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Summary of Discussion with Norma Holder-Hall, Director of Barnstable Human <br /> Services, Coordinator of Cape Cod Multicultural Festival <br /> Norma suggests: <br /> Decide what exactly, the plan will be - Cultural festival? <br /> Pot Luck Dinner? <br /> Arts and Crafts? <br /> Do you primarily want to focus on ethnic diversity? <br /> Once the committee decides what the specific plan will be, KEEP IT SIMPLE. Do not <br /> change plans after decision is made, it will get too complicated. Keep your eye on the end <br /> result. <br /> Pot Luck dinner sounds like a good idea for a first attempt. Arts and crafts bring <br /> complications - can become like a flea market. Everyone will want to sell his or her <br /> wares. The Multicultural Festival encountered many difficulties around the craft piece of <br /> the festival. <br /> Norma suggests "You want to show people who Mashpee is, not what Mashpee sells". <br /> Focusing on food, rather than cultural performances or arts and crafts will probably be <br /> most successful and least complicated. <br /> Involving restaurants involves more work than asking individuals or groups to bring food <br /> for potluck. Multicultural Festival took place in dead of winter - restaurants were looking <br /> to advertise - they won't be looking to do this in August. <br /> Will you have a budget? <br /> Will you do buffet style? <br /> Divide up tasks. <br /> Each person on committee should think about who they know, and with which ethnic <br /> group those friends/acquaintances identify. Find out who would like to be involved. Look <br /> through phone book for cultural/ethnic groups - contact these folks to see if they want to <br /> participate. Try to think of the less common groups - Vietnamese? Tibetan? <br /> Get letters out to individuals and groups to see if they want to participate - follow letters <br /> up with a phone call. <br /> Put someone in charge of publicity -this should be good PR for Mashpee. <br /> It would be reasonable to charge $5 a head for the potluck. Otherwise, since the event <br /> will be held in August, you may get swamped and run out of food. <br /> Have someone speak at the event to say who is behind organizing it, and what the <br /> goal is. <br />