Considering that David is from a "Regional Fire Museum" perhaps he has another suggestion for extinguishing the candles! Cindy Boyer Director of Museums and Education The Landmark Society of Western New York Rochester, NY (585) 546-7029 x12 [log in to unmask] www.landmarksociety.org The Landmark Society of Western New York 1937-2007 - Serving for 70 years! Our mission is to discover, protect, and revitalize the architectural and related cultural heritage of the Rochester region, and to educate and inform our community about that heritage. -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brenda Abney Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 1:48 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Easy Anniversary commemorations? The only drawback would be the "blowing out" part of the ceremony. Not many people would want to eat a cake that had just been sprayed like that! _____ From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Lewias Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10:39 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Easy Anniversary commemorations? Cindy -- What about a ""birthday" themed event. I immediately think of a BIG cake with 70 candles that get blown out by staff, formr board members, benefactors, local celebrities (politicians), the oldest (or youngest) volunteers, or perhaps other seventy-year-olds in the community, whomever. SEVENTY candles is a lot and would make for a great visual. After singing "Happy Birthday" and blowing out the candles, you could cut the cake and serve it at the event. . . . Imagine, you could decorate easily enough, and send out stock birthday party invitations with the note, birthday "presents" in the form or cash donations are always appreciated. ;-) - David - David Lewis, curator Aurora Regional Fire Museum www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).