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<br />Minutes <br />TownCelebrationsCommittee <br />April29,2015 <br />TrainingRoom,201BedfordStreet <br />Memberspresent <br />LorainMarquisandRichMcDonough,CoChairs;SuzanneCaton,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,KarenGaughan, <br />LindaLevett,BarbaraManfredi,BillMix,HenryMurphy,CharliePrice,BobTracey <br />Membersnotpresent <br />SuzieBarry,MelanieGause,KimCoburn,CeriseJalelian,PaulJenkins,SondraLucente,JulieMiller,Wayne <br />Miller,TanyaMorrisett,GeethaPadaki,SandyPodgorski,DaveTaylor,SamZales. <br />Business <br />Loraindeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. <br />TheminutesofApril15,2015andApril17,2015wereapproved. <br />PatriotsDay2015ɋAfterActionReport <br />Paradeparticipants,sponsors,andthegeneralpublicwereonthewholeveryunderstandingofthe <br />needtocanceltheparade. <br />TheCommitteereallystoodoutandlookedveryprofessionalintheirnewjackets.Lorainthanked <br />CharliePriceforallhisworkinresearchingandmanagingtheorderingofthejackets.Shealsothanked <br />SandyPodgorski,whohadalsodoneconsiderableresearch. <br />AwardWinners:ThewinnersoftheTownwideawardspresentedattheCeremonyontheGreenwere: <br />WhiteTricorneHat:DanBusa <br />o <br />MinutemanCane:JohnFrey <br />o <br />OutstandingYouthAward:VanessaSavage <br />o <br />DanFennAward:GeorgeQuintal,Jr. <br />o <br />LorainandRicharedevelopingawrittenpoliciesandproceduresmanualtoguidemembersthrough <br />eachstepinparadeplanning. <br />Bythisfall,weneedourrevisedpolicystatementonstandardsandexpectationstosendtoourparade <br />participants. <br />Theinvocationwastoolong.Clergyneedtobeadvisedtokeepinvocationsandbenedictionsbrief. <br />HankManzwillbecometheGrandMarshalofthe2016parade. <br />MemorialDay,Monday,May25,2015 <br />Speaker:LindasuggestedournewVeteransServicesAgent,GinaRada,asthe2015MemorialDay <br />Speaker.ThegroupapprovedtheideaandauthorizedhertoextendaninvitationtoGina. <br />ChiefMarshal:WWIIVeteranBillSternwillserveasChiefMarshal. <br />Assignments <br />PaulwillobtainacarfortheChiefMarshal;arrangefortheLexingtonPoliceHonorGuard;and <br />coordinatetwopolicevehicles,oneintheleadandoneintherearoftheparade. <br />LindawillaskBillSternforthenamesoffamilymemberswhowillserveashisaidesandwillaskGresh <br />LattimoretoserveasNarratorateachofthewreathlayingsites. <br />CarolwillbetheliaisonwiththeGirlScoutsandCerisewiththeBoyScouts.Itwouldbehelpfulifwe <br />couldidentifythewreathbearerteamsinadvanceandputtheirnamesoncardstobereadateach <br />wreathlayingsite. <br /> <br />