2010 Summer Feast & Fire*

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*Sponsored by*

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*Sturbridge Recreation Committee, Merchants of Sturbridge, REAS Foundation &
the Sturbridge Tourist Association*.

*Date:* July 3rd, 2010, 2:00 – 10:00 PM

*Venue:* Sturbridge Town Common with Parade originating at The Sturbridge
Host Hotel and ending at the Town Common.

*Purpose:* Establish an annual community event/celebration that motivates
residents, merchants, visitors, and tourists to identify our community as
their primary destination for Independence Day activities. As well, it is
our hope that the focus of non-profit participation will help galvanize
support for and attendance by various stakeholders.

*Components:** *

   - *Parade* – originating at Old Sturbridge Village and ending at the Town
   Common consisting of the following:
      - *GRAND MARSHALL’S:*
         - *Representative Todd Smola*
         - *BOS Chairman Ted Goodwin*
         - *Sturbridge** Town** Administrator Shaun Suhoski*
         - *Tantasqua** School** Committee Chairman Kathy Neal*
         - *Sturbridge** School** Committee Chairman Katherine Alexander*
         - *School Superintendant Dan Durgin*
      - *Parade Mascot – Miss Piggy the Pot Bellied Pig *
      - *Police Escort*
      - *Fire Trucks from partnering communities*
      - *Ambulances*
      - *Military Vehicles*
      - * Tractors*
      - *Hay Ride Vehicles Chauffeuring *
         - *Cub Scouts*
         - *Brownies*
         - *Little League Members*
      - *Vintage Vehicles*
      - *Motorcycle Strike Force *
      - *Heavy Equipment Vehicles*
      - *Various Marching Contingents*
      - *Bag Pipe Contingent*


   - Grand Picnic Buffet – *Vendors donating time and ALL proceeds to the
   following non-profit organizations: REAS Foundation, Tantasqua Music
   Association, TED Foundation, & local Recreational Activities*
      - BBQ Ribs
      - Hamburgers
      - Hot Dogs
      - Boneless Chicken
      - Italian Sausage
      - Assorted Cold Salads
      - Corn on the Cob
      - Desserts
   - *Music: *
      - Vocalists, Instrumentals, Bagpipers, Marching Band, Bluegrass, DJ’s,
      & Local “Garage Bands”


   - *Entertainment Activities: *
      - Town Crier, Dance Presentations, Specialty Presentations by local
      groups, Bounce House, Hot Air Balloon – providing vertical ascents,
      Re-enactors, Firefighters Muster, Pie Judging Contests, Dunk Tank
      Competition, Temporary Tattooing for children, Full Day gaming
for families
      (i.e. sack/relay races, Dance-Offs, Ball Tosses, Ring Tosses,
Hoola-Hoop
      Contests, etc.), Flags & Glo-necklaces will be given to youth
attendees.


   - *Bonfire: *A large Independence Day Ceremonial Bonfire - located behind
   the Public House - will cap the day’s events, while transitioning the
   celebration into an evening of musical enjoyment.


   - *Non-profit Awareness Booths:* Area non-profits will be allowed to set
   up awareness booths for the purpose of information distribution or
   fundraising for their specific organization (i.e. Bottled water sales by
   Little League, Basket Raffles by Sturbridge Nursery or Girl Scouts for
   example).


   - *Cost:** *Grand Picnic Buffet**
      - $10.00 Adults
      - $5.00 Children

*Financial Beneficiaries:** **ALL proceeds from the Grand Buffet* will be
donated to the following non-profit charities:

   - REAS Foundation
   - Tantasqua Music Association
   - TED Foundation
   - Sturbridge Recreational Activities


-- 
Thomas R. Creamer - Selectman, Town of Sturbridge
359 Leadmine Road
Fiskdale, MA 01518

Mobile: 774-696-0903
Fax: 615-634-0903

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public
property.
- Thomas Jefferson
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