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Date: August 7, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Location: North Andover Senior Center, 481 Sutton Street, North Andover 01845
om itt a Members in Attendance:
❑x Liz Costerisan, Co-chair ❑x Renee Procopio-Melino, Clerk
❑x Judy Nigrelli ❑x Mark Wilson
Other Attendees
None.
Ag'ende and Minutes:
• Call to Order
• Renee Procopio-Melino call meeting to order at 6:05PM, seconded by Liz Costerisan.
• Attendance
• Completed by Renee Procopio-Melino.
• Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
• Renee Procopio-Melino motion to approve meeting minutes from June 3, 2025;
unanimously approved
• Christmas Tree Lighting
• Description of lights requested for quotes:
o Main pine tree with colored lights
o Three oak trees with white lights
o Two small pine trees, white lights
o Uplighting near Brooks statue
• Quotes obtained:
o Red Nose: $16,469
o ViewCrew: $15,640
o ShrubPro: $16,300
• Santa Paul rented for three planned events: Tree Lighting, Parade, and Crafts &Cocoa
with Santa: $700
• Ice Sculpture: Confirmed, cost is TBD
• Liberty Jazz Band: $2200
• Hot Chocolate with toppings: $750 per booth (would need 2 booths per vendor)— Liz to
reach to see if we pair down toppings what cost would be
• Baked good donations: Cookies or donuts?
o Renee to reach out to local businesses for donations
• Porta potty rentals needed for parade and tree lighting
o Mark to reach out vendor(s) for quotes
• Christmas bulb necklaces—Quantity and price TBD
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• Crafts and Cocoa with Santa
• Event will be held on Sunday, December 14t" at the Stevens Estate from 1:30—4:30 PM
• Face painter secured
• TBD: craft activities, price point, staggered entrance times, etc.
• Santa Parade
• Last year's total costs: $5200
• Police Association Donations historically: $2000
• Renee to create form for Santa Parade
o QR code registration and google form
o A few short sentences on description
• Request if Tallie Abnerathy would be open to MC'ing for tree lighting and parade: Judy will
ask her
• Menorah Lighting
• Liz reaching out to two local rabbis to start planning/coordination for event on the town
common
• AOB
• Donations to reach out to: Market Baskets, Watts Waters, Butcher Boy, Banks, MTM
Insurance, etc.
o Donation for baked goods (for Tree Lighting event)and/or funding
• Reach out to CAM to confirm support for parade and tree lighting
• Setting of Next Meeting Date
• Next meeting planned for 01 Oct2025.
• Adjournment
• Renee Procopio-Melino motion to adjourn, seconded by Liz Costerisan, unanimously in
favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:15PM
Voted,Decisions
None.
Actio"n Items:
Actions Owner
Captured in meeting minutes above.
Append ix A. Attache' nts -
None.
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