FOSL Meeting Report
July 2024

Meetings > 2024 > Jul

Meeting Details

Date

Monday, July 1, 2024

Time

6:30 pm

Location

Sumas Library

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Jul 2024 Meeting

I. DETAILS

• Location: Sumas Library, Sumas WA

• Date: Jul 1, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm

• Frequency: Monthly

• Treats: Strawberries & cream

• Attendees:

  • Tera K
  • Brett E
  • Sarah E
  • Jessica K
  • Paul F
  • Nancy C
  • Cayla S
  • Samantha D
  • Erin H
  • Lizette

II. SUMMARY

A. Action Items

B. Upcoming Events

III. MEETING REPORT

A. Approve Prior Meeting Report

• No changes needed, record approved

B. Financial

• Current balance: $xxx

• Outstanding disbursements:

  • Dino dig supplies - $40
  • Fireworks donation - $250
  • Fosl the Dino costume supplies (Deanna)
  • Supplies for photo background & bookmarks (Sarah and Brett)
  • Snacks/tea for library programs (Cayla)

C. Library News

• Kids programs happening in July at the library on Mondays:

  • storytime at 10:30
  • craft at 1:00
  • Teen Art July 8 th at 3:30pm

• Ongoing:

  • Math tutoring (by Brett) Mondays at 3pm
  • Lunch Break Book club Wednesdays at 1pm
  • Chess Wednesdays at 1pm

• Paul has scheduled a number of programs for fall, including houseplants (attendees leave with their own houseplant), dementia care (2-part program), fermented dough

D. Old Business

• Sumas Days Parade

  • Four people walked in the parade (Sarah, Brett, Robin H. and Heather L.) along with Fosl the dinosaur, worn by Deanna).
  • Feedback regarding parade was that it was a good time (“So fun!” commented Sarah).
  • The parade was the reveal of Fosl the dinosaur and the amazing costume that Deanna L. made - she is also the person who wore the costume.
  • Those walking in the parade noticed that many of the kids were excited to see Fosl and yelled out “Dinosaur!” as Fosl walked by.
  • Walkers handed out bookmarks that said “Sumas Library “ on the front, and “created by FOSL” on the back. Brett and Sarah made 500 of these!
  • The WCLS Bookmobile followed the walkers in the parade. People loved that there were bubbles coming out of the Bookmobile and that the Bookmobile was so easy to spot.

• Sumas Days Booth

  • The FOSL booth at the park was set-up next to the library booth. Set-up occurred around 9:30am. with the help of Sarah, Brett, Heather L, and Robin H.
  • Sarah and Brett hung up their creative and fun backdrop of a volcano and valley used as a background for photos with Fosl.
  • Lynn A. stayed at the tent during the parade and continued to add ribbons to the extra Sumas Library bookmarks.
  • After the parade, photos with Fosl were available, along with a dino dig. Some kids were very into the dino dig and spent a lot of time there.
  • Comments by FOSL members were that the dino dig material was a bit to difficult to dig into.
  • Besides the dino dig and Fosl photos, bookmarks and flyers for the upcoming movie hosted by FOSL on July 26 th were given out.
  • In addition to others already mentioned, Nancy and Samantha helped out at the booth as well.

• Ideas/changes for next year:

  • banner or signage in the parade. Lizette said she got a banner for the History Museum from Grandview Signs for about $100.
  • Nancy suggested that kids could help create a banner next spring for use in the parade – then they would be excited to see the banner in the parade as well.
  • Also need to have some type of signage on or near the tent – either a banner, or a sandwich board sign, or possibly both.

E. New Business

• Movies in the Park

  • 1st one is July 26th showing The Goofy Movie.
  • Second movie is August 23rd , but movie unknown yet.
  • People will be able to vote on choice for the next movie from July 26 – August 3rd either online (Brett is working on setting this up) or at the library.
  • Concessions will be open beginning at 7:30pm until the start of the movie about 9pm. (ie no concessions during the movie).
  • In addition to past year concessions of soda, candy and popcorn, there will also be hotdogs and nachos. Nancy will apply for food permit from the Whatcom County Health Department.
  • Sarah and Brett have many bottles of water from previous events and will bring those.

• Fall Carnival

  • Nancy and Samantha suggested a carnival for the fall (date TBD but probably sometime in September).

  • Ideas of what to have include

    • cake/cupcake walk
    • apple bobbing
    • sack races
    • fishing for ducks/rain gutter duck race
    • cornhole games (Cayla will email Tina at Chamber to inquire about using theirs)
    • silent auction (Lynn A)
    • pie in the face stations (whipped cream pies) thrown at local people, such as mayor, library manager, Sumas Elementary principal, police chief (Samantha will contact these people)

  • Other ideas include bringing in other groups such as the NV Boosters, maybe to sell/give away caramel apples?

  • More planning and discussion at next meeting.

F. Community News

• Sumas rocks!

G. Next Meeting

• Meeting concluded at 7:30pm
• Next meeting on Monday, August 5th