There was a committee meeting to discuss the Coconut Grove Bed Race yesterday. About 12 to 15 people met to discuss details.
The race is planned for May 31, but there is still a lot to get done. The total cost is said to be $25,000 and about $10,000 to $15,000 still needs to be raised, hopefully through donors. Not necessary one donor, but smaller donations by many. A package is in the works that can be sent to potential donors for their contributions.
An insurance company or large company is being looked into as the main donor, so that would solve the problem if one big donor could cover all or most costs. But if anyone is interested, please contact me and I'll pass the info along.
The city charges $10,000 alone for services such as police, fire and solid waste. The objective is to have Commodore Plaza (the site of the race) closed down as short a time as possible, in order to keep the costs down. They are still not sure on the times that are needed to set up and take down.
A director or couple of directors will be hired to handle all logistics and run the whole thing.
Beds will have to fit into certain parameters, i.e. double or queen size bed frames or only mattresses, maybe keep the double bed frame but allow kayaks like in the past, etc. All this is still in the talking phases. So hold off on any bed construction at the moment.
But the committee consisting of the BID, the Chamber and local business owners are all gung ho for this event. One estimate is that 6000 spectators will attend. So it's an exciting thing.
Photo by AnnaMaria Windisch-Hunt for the Grapevine
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