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Renaissance Board outlines spring events, egg stuffing drive and major Fourth of July changes
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The Fort Thomas Renaissance Board detailed plans for the Fort Thomas 250th birthday (Feb. 27), an April 2 egg-stuffing session to fill 15,000 eggs, an accessible egg hunt on April 4, Earth Day on April 26, and a retooled Fourth of July that shifts to merchant-hosted music and reduces large kids’ zones to save funds. The board also announced a new local business, Blue Basil.
The Fort Thomas Renaissance Board spent a large portion of its meeting on community events and volunteer needs for the spring and summer calendar.
Tracy, speaking for the board’s events team, said the city’s 250th birthday festivities are set for Feb. 27 with volunteers, small-business participation and a local raffle. She also announced Easter preparations: "We have, 15,000 eggs that we need to stuff with candy," and asked for volunteers to join a stuffing session at the Armory on April 2 and help at the egg hunt on April 4.
Library staff described plans to make portions of the egg hunt accessible. "The library is going to do an adapted story time ... to make it accessible for anyone who either they have a disability," Morgan said, explaining a partnership with Cincinnati Children’s to adapt activities for sensory needs.
On larger festivals, the board discussed budget-driven changes to Fourth of July programming. Tracy said organizers plan to pivot Merchants & Music so that local businesses host and pay for musical acts throughout the day; the main Tower Park event would focus on music and vendors and begin at 5 p.m. The board also discussed reducing large kids’ zones and layering programming so family-friendly activities could appear earlier in the day at venues such as the library.
Tracy said sponsorship packages have been consolidated to reduce solicitation fatigue for small businesses and that the board is reaching out to potential sponsors. She announced new-business activity downtown, including a flower shop called Blue Basil planning an April ribbon-cutting at 111 N. Fort Thomas Avenue.
The board recognized volunteer Holly for nine years of service and encouraged members to recruit more volunteers for events. Next meeting details and volunteer sign-ups were shared before adjournment.
