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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL <br />FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR <br />PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY <br />DATE: OCTOBER 11, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: "FESTIVAL IN THE PARK" <br />As you all know, "Festival in the Park" was held in September rather than July. <br />During the September Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, Commissioners <br />reviewed Joanne Valley's letter regarding the Festival. <br />FEEDBACK <br />Commissioner's Long and Silvis participated as volunteer workers at the Festival. They <br />expressed their pleasure regarding the number of community organizations <br />participating in the events. One of the reasons for changing the date to September <br />was to encourage participation by school groups, church groups and organizations. <br />Commissioners reported that they had good feedback regarding the Festival. <br />DATE <br />The Festival date is determined by the availability of the showmobile. Although the <br />preferred date was September 10, the alternate date of September 17 was approved <br />because of the availability of the showmobile. In retrospect, the September 17 date <br />was probably more advantageous than September 10 because it gave school groups <br />more time to organize considering that the first day of school was September 5. <br />COMMUNITY GROUP PARTICIPATION <br />Fifteen (15) community groups participated in the 1989 Festival. They included: <br />Sunnyside PTA <br />Pinewood PTA <br />IHS Cheerleaders <br />Cross of Glory Church <br />Mounds View Lioness Club <br />New Brighton Firstar Bank of Mounds View <br />Fire Department Robot Display <br />Early Childhood Family Education <br />Mounds View Lion's Club <br />IHS Girls Volleyball Booster Club <br />IHS Hockey Moms <br />Lindy's Gymnastics Club <br />MV Community Theater <br />Explorer Post Volunteers <br />Boy Scout Troop 400 <br />