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61-381 Selectmen’s Meeting – July 12, 1999 Sunday, April 16, 2000 Rededication of the Green Children’s Parade (need to make sure High School Band is available) Monday, April 17, 2000 Ceremonies by the Lexington Minute Men, Lion’s Club Road Race Blue Ghosts Ceremony Parade in the afternoon Mrs. McKenna said the Town Celebrations Committee is fully in support of the proposed schedule. The children’s parade will go on Sunday as long as the High School Band can make it. If they are not available Sunday, the parade will be on Monday morning. There are three fundraising events going on. In an attempt to unify the town they want to light one candle in every house in Lexington for the weekend. Wal-Mart was approached and they have donated between 6,500 and 8,000 electric candles. The plan is to sell the candles for $5 each. The second fundraiser is the sale of celebration banners. One is a British regular in red and one is in blue with the image of the Minute Man statute. They are being sold to businesses or private citizens. They can have a family name or business name. One hundred have been sold so far. They will be hung all along Massachusetts Avenue, Waltham Street, and Bedford Street during the celebration. The cost of the banners is $300. Trying to sell between 200 and 300. The third fundraising activity is a telemarketing campaign that was started a few months ago. There is a football game planned for October 16 at the High School football field between the former New England Patriots and volunteers from the British reenactors. Mr. Hayward has spoken to the Chamber of Commerce regarding getting the word out to food establishments that there will be many more people in town over the holiday weekend. Mr. Hayward is also talking about the possibility of having food establishments give discounts to anyone dressed in colonial costumes. There is a very popular web site that shows 2000 hits a month. Mrs. Eddison would like to see the web page interactive so that we would have an idea of who plans on attending the celebration. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the changes for the Year 2000 celebrations regarding the weekend Encampments, and the Friday and Saturday schedules.