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th Lexington 300 Anniversary Celebration Committee Town Office Building – Room 111 – 12:00 p.m. January 26, 2011 Minutes Members: Eric Carlson Not Attending Susan Rockwell Attending Denise Dube Not Attending Cynthia Savage Not Attending Mary Gillespie Attending Ernest Van Seasholes Not Attending Donna Hooper Attending Benjamin Soule Not Attending Jane Hundley Attending Jessie Steigerwald Attending Richard Kollen Attending Suzanne Barry, Ex-Officio Not Attending AGENDA: 1.Working Group Updates 2.Financial – budget & fundraising 3.March 3, 2011 Community Meeting – 4.Other Items 1.Working Group Udpate: a.Donna Hooper updated committee on plans to post a ‘google’ calendar on the web site b.Donna reported the FY2011 appropration of $2,000 should be expended th by June 30 or transferred to gift account for future use c.Events Sub-Committee presented draft overview of Events 2012-2013. Discussion question : Should celebration conclude in May/June or September 2013? Points: Momentum will be greatest during the fall-spring months. Many travel during the summer. School is not in session during the summer. People might return to September 2013 season & feel less enthusiastic than they felt in the spring. Decision: Group reached consensus that we would prefer to have high momentum throughout the event season. Prefer to conclude in May – don’t want to lose steam. Discussion question : Will we reach out to other “Lexington” towns? If yes, how? Points: Mary Gillespie shared article about Lexington, KY. Sue Rockwell shared a preliminary list of “Lexington” towns. th Brainstorming: Jane noted that the 4 grade curriculum offers strong correlation – students learn about national geography. Sue observed that we could invite other towns to participate in a variety of ways: send greetings, send a float for Patriot’s Day parade, visit for special events. Anne suggested students might want to learn why other towns were named Lexington. Mary suggested pen pals as one possibility. Jane noted this could become part of student sharing during Incorporation weekend. Decision: Dick will do some further research on towns named “Lexington.” Jane will consider school projects that support this outreach effort and create meaningful learning opportunities for our students. Jessie will draft a sample invitation to send to other towns.