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Semiquincentennial Commission (Lex250) <br />August 17,2022 Meeting Minutes <br />Pursuant to notice duly filed with the Town Clerk,the Semiquincentennial Commission <br />(Lex250)convened in a meeting via Zoom video conference on Wednesday,August 17,2022 at <br />3:37 pm as allowed by legislation (S.2475)extending the suspension of certain provisions of the <br />Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. <br />Present:Steve Conners (Reenactment Community),Cerise Jalelian (Town Celebrations <br />Committee Representative),Mona Roy (Community Representative),Jillian Tung (Music &Arts <br />Representative),Steve Cole (Community Representative),Bebe Fallick (Tourism Committee <br />Representative),Barry Cunha (Business Representative),Suzie Barry (Select Board Member), <br />Julie O’Leary (Civic Representative),Paul O’Shaughnessy (Historical Organization <br />Representative) <br />1.The meeting was called to order at 3:39 pm by Ms.Barry. <br />2.Website update <br />a.Mr.Conners provided a summary of the introductory meeting that was held with <br />Shields 2 weeks ago. <br />b.Commission representatives and Shields leadership engaged in a productive <br />dialogue regarding our vision.Shields will follow up with ideas that incorporate <br />the Commission’s goals. <br />3.Outreach <br />a.Community kick-off meeting:Wednesday October 12 at 10 am and 7 pm. <br />b.Both meetings will be in the Cary Library living room. <br />c.Ms.Barry shared the updated invitation list,which includes cultural groups, <br />schools,parent-teacher organizations,elected officials,town committees,media, <br />civic groups,sports and other community organizations.Group members <br />suggested possible additions to the list and discussed the importance of being as <br />inclusive as possible. <br />d.The group discussed approaches to outreach.Invitations will be distributed to <br />participants from the Commission’s email addresses,and individual members <br />could follow up with groups. <br />4.Volunteer form <br />a.A draft of the volunteer form was reviewed and group members offered <br />comments and suggested edits. <br />b.Volunteers may be needed from September 2024 until September 2026. <br />c.Patriots Day dates should be specified. <br />d.Change email address to simplified form <br />e.Ask for name and email address;phone number would be optional. <br />f.Other possible questions: <br />i.“What draws you to want to participate?”Or “What excites you about <br />participating in Lex 250 events?” <br />ii.“Tell us about your interests/areas of expertise” <br />iii.Form should include a list of working groups with checkboxes.