[From my February 4 column in the Colchester Bulletin]
For excellent reasons, there are many efforts afoot to find ways to collaborate and partner wherever possible. By teaming up to tackle challenges and take care of business, amazing things can happen. In that spirit, I am proud to say that this week Colchester Parks & Recreation took part in a joint venture that could not have succeeded without the participation of numerous contributors.
As anyone who has driven by the Town Green this week knows, there is a massive lit display of a beautiful rose towering over the gazebo. The installation of the rose was conceived by Wallis Johnson, the Director of Colchester Community Theatre’s upcoming production, as a way to promote the show. “Beauty and the Beast”, this year’s presentation, is a familiar and loved story, which includes the rose as a key symbol throughout the show.
Wallis had seen the rose displayed as part of Norwich’s annual holiday lighting exhibit and thought it would be a wonderful tie in to the show. After a few phone calls, she connected with Kathy Relyea, a dedicated volunteer in Norwich who coordinates the annual display. After connecting Kathy with our office, we were able to arrange permission from Norwich to lend it to our Colchester. Upon receiving approval and support from the Bacon Academy Board of Trustees, who actually own that half of the Town Green, we were off and running.
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