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contest, cake walk and more. He brings his own goodie bags and does a really good job keeping kids entertained. We will use him again this year. Wyatt would like for us to consider using the stage to present awards. Some of these smaller activities happen without any one really knowing about them. Every 45 minutes have a 3 minute `award ceremony'. Additional activities suggested included 3 on 3 basketball; dodge ball and a dunking boath. Press - Newspaper is contacted in September. Paid advertising goes out 2 weeks ahead of the event in the Paris News, and out on the radio the Sunday before. It was suggested that we look into advertising in the Dollar Saver and the Thrifty Nickel. Volunteers - In the past we have had 40 or so North Lamar students and Paris High students to help. Last year Bethany met with them the night before at the Aikin building to give them a shirt and let them know what they would be doing. Decorations cost about $1000 -$1500. Some of the cost was recouped last year by charging merchants for hay & mums. Clifton suggested that someone talk to the FFA about donating bales of hay that could be dropped off and picked back up, in order to help with the cost. Sponsors - Letters sent out in July. We have received $5700 so far. The average is $12000 - $14000 each year in sponsorships & vendor fees. Bethany needs help organizing children's activities & volunteers; putting together small goadie bags; map out where vendors will go and where kids train will go (this has been problematic in past years). Karol Lynn Moore & Jennifer Long volunteered to help with the map. Kari Daniel will help with marketing. Matthew Coyle will help with goodie bags. Cindy Allcorn will help with children's activities. Manaur's Reqort F1y in Concessions - Concession items would be brought in and set up in the airport terminal. Hamburgers and chips and whatever we think we could handle would be sold. Concessions would be open for 4 hours. $5 for parking will go to the Grand Theatre project. The city anticipates approximately 1000 people will be at the fly in though out the day. We will be doing the parking and will do concessions if we can get enough volunteers. Reauest For Future Agenda Items Grants available Future Movies in the Park Adiournment A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Matthew Coyle and seconded by Kari Daniel. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m. Minutes prepared by Kari Daniel, Main Street Advisory Board Secretary. Approved this 16th day of September 2008. Wyatt Bowden, Chairman OOOU101