R-22-089 Chasco Fiesta 100th anniversary
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Alright, next. All right. Next is um celebrating the Chasco Fiesta one hundredth anniversary. If you are here, please All right. Come to the podium.
Wow, that's amazing.
Isn't it? Okay.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Good morning. Good morning. Resolution number twenty two dash zero eight nine, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, recognizing the hundredth anniversary of the Chasco Fiesta. Whereas the Chasco Fiesta began in nineteen twenty two and was headed by Postmaster Gerbin de Vries, as a way for residents to raise money for their local liberty life local library. And Raz de Rise was inspired by the Native Americans in the area and the nearby Pithlock
Huh? I s can someone help me with that river's name? Pithla Chascoty. Thank you. Pithlack Chascoty River. Which loans its name to the two central characters of the festival, King Pithla and Queen Chasco. And whereas since its inaugural year, the Chasco Fiesta has become a 501 C4 organization, and in 2019, the proceeds from the festival benefited twenty not not for profit organizations in the local and surrounding communities. And whereas this year, during the week of March 2019,
the first time we have a very important thing 25th, 2022, through April 3rd, 2022, the Chasco Fiesta celebrates its 100th anniversary, making it the oldest annual festival in Florida. And Raz, the Chasco Fiesta, hosts numerous daytime activities, including the third largest street parade in the state of Florida, the second longest running boat parade in the state, a car show, a softball tournament, a fire, and a few years ago. five K run a coordination a coordination ball and the right-of-way. A carnival and food vendors.
Every night of the festival features performances by different musical acts in Sims Park. And Ras the driving forces behind the Chasco Fiesta are the sponsors and over 700 volunteers who work tirelessly to create a fun and memorable experience for every attendee, including a steering committee who oversees the year-round planning and organization of the Chasco Fiesta. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County in regular session, duly assembled, that said board hereby congratulates the Tasco Fiesta
on its 100th anniversary in beautiful downtown New Port Richey and encourages all residents to visit one of our city's greatest events. Done and resolved in a with in regular session with a quorum present and voting the twenty-second day of March, twenty twenty two.
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Aye. Opposed? Okay. Good morning.
Good morning and happy anniversary, I guess. Oh, thank
you.
Yeah, we are excited. Jasco's been away a few years. We're expecting over 200,000 people to be participating. Kicks off with the Native American Festival on Friday night. The whole week, ten days is full of activities and it's buzzing in the park. I'm the representative today because everybody else is working in the park and doing other things.
committee. There's 10 of us. Kami Austin is our chairperson, and they're working really, really hard. And along with them is obviously the other volunteers are gonna help us put this event on. So we're very excited. Uh we do anticipate record crowds. And uh hopefully the weather will be as beautiful as it's been lately because we're uh we're excited about it.
I I cannot believe it the um The uh hundred year date, that it's the oldest fiesta celebration in the state. That's amazing. Very cool. And looks like you're gonna have perfect weather. I'm hoping. Uh who's who's Madam Clerk? Is this yours? Okay, go ahead, Christine.
I'm very excited. Thank you for being here today. I want to say thank you to all the volunteers that help make this possible. I've been attending this for thirty-three years since I've been here. My mom's brought me and from watching the parade, watching the boat parades every year. So it's a very exciting event. And I would like to encourage everyone to come out on Saturday for the street parade and then the boat parade the following week. Again, they have the golf tournament coming up and many more events and a bolothon as well. So thank you again.
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So thanks again.
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