Cultural 11-1-2013

 

MEETING START TIME: 02:05 PM

ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Consuegra, Goldstein, Lee, Maynard, Montecalvo, Natowich, Solomon, Patterson, Schaeffert

Non-Committee: Sim

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

New Members to email minutes:

oYaruska, Bri.montecalvo@gmail.com

3rd Annual Ace of Cakes

oMaynard: working on Butterfield cakes/ rice krispy cakes

oRegistration starts Monday November 4, 2013

oPossible additions

  • Extra cakes if necessary
  • Make use of the projector screen

oLimit on team members:

  • 2-6 members

oPrizes:

  • Lanoie gave Solomon letterhead for asking companies for donations for prizes
  • Solomon and Maynard: split off campus
  • Patterson and Consuegra: Emporium
  • Maynard: Raffle off tickets to Dec. 8 Eli Young Band concert

oDonations

  • RI Food Bank (Rhody Outpost)- Episcopal church at top of campus
  • Spirit of Giving
  • Crossroads RI
  • Make each team raise money to donate before hand?

In style of Relay for Life

Another category for raising most money

oScoring

  • 1- 10 in each category
  • Overall winner and sub categories

oTheme

  • Representing group

oJudging

  • Judging took too long last year
  • Kim Bolton
  • Betty from Butterfield
  • Melvin
  • Annie

oHoliday Mini Mall

  • Display winning cakes at table at the mini mall

oCategories:

  • Originality
  • Aesthetics
  • Use of Material

 

 

  • Overall

oCertificates

  • Best Name
  • Best Dressed
  • First to Finish
  • Most Spirited

oMusic

  • Maynard emailed Musicians Guild

No response

  • Back up plan: Maddy Maynard’s father

Promotional:

oBooths promoting sign ups

oFacebook event

oSpeak in front of classes

oWord of Mouth

oFliers to be distributed

oRegistration Form

Maxing it out at 40 groups

oGroups, clubs, orgs, friends

oSenate team

King of Cakes mascot: Joe Maynard’s hat $15

Logistics:

oAt each team’s table:

  • Frosting
  • Spatulas

oAt front:

  • Candies

M&ms

Twizzlers

Snow caps

Graham crackers

  • Food dye

Purchasing food stuffstwo weeks before event: November 22, 2013

Solomon: Doodle for when to meet

Homecoming Reflection

oWent really well

oExpand upon the nut table

  • More peanuts
  • More m and ms
  • Less chocolate chips
  • More sprinkles
  • 1 box of graham crackers was great
  • More bowls
  • ~150 apples
  • Don’t assume vendors would always be there
  • Advertise more for our booth
  • More people working on advertisements

 

Assignments:

oMaynard: Get info on Butterfield cakes, talk to Sarah Miller on RI Food Bank donations, talk to Betty from Butterfield

oGoldstein: talk to Annie to get her on board as a judge of Ace of Cakes

oSolomon: talk to Melvin to get him on board as a judge of Ace of Cakes

oPatterson: Google Doc for places to ask for donations… everyone write their name next to the location they’re asking for donations, check reservations for booth

oDuring office hours work on ace of cakes and spirit of giving decorations

oEmail times you can work on event

  • 3-8 pm hour slots
  • at least an hour

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 03:07 PM