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Minutes Town Celebrations Committee May 1, 2013 Training Room, Public Service Building, 201 Bedford Street Members present Suzie Barry, Chair; Dick Crogan, Co -Vice Chair; Bob Tracey, co -Vice Chair; Linda Dixon,JoAnne Granger, Barbara Manfredi, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix,Henry Murphy, . Members not present Mary Gillespie, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Julie Miller, Sandy Podgorski, Charlie Price, Dave Taylor. Business • The chair declared that a quorum was present. • The committee approved the minutes of April 10 and April 24, 2013 with minor corrections. • The next meeting is May 8, 2013 • A major stakeholder meeting took place to review Patriots Day Weekend. The Patriots Day afternoon parade will return to a Monday schedule unless otherwise notified. Memorial Day 2013 • Chief Marshal: Fire Chief John Wilson is unavailable to serve as Chief Marshal. The committee voted to endorse the Chair's decision to invite Sue Rockwell, Chair of the Lexington 300 Celebration, for this honor. • Clergy: Linda will confirm Fr. Arnold Colletti as clergy representative for the ceremony on the Green. • Sandy will contact Scouts to recruit wreath bearers (not including Munroe Cemetery) Veterans Day 2013 • Veteran's Breakfast: Sandy will be asked to work on door prizes, using last year's list as a starting point. • We will keep building our list of potential speakers. Veterans Affairs Officer Ryan Lennon and US Senatorial candidate Gabriel Gomez were added to the list. • Essay Contest: Barbara Manfredi suggests we model our efforts after the approach taken by the 300 Committee, but on a lesser scale. This involves working directly with teachers to gain their commitment to building student awareness of veterans and the importance of observing Veterans Day. In classes, teachers would discuss topics such as "Who is a veteran ?" and "Why do we honor veterans ?" Barbara's contacts include Matt Mehler, who oversees the Social Studies departments at Diamond and Clarke middle schools, and the Assistant Superintendent of Schools. She recommends making contacts over the summer, focusing efforts on 8 11, and 11 11, grades where U.S. History is taught. The Veterans Day segment could be covered during September and early October so that students would be genuinely interested and invested in the project when invited to submit an essay. It should not be mandated. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda Dixon, Co- Secretary