Commerce Lake Fireworks Party

Saturday, June 27, 2026 · 5:00 PM · neighborhood easement at 4256 Bluebird Dr, MI 48382 (North Commerce Lake) · fireworks at dusk (~9:45 PM) · annual neighborhood event

👥 CO-HOST page — shared with the cost-splitting co-hosts (Sam, Abbey, Aimee, and the other close-friend hosts). It shows vendor costs, the budget, and shirt options so we can split costs and decide together.

This is NOT the guest invite. Send general guests/members the clean invite view → /party/ (party details, schedule, shirts; no financials).

⚠️ Privacy note: this page is protected only by a client-side soft-fence at an obscure URL — obscurity, not security. Anyone with the link can open it, so keep it to co-hosts only and keep the contents to party cost + planning only (no customer data, no other personal info). True per-person sign-in comes later with the account system. (See the 2026-06-03 sensitive-content scan + 2026-06-05 gate note in awareness-backlog.md.)

Overview

Date / time: Saturday, June 27, 2026 · party starts 5:00 PM · fireworks at dusk (~9:45 PM community show)
Location: the neighborhood easement out front of 4256 Bluebird Dr, MI 48382 (North Commerce Lake) — the gathering/viewing spot; taco truck parks near there. (Aceves address = the public pin on the Evite; Sam & CeCe are a couple houses up on the lake/canal side.)
Coordinators / hosts: Abigail (Abbey) Aceves & 🔥 Fireball Aimee (Letvin) — with the Foran family co-hosting
Format: Annual neighborhood gathering, fireworks viewing over Commerce Lake
Last year: Same format — taco truck plus rentals plus neighbors

Party T-Shirts 👕

Matching party shirts for June 27 (Win's birthday weekend). Vote for your favorite below — Sam picks the winner and orders a batch.

Heads-up (Sam): there are now 17 options (11 new Amazon links added 2026-06-05). Names/prices on the new ones are SAM-FILL — Amazon a.co links can't be auto-read, so the link works but the name/price need a quick confirm. 17 is a lot to vote on — you may want to trim to a top set before sharing the vote. Links all open; voting stays off until the data backend is live.

💲 What party shirts cost (quick reference)

Ballpark so we can budget the batch (sources below — verify the exact figure once a vendor + design are picked):

Per-shirt, 2026: roughly $10–$30 custom; a party-size batch (~12–48 shirts) realistically lands ~$10–$20/shirt.
Bulk drop-off: screen printing falls hard at quantity — a 1-color print goes from ~$9/shirt at 1–11 pieces to ~$4–$5/shirt at 24+. The 24–48 range is the value sweet spot.
Cost drivers: setup fee is charged once per order (~$30 for 1 color), not per shirt; each extra ink color = another screen/setup; blank-garment tier (~$2–$4 Gildan → $8–$15 premium). Lowest cost/shirt = 1–2 ink colors + screen print + 24+ shirts.
Shipping: ~$5–$15 for small orders; free over ~$100 at UberPrints & VistaPrint (so a party batch usually ships free).

Sources: ooShirts bulk-vs-single guide · Battle Born 2026 screen-printing guide · Aesthetic 2026 cost breakdown · UberPrints money-saving tips · VistaPrint t-shirts. Per-shirt + shipping for the chosen vendor = SAM-FILL once picked.

Options & poll

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Shirt options (incl. a KIDS design) render above from /data/fireworks-shirt-poll.json — the same source the public /party/ page uses. Voting stays off until the data backend is live.

🛒 Cool Stuff to Buy (coordinators only — Sam's shopping list)

Researched 2026-06-03. Walmart/Amazon product pages block bots, so several exact prices are SAM-FILL — confirm in cart. Tracking params stripped from links.

