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Sandown Rec Commission plans June events; board leans toward running foam cannon and readies farmers market MOU
Summary
The commission reviewed summer programming and vendor options: Girl Scouts will donate a bench (June 2 ceremony), the board favored running the foam cannon for the last day of school on June 16 (staffing/volunteer needs discussed), and the farmers market MOU with Zorvinos was accepted pending insurance confirmation.
The Sandown Recreation Commission reviewed a slate of spring and summer events on April 1, including a June 2 Girl Scouts bench ceremony, the town's farmers market and the commission's last-day-of-school celebration.
The Director said the Girl Scouts collected enough plastic to construct and donate a bench and invited the commission to an award ceremony on June 2. She also reported the farmers market MOU with vendor Zorvinos has been accepted by the commission's insurance and by the vendor, but final confirmation from Zorvinos' insurer is pending before the commission begins vendor advertising. The Director emphasized the market will be a town event on Zorvinos' property and said alcohol will be present on the site but not allowed inside the market area; vendors must provide liability insurance.
Board discussion turned to the last-day-of-school event, which drew nearly 300–400 attendees in a prior year. The Director reported the prior foam-cannon vendor is no longer contactable and presented quotes for alternatives (Convertible Entertainment quoted roughly $600 for a foam cannon; an alternate photo-booth vendor quoted about $800). Members discussed whether the commission should run the foam cannon itself to save costs and whether volunteers could staff the attraction. "I can do that," the Director said of operating a foam cannon, while adding it would distract her from other tasks and prompting a request for volunteers.
Members agreed to move forward with the foam-cannon option for the June 16 event while continuing to recruit volunteers and confirm vendor details. The board did not record a formal vote; members expressed general support and asked staff to follow up on logistics and insurance.
