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Town Celebrations Committee Minutes of Meeting March 1, 2023 By Zoom Teleconference Members Present Geetha Padaki and Glen Bassett, Co-Chairs; Sudha Balasuryan, Steve Cole, Kevin Collins, Linda Dixon, Yifang Gong, Dave Grabel, Mary Hutton, Cerise Jalelian, Sondra Lucente, Sandy Podgorski, Kristen Pulkkinen, Ashley Rooney, Sue Stering, Hong Xie. Members not Present Dabby Harter, Gresh Lattimore, Lorain Marquis, Julie Miller Guests Sandhya Iyer, Director, Department of Economic Development; Claudia Quigley, prospective member Business • Co-Chair Geetha Padaki opened the meeting, read the required Zoom language, and declared that a quorum was present. • Approval of the meeting minutes of February 8, 2023 was postponed until next meeting. Budget Glen: we are assuming $50,000 for parade units and $8,000 for all other parade-related expenses. Dance Around the World: March 18— Sudha Balasuryan • Ten groups have now committed to perform. • The LHS Gym now reserved from 12 noon to 10 pm. Custodian budget might increase slightly as a result. • Members encouraged to spread the word, attend, volunteer to help. Sponsorship The Town has approved the sponsor list and letters have gone out. Parade Planning Unit Approval Update- Steve Cole • Following our new approach, the Parade Working Group has approved and sent an acceptance package to all applying marching units who 1)participated in the parade last year; and 2)requested the same fee as last year. Total asking fees: $52,375. • There are still 23 units from last year who have not yet sent in their application. Estimated asking fees: $6,000. The working group is following up with them. • There are 7 new units this year that look very attractive. The Parade working group would like to find a way to include them: Total asking fees: $5,700.