April 2023 Minutes

City of Chandler — Special (2023-05-02)

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MINUTES OF THE 
CHANDLER CULTURAL FOUNDATION  
SPECIAL EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING 
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2023 
8:00 a.m. 
 
PRESENT: Julia Marreel, Sherida McMullan, Erika Castro, Renee Levin, Patti Serrano, Peppur 
Chambers 
 
ABSENT: Alex Palmatier, Jeanne Forbis, Candy Yu, Jennifer Sanchez 
 
STAFF:  Debbie Rubenstrunk, Judi Johnson, Cynde Cerf, Terri Rettig, Michelle MacLennan 
 
GUESTS:  None  
 
Members of the Chandler Cultural Foundation Special Events Subcommittee convened at the above-
stated date and time for a special events committee meeting. 
 
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 8:08 a.m. by Renee Levin. 
 
APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
 
Renee Levin motioned to approve the minutes of the March 7, 2023 meeting.  
Patti Serrano seconded the motion.  The minutes were approved as written. 
 
 
BRIEFING/DISCUSSION ITEMS 
  
Tickets:  The individual ticket price will be $200 with corporate tables starting at $2,500. 
 
Entertainment: Sammy Miller and the Congregation are confirmed for the entertainment and will be 
doing a New Orleans jazz-themed show. 
 
Emcees: Sherida McMullan and Sandra Bassett have been confirmed as Emcees. The committee also 
discussed asking several people to be honorary chairs. 
 
Food, Beverage & Decorating: Robert’s Catering was selected as the caterer.  The decorating theme 
will be French Quarter Jazz. They discussed scanning images of art created in the Vision Kids art 
classes as table favors that could be bid on.   
 
Mystery Boxes: Since the boxes sell so fast, the committee wants to do tiered amounts for the Mystery 
Boxes: $100, $150 & $300. Debbie will contact each committee member to see what value of mystery 
boxes they will be providing. 
 
General Notes: They talked about reaching out to contacts with the Compadres, BMX, State 48 and 
Local First.

MEMBER COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 
 
The committee’s next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. 
 
With no other business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 9:18 a.m. 
 
 
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Judi Johnson, Marketing Coordinator