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purchasers,theircentrallocation,familiarname,andavailableparkingstillmakethemanideal <br />ticketvendor. <br />Creatingamailinglist:suggestiontoplaceapileofcardsoneachtablewithspacesforname, <br />address,email,etc.Announcethatallwhowouldliketoreceiveaninvitationtonext¿«§¸ȟ¹ <br />breakfastcanfilloutacardandleaveitbehind. <br />Venue:KeiltyHallisagreatspaceandparkingisampleandaccessible. <br />Accesstospeaker:toassurethateveryonecanseeandhearthespeaker,wecouldmovethe <br />¹¶«§±«¸ȟ¹podiumtothemidpointalongthesidewalltotherightoftheentrance. <br />Dateandtime:firstweekendinNovemberisideal.Eventoriginallyscheduledwithsocialhour <br />from8:30to9:00butdecidedtostartprogramat8:40assubstantialcrowdhadarrived.Some <br />disagreementthatsocialhourservedanimportantpurposeandshouldnotbecurtailed. <br />Publicity:postcardsmailedtoabout100peoplewhoattendedthe2012breakfast;flyers <br />distributedalloverLexingtonandselectedBedfordlocations;pressreleasessentto theLexington <br />Minuteman,ColonialTimes,LexingtonShopper,LexingtonandBedfordPatch,the BedfordCitizen, <br />andtheLexingtonInterfaithClergyAssociation.LexMediawillbeincludednextyear. <br />Checkinprocedure:workedmuchbetterthisyear.Oneteamoftwocheckedinguestswith <br />tickets;anotherteamhandledwalkins,andathirdteamataseparatetabledidnametags.We <br />preparednametagsinadvanceforthosewhopurchasedticketsattheLexingtonandBedford <br />SeniorCenters.Forthe,¯©®«²¹µ´ȟ¹buyers,wehadtopreparethetagsonthespot.Athird <br />personsteppedintohelpandthatmadeahugedifferenceinkeepinglinesmanageable. <br />Serviceportraits:afterreceivingtheirnametags,veteranswereinvitedtogodirectlytothe <br />podiumfortheircomplimentaryserviceportrait,resultinginmanymorephotosthanlastyear. <br />WhentheMinutemenhonorguardretrievedthecolors,however,theyalsotookalltheservice <br />flags.Wecouldhavephotographedmoreveteranshadtheflagsbeenleftonthepodium. <br />Foodanddrink:Foodwasorderedfor175,butweranoutafterservingthe140seatedguests.The <br />RotaryClubserversandourowncommitteechairwentwithoutbreakfast.Theproblemwasthat <br />portioncontrolwasnotconsistentlyfollowed.Fortunately,therewasmorethanenoughcoffee. <br />Thefoodwasdelicious,ampleandservedwarm. <br />Speaker:Thespeakerspokefortherightlengthoftimeandgaveagoodpresentation. <br />VeteransDay2013 <br />Suziehandedouttheparademarchingorderformandtheprogramfortheindoorceremonyin <br />CaryHall.Thehallwillbeopenfrom8:30a.m.andvolunteersareneededtohelpsetup. <br />The300AnniversaryCommitteehasjustpublishedacommemorativebookandmemberswill <br />th <br />besellingcopiesofthebookinthelobbyofCaryHall. <br />PatriotsDay2014 <br />SuziereportedthattheBattleRoadreenactmentthattakesplaceinMinutemanNationalHistoric <br />ParkontheSaturdayofPatriotsWeekendhasbeencanceled.Areplacementactivityforitstime <br />slothasnotyetbeendetermined. <br />Communications:newmemberTanyaMorrisett,whohasexpertiseinsocialmedia,hasofferedto <br />setupaFacebookpageforthecommitteeandcreateaFacebookcommunicationsplan. <br />Themeetingadjournedat8:50p.m. <br />Respectfullysubmitted, <br />LindaDixon,CoSecretary <br />