Item	What it is	Price	Buy
Water balloon bundle	Bunch O Balloons (ZURU) — self-filling, fills 100+ off a hose in ~60s, self-sealing. Cheapest reliable option. Grab the Red/White/Blue for the theme.	~$8.98–$9.98 for a 100+ 3-pack (search 2026-06-03)	Walmart →
LED firework water shooter the cool one	Firework Water Blaster with LED Light Show — pull-out pump-action spray gun, 360° multi-hole nozzle, "fireworks" spray effect. The one Sam saw.	SAM-FILL — Walmart blocks bots, check in cart	Walmart item 20057523806 →
Firework water guns — bulk (kids)	"Creativity Fireworks Water Gun" multipacks — sprays in a firework pattern; ASTM F963 / CPSIA safety-certified. Value pick for the kids (6 / 12 / 18-pack).	SAM-FILL — Amazon blocks bots, check in cart	12-pack → · 6-pack → · 18-pack →

SAM-FILL: which items + quantities Sam actually buys. Sources: Walmart Bunch O Balloons (~$8.98–$9.98 / 100+ 3-pack), Walmart LED blaster item 20057523806, Amazon Creativity Fireworks Water Gun multipacks (ASTM-certified).

Vendor coordination

Updated 2026-05-20 with confirmed amounts. Source: Sam Wed-afternoon brief · verify the taco-truck details with John (handler).

Vendor	Status	Owner / handler	Amount	Notes
Taco truck (food)	Confirmed	John (neighbor)	~$1,300 total $300 paid · $1,000 outstanding	VERIFY with John · task-FIREWORKS-001
DJ	Confirmed	John (neighbor)	$700	Confirmed from John · task-FIREWORKS-005
Bounce house	Reserved	Aimee (neighbor)	$282	Suburban Party Rental · reserved by Aimee · task-FIREWORKS-004
Tables & chairs	Owned	Sam + CeCe (us)	TBD	We're handling · task-FIREWORKS-003
Tent rental	Quote needed	TBD	TBD	task-FIREWORKS-002 · size depends on headcount
Porta potty	OWNER NEEDED	⚠️ NO OWNER YET	TBD	task-FIREWORKS-PORTA-POTTY-009 · must be addressed

Coordination todos

task-FIREWORKS-006 — Schedule a planning meeting with neighbors (cadence TBD)
task-FIREWORKS-007 — Decide invite method: group text · Facebook event · website RSVP · paper. Tradeoff is ease for non-tech neighbors versus tracking quality. Pick before scheduling the planning meeting.
task-FIREWORKS-008 — Day-of timeline: setup window, vendor arrivals, food service, fireworks timing, cleanup. Owner assignments as neighbors volunteer.

Invite tracking

Existing invite link is already out (neighbor-handled). This page is NOT the invite mechanism — it complements the existing invite as the organizer/details hub. See task-FIREWORKS-PARTY-HUB-001 for the dual-audience page plan (deferred until neighbor's invite is delivered for coordination).

Primary invite: neighbor-managed link (out-of-band)
Secondary surface: this page (organizer-facing; guest-facing TBD)

Group meeting notes

Capture planning-meeting decisions here as they're made.

(empty — first meeting not yet scheduled)

Budget tracker

Running totals as of 2026-05-20 Wed afternoon. Confirmed-cash column = vendor commitments only; TBD items will be added as quotes land.

Line item	Quote	Paid	Outstanding	Notes
Taco truck	$1,300	$300	$1,000	Confirmed (John handles)
DJ	$700	$0	$700	Confirmed (John)
Bounce house	$282	—	$282	Suburban Party Rental · reserved by Aimee (confirm if Aimee already paid)
Tables/chairs	TBD	—	—	Sam + CeCe handling
Tent	TBD	—	—	Owner TBD
Porta potty	TBD	—	—	OWNER NEEDED
Misc (decor, drinks, paper)	TBD	—	—	—
Committed so far	$2,282	$300	$1,982	Taco + DJ + bounce house · more pending

Day-of timeline (skeleton)

Time	What	Owner
—	Vendor setup begins	—
—	Tent / tables / chairs delivery	—
—	Bounce house setup	—
—	Taco truck arrival	—
—	Guest arrival window	—
—	Food service window	—
~ dusk	Fireworks (Commerce Lake)	—
—	Cleanup / vendor pickup	—

Open architectural questions (for Sam's recalibration)

Where does this live long-term? Under /our/ (current), or as its own site/subdomain for neighbors? See recalibration 2026-05-18 §12.
Invite mechanism — pick before scheduling the planning meeting.
Cost split — Sam covers everything? Pool contribution from neighbors? Per-family suggested donation?