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Council allows rec department to solicit donations for Lewis Field lighting; schedules scholarship review
Summary
The council approved a motion allowing the recreation department to attend council events and solicit donations for Lewis Field lighting, and scheduled review of 39 scholarship applications; members will receive copies and meet again to decide awards.
The Brookfield Cultural Council voted April 16 to allow the recreation department to set up a presence at Cultural Council events to solicit donations toward lighting at Lewis Field, a project members said has been discussed for decades.
A member moved and the council approved giving the rec department space at events to solicit donations or sell items to raise funds for the lighting project; no dollar targets or specifics were recorded in the transcript.
Scholarships: Members reported receiving 39 scholarship applications from Brookfield residents, the largest number since the program began. Margaret will make copies of the applications and place them in the Cultural Council mailbox at town hall so members can review them ahead of a scheduled meeting to select recipients.
Fundraising update: The organizer said she raised $2,800 in cold-call pledges over the past two days, and the council’s donation account currently holds $550; combined pledged and current donations were described as totaling about $3,350 by the close of the coming week.
What’s next: The council will coordinate schedules to review scholarship applications at a future meeting and will allow the rec department to participate in council events to solicit support for Lewis Field lighting.
