Moxie Festival 2011 in Lisbon Falls starts this Friday, but First a Special Insight

JUST WONDERING ? ?

                      

I have it on good authority that after the 2010 Moxie Festival there was approximately $6,000 left in the till to go towards the 2011 Moxie Festival expenses.

                                                                       

What happened to the $6,000? Was it forwarded go towards the 2011 Moxie Festival as intended?

According to Mrs. Gina Mason the cost to put on the 2011 Moxie Festival will be $20,000 to $26,000.

Yet when Sue and Toby Conroy chaired the Moxie Festival the costs were approximately $11,000.

That's a whopping increase of $9,000 to $15,000! ! ! ! ! !  Why such an increase? ? ? ? ? ?

And Yes, Gina, Sue Conroy did sell Moxie t-shirts for profit.

She did this with the approval of Frank Anicetti,  Mr. Moxie.

She obtained a license, designed, printed and sold about 100 t-shirts.

BUT, Sue also took a week off from work, contributed her time to plan, organize, contact contributors,sell ads, hold meetings and do all necessary to ensure a successful Moxie Festival.

With approximately $6,000 in the coffers to begin with, three Gold Sponsors at $1,000 (?) each,

Five Silver Sponsors at $$500 each (?),

Eleven Bronze Sponsors at $250 (?) each,

and two Friend Sponsors at $150 (?) each

for a total of $8,550 +/-.

Add to that the Sprit of the Wolf Pow Wow who pays $1,000 to come and participate,

Sales of 500 t-shirts at a profit of $8 each will bring in $4,000

(in competition with a local business)

Selling $700 worth of soda donated by a Coca Cola Bottling company to vendors for 50 cents a can, $350.

Income from vendors, 60 downtown, 24 at MTM at latest information at:

$50 for Lisbon businesses / $75 for Lisbon and out-of town Non-profit  / $125 for Out-of-town For Profits.

Plus miscellaneous income. This should be a very profitable Festival ! ! ! ! !

What I do not understand is, if Sue and Toby Conroy could put on a successful Moxie Festival for $11,000 +/-,

why is it costing over $20,000 this year? ? ? ? ? ?

JUST WONDERING ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

What was the cost and income of the 2010 Moxie Festival ? ? ? ? ?

Who is the treasurer of the 2011 Moxie Festival?

There should be a complete accounting of income and expenses for the 2010 and 2011

Moxie Festivals made available to the Town Council and the public.

This should be done within two weeks after the close of the Moxie Festival.

I'm sure the Moxie Festival Committee works hard to keep expenses down and still ensure

that it all comes together for a safe and successful Moxie Festival, but - this is Scott Benson's,

Town of Lisbon's Development Director, first Moxie Festival.

Is he always getting the best advice?

JUST WONDERING ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Information for price, space rental, Craft and Food vendors, from Craft and Food Vendor Reservation forms.

Information number of spaces rented, Moxie Festival web-site.

Number of Moxie t-shirts for sale by the Town of Lisbon, Gina Mason at a town Council meeting.

Profit for t-shirts and soda, valid but anonymous.

Submitted by:

Dot Fitzgerald

A Concerned Lisbon Citizen