Angela Cornacchioli Snell Named 2018 Grand Marshal
Criteria for Choosing the Grand Marshals
Past Grand Marshals
Silent Workers Raise Concern

 

 

Angela Cornacchioli Snell

Named Grand Marshal

Director of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery

Angela Loves her job and Loves Shrewsbury.

A native of Auburn, Angela has made Shrewsbury her home town since the year 2000 with her husband Jerry and two daughters Annika and Ariana.  Angela is an alumni of Bridgewater State University with her degree in Physical Education and Coaching.  After 17 years her Job life meshes well with her volunteer life.  A good example is her multi-role as a Girl Scout Leader.

Angela has been a Shrewsbury Girl Scout Leader for 10 years and served on the SHS Council.  She has acted as treasurer for two troops and council liaison as Parks and Recreation contact.  This multi-role led to the organization of volunteers for both town clean up day and for Cemetery flag placement in preparation for the Memorial Day Parade and Veterans Day services.  She has also volunteered on many Boy Scouts Eagle project board of reviews and as a community sponsor. In each avenue of town involvement she is helpful, kind and does extra behind the scenes effort to make sure a good job gets done.  Angela exemplifies outstanding citizenship.

Angela is the Public Information Officer for Shrewsbury Emergency Management Agency. Although Emergency planning and Management is part of the department job, she volunteers to be the Public Information Officer.  Mastering time management she started a Toiletry Drive for St. Anne’s as part of Kids Equipment Day this year during Public Works week.  Angela has volunteered as Legislative Representative for the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association,  serves on the Massachusetts Cemetery association, and is an active member of the Lake Quinsigamond Watershed Association.

Recently Snell has been named to the board of directors for the Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union and became a member for the Shrewsbury Coalition For Addiction Prevention and Education(SCAPE.)

In her free time for the past 20 years she has been involved with the Special Olympics serving as a Coach and Unified Partner.  Angela is proud of starting the Worcester Womens Rugby Club 25 years ago and it is still going strong.

Congratulations to Angela Cornacchioli Snell, the 2018 Grand Marshal of the Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival.

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The Spirit of Shrewsbury Grand Marshals are chosen based on the following criteria:

• Show a record of volunteer community service.
• Be an outstanding citizen.
• Be well-known.
• Be directly associated with Shrewsbury.
• Bring pride and recognition to the Town of Shrewsbury.

It is not necessary for the candidate to be a resident of Shrewsbury. However, if he or she is currently campaigning for a political office, he or she is not an appropriate candidate.

Past Grand Marshals

2017

Laurie Hogan

2016:
Martha Gach

2015:
Mahesh Reshamwala

2014:
Donald J. Green

2013:
Isabelle Chang

2012:
Elaine LeBlanc

2011:
Ken Kniskern

2010:
Walter Rice

2009:
Bob Lutz

2007:
Sue (Sanders) DiLeo
Joyce (Bartlett) Perreault
Sue (Donahue) Falzoi

2006:
Pamela and Glenn Johnson

2005:
Ronald G. Sanquinet

2004:
Arthur R. Dobson

2003:
Joseph J. Montecalvo

2002:
Kenneth C. Largess

2001:
Dr. Harvey Claremont

2000:
Paula Rourke

1999:
Edwin B. Coghlin, Jr.

1998:
Irving James, Jr. and Barbara Grant Donahue

1997:
Richard M. Carney

 

Silent Workers Raise Concern

The Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival can no longer keep silent about a very important issue facing our community. Silent Workers are at large. They can be found among us in such places as the Town Hall, our Fire Department, food establishments, almost everywhere – they are a great part of our everyday lives.

Who are the Silent Workers? They are those who give of themselves by lending a hand, requiring no compensation for the help they provide. They are the ones who provide us needed services and expect nothing in return except a smile and a thank you.

It is time for the Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival board to make a noise, raise concern, and bring this issue to the attention of the townspeople!

We would like to reveal the list of the people who have helped in so many ways by donating themselves to aid us in putting together our town-wide 20th anniversary celebration during the upcoming month of September. These people usually go unrecognized, until now.

Our thankful hearts go out to these volunteers:

Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival Board: President and Secretary, Sue Falzoi; Vice-President, Wayne Watkins; Treasurer, John Moloney; Past President, Tom Falzoi.  Committees & Events:  Frances Carvalho, Shilpa Deochakke, Suresh Gupta, Judy & Jerry Johnson, Vishakha Khamankar, Tikoo Magner, Megan Maruca, Barbara Michalak, MaryEllen O’Loughlin, Patrice Peris, Maria Smith, David Thompson, Susan Walsh, Christine Williams

Among us:

• Nina Behm (sewing the utility pole tote bags)
• Maria Lemieux (CPA; Lakeway Business District; Chief Firework’s organizer)
• Worcester County Sheriff’s Department (offering traffic control assistance)
• UMass Maple Ave. Campus (permission to use parking lots)

Businesses:

• Bean Counter Bakery (Alice Lombardi – donating 2 sheet cakes for the Grand Marshal Dinner and Over 90 Tribute Tea)
• Danielson Florist (donating many years of flowers for the Grand Marshal for the day of the parade)
• Dunkin Donuts (donating to Coolidge School for insurance for Kids’ Fun Run/Walk)
• Home Depot (arranging for flat beds)
• India Society of Worcester (providing the venue for the Grand Marshal Dinner Dance)
• Pellegrino Trucking (Mark Pellegrino – many years of supplying trash bins for festival)
• Polar Beverages (many years of offering bottled water for volunteers)
• Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union (Lisa Raabe – providing t-shirts for volunteers & offering a meeting room)
• SkiWard (donating the venue for Hannah Kane’s fundraiser)

Food donors:

• BJ’s
• Dean Park Pizza
• Golden Pizza
• Panera Bread
• Papa Gino’s
• Price Chopper
• Red Barn
• Shaw’s
• Stop and Shop
• Wegmans

Town departments:

Assistant Town Manager:	Kristen Las (supplying guidance with fireworks details)
Building Inspectors:	Bob Cox & Patricia Sheehan (granted permission of the use of the school and the premises
Board of Health:	Kerry Stockwell (assisting with food permits)
Board of Selectmen:	Chris Mattero (handling the licenses for SOS every year; arranging for a meeting room)
Engineering Department:	Annette Rebovich & Dan McCullen (providing engineering expertise in festival design layout; measuring and marking vendors’ booths)
Fire Department:	Fire Chief Jim Vuona (providing safety guidance for festival layout, ambulance and first aid) Capt. Sean Lawlor (offering to be the Emcee of Grand Marshall Dinner Dance, coordinating the festival medical tent)
Highway Department:	Supplying cones
Parks & Recreation Department:	Angela Snell (offering guidance in the use of school grounds)
School Department:	Ann Jones, Principal of Oak Middle School (providing the use of the school facility and grounds) Kristine Cobb (instrumental in informing SHS organizations about the festival) Dawn Vigliatura (helping to recruit festival volunteers through the Community Service Learning program) Shrewsbury Public Schools (granting the use of Oak Middle School facility and hiring of custodians)
SELCO:	John Laverty, Norm Ludivico and crew (for 20 years hanging banners; supplying electricity for the festival) Rick Maksian (marketing promotion for the festival)
Senior Center:	Sharon Yager (assisting with Over 90 Tribute Tea)
SPAC:	Videographer Kevin Looney MaryEllen O’Loughlin (organizer of video clips) Marc Serra (Interviews at Oak Middle School; videotaping of parade) Nick Todisco and Maria Smith (serving as parade commentators for many years)