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Madison Square Park Conservancy, event application for Madison Square fall playground festival

WHEREAS, The Madison Square Park Conservancy has applied for a special event permit to hold a Fall Playground Festival in Madison Square Park; and

WHEREAS, The festival will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006 (October 21, 2006 rain date) in the playground and the Oval Lawns and northern area; and

WHEREAS, The event will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.; and

WHEREAS, Set-up will begin at 11:00 a.m. and clean-up will be completed by 5:00 p.m.; and

WHEREAS, Activities at the festival will include face painting, crafts projects and temporary tattoo applications; and

WHEREAS, There will be no admission charged for the event; and

WHEREAS, Tee shirts will be sold at the events, the proceeds of which will benefit the applicant and its work on behalf of the Park; and

WHEREAS, This program has been held previously and was well received and attended; therefore be it

RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of a special event permit for the Madison Square Park Conservancy to hold a Fall Children's Festival on Saturday, October 14, 2006 (October 21, 2006 rain date) in Madison Square Park.

The above resolution passed with a vote of 28 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention.

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