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Home My WebLink About2026-10-01 Festival Committee Minutes ;{ORTh #itLtr.'6'r 4 ti. M t North Andover Festival Committee: Meeting Minutes n A,IP PIP SACHUS Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026 Time: 6:30 PM EST Location: Community Room at North Andover Police Department, 1475 Osgood Street, North Andover 01845 Coo' ' ittee Members,,in Attendance: 0 Liz Costerisan, Chair 0 Judy Nigrelli 0 Timra Carlson* 0 Renee Procopio-Melino 0 Lauren Logan 0 Brianna Rizzari *Ex-Officio Other Attendees: N Katye Pederzani Agenda and Minu#cs: 1. Call to Order • Meeting called to order at 6:37PM by Renee Procopio-Melino 2. Attendance • Complete by Renee Procopio-Melino. 3. Approval of meeting minutes from September 10, 2026 • Motioned by Renee, seconded by Liz ; unanimously agreed. 4. Holiday Event Planning • Santa Parade • Street closure of Mass Ave • Street sweeping will occur after the parade • Action: Liz will post a sign-up genius for volunteers • Characters 375 - will look at later once finances get figured out • Action: Timra will email the school PTOs to participate • Action: Liz will reach out to Merrimack • Mrs. Clause on the firetruck with Santa? • Provide Grand Marshall sash- Renee will reorder • Alternate convertible for Santa? Katye will ask her neighbor • Christmas Tree Lighting • Street closure of Mass Ave - confirmed • Action: can mark coordinate the crossing guards • Trackless train confirmed (contact Joanna?) • Action: Liz will order portapotties Page 1 • Cookie monster is donating again - Renee will reach out to Butcher Boy • Fake xmas tree for every elementary school displayed on the stage • Lights and kitty litter to line the track • Light up necklaces provide again • Need additional light for Santa's tent- rope light • Action: Liz- HS woodshop could they make the train arch? Does the theatre program have velvet ropes? Stevens Estate? • Action: Renee will reach out to GLTS for hot chocolate? Liz will reach out to other groups. • Xmas trees "spirit trees" to be delivered to each elementary school around November 1 - Saint Michael "spirit tree" • Crafts & Cocoa with Santa • Last year 80 children and 99 adults (children capped at 100 and adults capped at 75) • Buy 110 for 100 kids Stations- Check with Mark about stuffed Annie- profiting off it, etc. • Buy 110 -16 inch. dogs for kids to stuff(no sew)with red hearts • Color stockings • Create an ornament • Reindeer food • Letters to Santa • Slime (peppermint oil, green and red sprinkles, ziploc bags) • Face painter goes in the room across from the food room • Balloon artist goes in the room across from Santa • Action: Liz will reach out to Braiding Mamas • Storytime in the sitting room as a breakout space for children waiting in line for the balloon artist • Pricing: adults $10 and students $20 for pricing • Menorah Lighting • No update yet 5. AOB • 6. Setting of Next Meeting Date • 10-26-26 at 6:OOPM in the community room at NAPD 7. Adjournment • Motioned by Renee Procopio-Melino and seconded by Judy Negrelli. Unanimously agreed, the meeting adjourned at 8:15PM. Voted De'ci io Page 1 2 Page 1 3