24 April, 2000
Thornden Morris
c/o Nancy McCracken
109 Hampshire Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13203


Parks & Recreation Department
City of Syracuse
412 Spencer St.
Syracuse, NY

Thornden Morris is planning to hold its annual sunrise May Day celebration at Thornden Park watertower again this year. This event features Morris teams dancing Old English folk dances, a mumming play and a May pole dance in celebration of the coming of spring. The event will occur at 6am on May 1, 2000. It is usually attended by about 100 people from the Thornden park area community.

For the May pole dance, we would like a permit to dig a hole to hold up the May pole. This hole will be dug on the grassy slope just north of the parking circle on the north side of the water tower. This is the same area where we have dug holes for past May day events. It will be dug just prior to the event at 5am on the morning of May 1, and will be filled in before we leave the area at 8am.

Nancy McCracken
Squire of Thornden Morris