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<br />Minutes <br />TownCelebrationsCommittee <br />February12,2014 <br />TrainingRoom,201BedfordStreet <br />Memberspresent <br />SuzieBarry,Chair;BobTracey,coViceChair;KimCoburn,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,KarenGaughan, <br />CeriseJalelian,PaulJenkins,BarbaraManfredi,LorainMarquis,JulieMiller,WayneMiller,Henry <br />Murphy,SandyPodgorski,CharliePrice <br />Membersnotpresent <br />DickCrogan,coViceChair;MaryGillespie,SondraLucente,TanyaMorrisett,RichMcDonough,Bill <br />Mix,GeethaPadaki,DaveTaylor <br />Business <br />Thechairdeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. <br />KarenGaughanhasbeenofficiallyappointedtothecommittee. <br />TheminutesofJanuary22,2014wereapproved <br />TheCommitteeFacebookpageaddressisnow PatriotsDayinLexingtonMA <br />OldGuardUpdate <br />WhentheOldGuardcanceledtheirappearancein2013,theyindicatedthattheywouldmake <br />everyefforttoreturnin2014.Recentbudgetlegislationhasmadethispossible. <br />WiththeapprovaloftheSecretaryofDefense,theOldGuardwillperformontheBattleGreenon <br />Saturday,April19atnoonandwillmarchinthe/§º¸¯µº¹ȟDayafternoonparade. <br />The150200mancontingentincludeselementsofthefifeanddrumcorps,theCommanderin <br />"®¯«¬ȟ¹InfantryBrigade,andtheprecisiondrillteam.Thegroupwillsplitupandperformin <br />multiplelocationsincludingLexington,Lincoln,andBunkerHill. <br />ThetroopswillarriveonFriday,April18anddepartonMonday,April21.Theywillbebilleted <br />atNationalGuardquartersatCampCurtisGuild.Anumberoflogisticalissuesremaintobe <br />resolved,includingtheplacementoftheVIPviewingarea,whetherandwheretoprovidelunch <br />onSaturday,andcrowdcontrol. <br />PatriotsDay2014 <br />StakeholdersMeeting:AmeetingofallstakeholderswillbeheldinearlyMarch. <br />LionsRoadRace:ThisyeartheLionsClubwillcelebratethe100anniversaryofitsRoadRace. <br />th <br />FilmingofReenactment:LocalfilmmakerRickBeyerwillbeontheGreenfilmingthereenactment <br />fortheHistoricalSociety.TheCommitteeapprovedhisrequesttoplaceacameramanonthe <br />reviewingstand. <br />YouthCommissionFlagRequest:TheCommitteeapprovedanexceptiontoitspolicytoallowthe <br />YouthCommissiontodistributeminiatureAmericanflagsduringtheparade. <br />CalendarofEvents:Thecalendarisalmostreadytogototheprinter. <br />Committeeteeshirts:KimCoburnhasorganizedateeshirtdesigncontestwiththeschoolswitha <br />deadlineofMarch1.ThecommitteewillselectthewinningdesignatitsMarch5meetingintime <br />tohaveshirtsmadeupforcommitteemembersandParadeAmbassadors. <br /> <br />