Committee approves Town Clock 'ball drop' fundraiser at Old Home Day

Representatives of a local group proposed a Town Clock Ball Drop to raise money for the town clock maintenance fund and the planning committee voted to permit the activity as a donation‑based fundraiser at Old Home Day.

The plan would sell numbered ping‑pong balls (the group discussed ordering 500) for a suggested donation — $5 was discussed — with a prize for the ball landing closest to a target after a coordinated drop. Committee members debated whether the activity would be treated as a raffle under existing rules and recommended describing the offering as a donation to avoid conflict with the committee’s craft‑area no‑raffle policy.

Committee members supported the idea on the grounds that the clock is a historical town symbol and the fundraiser would benefit the whole community; they asked the organizers to finalize prize amounts and logistics, and to coordinate any advertising language so the activity reads as a donation drive for the clock rather than a commercial raffle.

The committee voted in favor of allowing Meet Me and Suncook to run the ball drop at Old Home Day and asked organizers to provide follow‑up details about prize size and how proceeds will be remitted to the town clock maintenance fund.

Next steps: organizers will finalize marketing copy describing the activity as a donation for clock maintenance, confirm ball quantities and pricing, coordinate with the fire department for the lift truck for visibility, and report back to the committee with final logistics.