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HomeMy WebLinkAbout75th Meeting Notes - Anne and Mike Anne Boykin & Mike Neu Meeting Notes Thursday, May 19, 2011 Merchandising – T-shirt, tote bag, lapel pin, commemorative coin, posters Design items and place on CafePress.com so folks could order their own Allow vendors use of logo (with some guidance) to sell their own logo gear. Ask certain vendors to sponsor some items (Copy Corner/artist quality posters) Exploring History DVDs to sell (Mark has archived 9 seasons) “College Station – Face Time” – a self-published print on demand book by Mike Neu that features many of his color photos of people at area events Design logo “masthead” to be used by vendors on promotional flyers, etc. (Categorize events as: Ancient, Formative, or Modern history) Marketing – Web presence www.cstx.gov/75 WordPress with daily/weekly updates of timeline and photos by Anne and/or Mike Tabs: About, Events, Flickr Set, Logo Store, Logo Imagery Facebook group page: City of CS 75th Anniversary School Presence Each school creates a “mock” time capsule for specific periods of history (ancient, formative or modern) Schools trade time capsules in a round robin through the year Educational packet for teachers to include: coloring book, history DVD, PowerPoint, activities, timeline, graphics Brainstorming – Dillo trolleys for the weekend Historic Marker Tour brochure Exhibits Tour brochure 75th app? Gowalla.com? PROPOSED EVENTS: Friday, October 19, 2012 – “A New Page in Our History” – New CS History Book Signing (and/or New School Tour) as a kick-off for the anniversary year. A punch and cookies event. Location: Teresa B. suggested the new College Station High School as a location for this event. Consideration: Time of event (re: possibility of a home football game) Suggested sponsor: CSISD Education Foundation November 2012 – 4th Annual Hot Rocks Cook Off A three day event that recreates ancient earth oven cooking and early life ways of indigenous tribes at Veterans Park. The event involves students from TAMU, Baylor, Texas State and UTSA. Open to the public, free event, all age appropriate. This would be a good example of the event category: Ancient. Friday, October 18, 2013 – Evening: Gala, Banquet and Dance (American Pavilion at VPAC) honoring city leaders, community leaders, notable citizens, teachers, Fire and Police personnel; Big Band music All Community and School Homecoming. Sale of tickets to cover costs. Saturday, October 19, 2013 (A&M AT Iowa State) – Morning: Installation of Time Capsule Suggested sponsors: City of College Station and Historic Preservation Committee Mid-Day Tailgate BBQ – American Pavilion parking lot; vendors from local restaurants and caterers Suggested sponsors: Chamber of Commerce and Restaurant Association All Day – Local entertainment; Community & Alumni Homecoming; Headquarters under the Big Top; Displays and Exhibits – Under the Big Top adjacent to the American Pavilion Evening – Double Header Vintage Baseball Game – Softball Stadium VPAC; could be run as an XtraEd sports class/team; dads and daughters v. moms and sons; PD v. FD; need someone special to sing National Anthem Suggested sponsors: CS Parks and Recreation; Sale of tickets to cover costs. Monday, November 11, 2013 – Special recognition of area veterans during the annual Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board of Directors Veterans Day event. Other projects under consideration – Cemetery Guidebook – The cemetery committee needs to be approached with this project. Exhibits – Exhibits at the African/American Museum, College Station High School, College Station Conference Center, City Hall, Sanders Corps Center, George Bush Presidential Library & Museum Gallery Talks – Teresa Benden suggested Rick Landmann as a resource for gallery talks by students depicting historical figures Extension of the American Mile – A few citizens have asked about this. Jerry Cooper suggested that we need to look at possible events that are worth recognizing and consider whether there are enough to mark at this time. (Ex: Election of Barack Obama, BP Oil Spill in Gulf, Chilean Miners, Death of Osama bin Laden, Aggies win Big 12 Conference, Lady Aggies win National Championship, new CS High School.) The Historic Preservation Committee will be asked to consider this. This Place Matters – The Brazos County Historical Commission will be implementing this state program with signage on various sites and/or buildings in Brazos County. More to come from Patricia Cleere. Social Oral Histories – Patricia Cleere suggested that we consider various social histories from groups such as “The Guernsey Gang.” The Historic Preservation Committee will be asked to consider this. Banner Signs, etc. – Anne B. will check with Joey Dunn who worked on the first city banners that were placed around the A&M perimeter on the light poles. Jerry C. mentioned that the 12th Man Foundation has a tight control on these now. It was suggested that we try to get the 75th logo on some of the light poles around the city. Patricia C. suggested some type of signage on the large stop signs. Jack F. suggested on the city limits signs. Murals – Jerry C. suggested that we consider a few murals depicting city history and/or the logo on a few buildings in the city. Anne B. suggested putting the 75th logo on the water towers.