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Friendship Festival, block dance and recycle day seek volunteers; town reviews past event funding
Summary
Organizers said the Friendship Festival has about 40 vendors and needs volunteers for kids' activities and vendor management; committee members also discussed a block dance on July 25 and logistics for a highway-area recycle day.
Committee member (Speaker 2) updated the group on the Friendship Festival: "We have about 40 vendors signed up," and said most children's activities are secured but that pony rides remain uncertain. She asked for volunteers to run activities, check in vendors and manage parking on the event day.
Committee members discussed other celebratory events: a July 25 block dance on the old basketball courts behind the Ravenna Firehouse, coordinated volunteer support from groups such as Abounding Love and Helping Harvest, and a possible follow-up mainstream social once the community's chimney capital project is complete. Committee member (Speaker 4) noted Rebecca Flack organized recent volunteer street cleanups and said those volunteers might assist at festival events.
Speakers also reviewed how festival costs were handled in prior years and recalled a roughly $300 DJ donation secured through a town donor; they said event costs have previously been fronted through the town and later reconciled.
Why it matters: the festival and related events are community-facing, rely on volunteers and limited town support, and require coordination of staffing, safety and equipment. Organizers asked the public to sign up for short shifts to help run the event successfully.
Next steps: event leads will continue recruiting volunteers, confirm pony-ride availability and finalize vendor logistics; the committee will coordinate with highway staff on traffic control for the recycle day.
