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Minutes of the 51st Meeting of
Readings 350th Anniversary Celebration Steering Committee
April 11, 1994
4:30 P.M.
Conference Room, Reading Town Hall
Committee Members in Attendance:
Alan Foulds, Everett Blodgett, Mary Williams, Ellen Stanton,
Susan Theophanis and Nancy Smethurst. Shirley Buzderewicz arrived
later.
Also Attendina•
Anna Carroll (350th Inc.) and Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager
I. CALL TO ORDER
Alan Foulds called the meeting to order at 4:40 p.m.
II. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
No minutes were available.
III. COMMUNICATIONS
Rojee Decorating Service of Medway has offered a proposal to the
Reading Chamber of Commerce (Sample E) for red white and blue
bunting with the 350th logo in purple and white on a separate 3'
by 5' flag for a charge of $50 per property. Separate flags
would be available at $25 each and extra sections of bunting are
$10 each piece. The proposal includes decoration of all
municipal government buildings at no charge. On motion of
Everett Blodgett, seconded by Mary Williams, the Steering
Committee voted unanimously to endorse this Chamber of Commerce
plan and to allow use of the 350th logo by Rojee Decorating.
Barbara Crosby of Katie's Hallmark has suggested an 8' greeting
card to be signed either on the Common or at other 350th events.
She has arranged financing for all but $100-$150 of the proposed
cost. On motion of Mary Williams, seconded by Susan Theophanis,
it was voted to authorize Barbara Crosby to purchase such a card
and to allocate a maximum of $150 from 350th Inc. funds for its
purchase.
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READING'S 350th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION STEERING COMMITTEE
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April 11, 1994 - Conference Room, Town Hall
Directors in Attendance:
Susan Theophanis, Vice President, Shirley Buzderewicz, Treasurer
Other Directors: Alan Foulds, Everett Blodgett, Mary Williams,
Ellen Stanton, Nancy Smethurst, and Anna Carroll
Also attendina:
Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager
I. CALL TO ORDER
Susan Theophanis called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.
II. OTHER BUSINESS
- On motion of Alan Foulds, seconded by Anna Carroll, it was voted
to authorize Barbara Crosby to purchase an 8' greeting card and
to allocate a maximum of $150 from 350th Inc. funds for its
purchase.
On motion of Alan Foulds, seconded by Susan Theophanis, it was
voted to order 5000 souvenir program books of 24 pages each, at a
cost not to exceed $6000.
On motion of Alan Foulds, seconded by Susan Theophanis, it was
voted to authorize Bill McLaughlin to arrange photographic
coverage of the 350th celebration, and to reimburse him for the
cost of supplies up to a maximum of $400.
III. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy W. Smethurst, Clerk Pro Tem
READING'S 350th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION STEERING COMMITTEE
TOWN HALL 4 16 LOWEL STREET e READING, MA 01867