Scarecrow Contest Letter - Assistant village manager
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Agenda item: Correspondence — Letter from the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce requesting approval to conduct a Scarecrow Contest in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson during the month of October.
Correspondence, 1 page. Attached to agenda item: “Correspondence — Letter from the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce requesting approval to conduct a Scarecrow Contest in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson during the month of October.”
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2024 Scarecrow Contest Application
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Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce• One South Division Street •
Peekskill, New York 10566 •914-737-3600 • www.hvgatewaychamber.com
June 14, 2024
Emily Mancini, Assistant to Village Manager
Village of Croton on Hudson
1 Van Wyck Street
Croton on Hudson, NY 10520
The Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, along with Chamber’s Croton Business
Council, is requesting to once again conduct a Scarecrow Contest in the Village of Croton to
correspond with the Blaze Event at Van Cortlandt Manor, the Village’s Fall Festival, and
Oktoberfest. The contest will take place during the first week of October through the end of the
month. We are writing to you for permission to hold this contest in the Village.
All scarecrows will be affixed to the lampposts in the Upper Village and potentially the Harmon
section if we receive enough participation. Entries by individuals, families, teams, schools,
churches, clubs, organizations, and businesses are welcomed. Winner(s) will be announced via
social media on Thurs. Oct. 24th. All scarecrows will be removed after Halloween by Nov. 4th.
All scarecrows will be checked in at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices River Towns Real
Estate on Grand Street. We will not accept any scarecrow deemed inappropriate. All designs
must be non-partisan/non-political, and secular. All scarecrows must be appropriate for all ages,
etc.
Cynthia Lippolis
Cynthia Lippolis
Member of the Executive Board of Directors
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