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• The wreaths are in the custody of the Minute Men. Kevin Collins will arrange for their delivery to Munroe Cemetery start point. Linda will give Kevin final count. • Kevin will remind Minute Men of need for musket company to fire one-round volley at each wreath laying, and 2 Minute Men to assist in wreath layings. • Glen will request police honor guard. • Glen will send letter to all veterans on our mailing list, encouraging them to attend the wreath layings and ceremony. • Linda will send Glen's letter to the Lexington Veterans membership list. • Cerise will arrange with Justin Aramati and the LHS band for two trumpeters to play Taps and Echo with the morning parade; and participation of full Band in the Ceremony. • Some Lexington students have formed the"Poppy Project" and propose to construct a poppy memorial at Emery Park, consisting of handmade poppies on sticks,placed in the ground in the shape of a heart. • They have asked that this memorial be included in the Memorial Day observance, and we are open to including them. • Linda will arrange a meeting and will invite Cristina Gamota, who has considerable experience in poppy memorials from her volunteer work on the 100th anniversary of the WWI Armistice. Discovery Day, Saturday, May 27 • Lorain announced that the Retailers Association will no longer provide tables and chairs for groups who sign up for Discovery Day. • Emphasis this year is on encouraging volunteerism, attracting new members. • The Monuments and Memorials Committee is interested in sharing a table with TCC. • After discussion, the committee voted not to participate in Discovery Day for 2023. Recruiting Non-Members to Perform Routine but Important Tasks • Cerise described a website called Signup Genius, where we would post a set of tasks that need doing for a certain event. Interested volunteers go to the site and sign up. Both the volunteer and TCC receive a confirmation. As the date approaches, the volunteer receives another reminder. • Members are asked to send Glen a list of specific tasks that can be performed by a non- committee member with little or no supervision. Glen will produce a master list of tasks and post it on Signup Genius. Upcoming Committee Business • June 14—vote for officers for 2023-24. • Next meetings to prepare for Memorial Day: May 3, May, 17, May 24. • Final wrap-up meeting for the year: June 14. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda Dixon, member