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Minutes for Antony Working Group meeting on February 27, 2013 Meeting began at 7 PM - -- adjourned at 10 PM Present at meeting: Dawn McKenna, Kerry Brandin, Sandy Gasbarro, Christina Gamota, Maureen Poole, John Bartenstein, Jean Sobarzo, Bill Poole Documents available for review: 1. May "Revolutionary Revelry" Calendar of Events; dated 2/25/2013 2. Chart of A French A Faire auction results - -- amount raised, $2605; 3. Friendship Dinners Invitation 4. Giving Levels document Taking of Minutes Discussion of how to better take and approve minutes. Maureen Poole offered to take the minutes going forward, with a hope of sending them along to the group to keep all informed. Miscellaneous a. Request to send survey - Discussion of Lexington Historical Society's request to send a survey to Antony Group Decision was to send the survey to the Antony Working Group, but not to Constant Contact. b. Citizens World Fair c. La Musique En Fete Discussion of our participation in two events: May 3 rd Citizens World Fair, May 11 La Musique En Fete. Considerations included: ways to showcase Antony and France; plans for a table at each event; staffing at each event; ask Jay Kaufman to speak to French Consul; possible involvement of LHS group returned from Antony? (brought back books from the mayor) in one or more of these events (also thinking ahead to Discovery Day); outreach to French Club ?; what can we present about French culture; Kerry to work on a poster (perhaps of subway system); looking for those who would like to take part - -- Christina will contact the French people we know; looking for materials to have on hand for attendees - -- Jean Sobarzo will check into souvenirs we might get from France. French Language Classes John Bartenstein gave background as to his connections with the French language and with Jean Sobarzo and his brothers, who provide tutoring in French, and would like to open a French Language School in Lexington. Their tutoring so far has been at the library or at houses. Possibilities of Jean as a resource for those in the Antony Group who would wish to sign up for lessons. Considerations: informal conversational French? or more structured?