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<br />Minutes <br />TownCelebrationsCommittee <br />January8,2014 <br />TrainingRoom,201BedfordStreet <br />Memberspresent <br />SuzieBarry,Chair;DickCrogan,coViceChair;KimCoburn,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,MaryGillespie, <br />CeriseJalelian,PaulJenkins,BarbaraManfredi,RichMcDonough,LorainMarquis,JulieMiller,Wayne <br />Miller,BillMix,HenryMurphy,GeethaPadaki <br />Membersnotpresent <br />BobTracey,coViceChair;SondraLucente,TanyaMorrisett,SandyPodgorski,CharliePrice,DaveTaylor <br />Business <br />Thechairdeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. <br />KarenGaughan,whohasvolunteeredformanyyearsatthePatriotsDayafternoonparade, <br />attendedthemeeting.Sheisconsideringjoiningthecommittee. <br />ThechairintroducedGeethaPadaki,thenewestmemberofthecommitteewhowasrecently <br />approvedbytheBoardofSelectmen. <br />TheapprovaloftheminutesfromthemeetingofNovember20,2013willbedeferreduntilthe <br />nextmeeting. <br />Suziebriefedthecommitteeontheprocessforpurchasingitemsonbehalfofthecommitteeand <br />obtainingreimbursementfromthetown. <br />ThecommitteeFacebookpagehaslaunchedandithasgathered100Ƞ²¯±«¹ȡsofar.Itsaddresson <br />FacebookisLexington,MA/§º¸¯µº¹ȟDay. <br />AmembersuggestedthatwefindanappropriatewaytohonorDickMichelsonforhismany <br />yearsofserviceinsupportofthe3µ½´ȟ¹parades. <br />DanceAroundtheWorld <br />Ƞ#§´©eAroundthe6µ¸²ªȡwasoneofthemostsuccessfuleventsheldduringtheºµ½´ȟ¹300yearlong <br />th <br />celebration.Theselectmen,the300CommitteeandtheCelebrationsCommitteeallagreedthatthis <br />th <br />event,whichsosuccessfullyencouragedculturaldiversity,shouldbecontinuedonalternateyearsand <br />thattheCelebrationsCommitteeshouldbethesponsor.NewcommitteememberGeethaPadakiserved <br />ascochairoftheoriginaleventalongwithMelanieLin,andbothhaveagreedtoleadthiseffort.The <br />Committeehassubmittedanadditionalbudgetrequestof$5,000tosupportthisprogramforapprovalat <br />theTownMeetinginMarch. <br />PatriotsDay2014 <br />Ap <br />provalrequests:Allnecessaryapprovalrequestshavebeensubmitted. <br />ReenactmentRehearsal:TherehearsalfortheReenactmentwillbeheldonSunday,April6witha <br />raindateofSunday,April13. <br />YouthCommission,"ȟ¹Ȏ TheChairoftheYouthCommissionhasbeenrequestedtoselecttwo <br />individualstoserveasMastersofCeremoniesfortheceremonyontheBattleGreen. <br />CaryHallbackup:CaryHallhasbeenreservedasabackupfortheoutdoorceremonyincaseof <br />badweather. <br /> <br />