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Buttercup Festival committee recommends $28,000 in community donations from event proceeds; board to vote in June
Summary
The Nolensville Buttercup Committee reported $28,000 in surplus proceeds from the 2025 festival and recommended allocations for community organizations, schools and a holdover fund. The board discussed splitting votes to avoid conflicts and agreed to consider the recommendations for a June vote.
The Nolensville Buttercup Committee presented a budget report May 19 showing roughly $28,000 in remaining proceeds from the 2025 Buttercup Festival and proposed a slate of donations and holdover funding for the board to consider.
Committee proposal and recommended allocations Tracy (Buttercup Committee chair) reported that the committee’s work generated a profit after expenses and recommended the following allocations from the remaining balance: $5,000 to create a Buttercup holdover line item to seed the 2026 event; $5,000 (to be split $2,500 each) to the Nolensville Food Pantry and the Nolensville Historical Society; and contributions to town schools. The committee’s memo to the board listed school allocations (as read at the meeting) of $5,000 to the high school, two amounts of $3,500 (described in the transcript as “Bridal school $3,500 each totaling $7,000”) and three elementary-school allocations of $2,000 each (totaling $6,000). Total remaining funds cited in conversation were $28,000.
Board discussion and conflict management - Commissioners praised the committee’s volunteer work and recommended separate votes on the package for schools/historical-society funds and the food-pantry allocation to avoid any appearance of conflict. Commissioner Salimita said she would abstain from any vote that directly benefited the food pantry’s host church because of her membership there and asked that the pantry request be considered separately.
- Staff confirmed the $28,000 balance is in the town’s account and that the committee does not require upfront seed money; the committee representative said $5,000 holdover would be sufficient as seed funding for next year.
Timing and next steps The committee asked the board to vote on the allocations in June so the 501(c)(3) recipients and schools would be able to plan over the summer and, where applicable, present to school administrators at the start of the school year. The board agreed to place the Buttercup donation package on the June voting agenda for a separate vote on the food-pantry allocation if needed.
Ending No final appropriation was approved on May 19; commissioners thanked the committee and requested documentation and a formal resolution for the June meeting so the donations can be processed if approved.
