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 Permissions. All permissions needed for presenting the parade have been granted.  Media. Linda Dixon and Sandy Podgorski volunteered to coordinate contact with the media (newspapers, town website, etc.) in order to apprise the community of upcoming events.  Afternoon Parade Applications. No additional applications have been received, though a lot are o still unanswered. th Chief Marshal. A motion was made to accept the suggestion of the 300 o Committee to select representatives from the different categories typifying Lexington (education, culture, farms, founding families, etc.) to fill the role. The th 300 Committee, a subcommittee of the Town Celebrations Committee, will undertake the project. The motion passed and was accepted. Hallamore. Sondra Lucente reported that Hallamore cannot accept our o counteroffered fee for participation in this year’s parade. After discussion, the committee decided to pay their asking fee. A motion was made to pay the asking fee; it passed and was accepted. Wells Fargo. Sondra will follow up with the group. o Sponsorship. There is nothing new to report. o Vehicles. Suzie reported for Paul Jenkins that (1) he spoke with Mike Greeley o and Mike is willing to negotiate a fee for bringing the Bren carrier and Ferret armored scout car; (2) Bob Barber will bring the same vehicles as last year, and possibly a Duck as well; (3) George Debonas will commit soon to including his tank; and (4) The Arlmont Fuel truck, a Model A and, quite possibly, a 1920’s motorcycle will be added to the lineup. Transportation Needs. (1) Six Minutemen will need rides and will supply their o own cars. (2) Paul Rose has a race car flatbed truck available which could accommodate the Reminisants. Parade Ambassadors. Linda reported that she has a press release prepared o that will be published soon in the Colonial Times. An online form will be live next week. A recruitment letter will be mailed next week to last year’s ambassadors. Terms and instructions for commitment are available and clearly spelled out. Events and Morning Parade, Monday, April 15 th  Schedule. A first draft of the schedule of the day’s events is now available. See below.  Morning Parade. Chief Marshal and Masters-of-Ceremony. The Youth Commission will o provide representatives for each.