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Town Celebrations Committee Minutes of Meeting April 26, 2023 By Zoom Teleconference Members Present Glen Bassett, Co-Chair; Steve Cole, Kevin Collins, Linda Dixon, Yifang Gong, Dabby Harter, Cerise Jalelian, Lorain Marquis, Sandy Podgorski, Sue Stering Members not Present Sudha Balasuryan, Dave Grabel, , Mary Hutton, , Gresh Lattimore, Sondra Lucente, Julie Miller, Geetha Padaki, Kristen Pulkkinen, Ashley Rooney, Hong Xie. Business • Co-Chair Glen Bassett opened the meeting,read the required Zoom language, and declared that a quorum was present. • The meeting minutes of April 12, 2023 were approved. Budget—Lorain Marquis • If we include sponsorship revenue of$19,700, our total parade expenses are about$2,000 over budget. • Total expenses for the year to date are $4,100 over budget. • Glen and committee extended kudos to Lorain for her excellent sponsorship results. Feedback and Discussion on Patriots' Day • Glen shared a chart summarizing committee feedback to date on lessons learned, things that could be improved, and ways to make the improvements in the many components making up Patriots' Day. • We engaged in a helpful discussion. • The chart will remain permanently in Google Sheets and can be added to at any time. Glen encouraged members to add any new thoughts and ideas over the next few months. He will resend the link. • This will be an extremely helpful planning tool for next year. • Glen will send a thank you note to Fire Chief Derek Sencabaugh for helping Parade Announcer Sharon Spaulding at the reviewing stand during the afternoon parade. Memorial Day Planning • The Select Board has approved the Memorial Day overall plan submitted by Glen. • Basic plan: small group lays wreath at Fire Station and Westview Cemetery, then heads up the Parade at 10:00 a.m. and visits the various war memorials, ending with a ceremony on the Green. • Sandy will request a bus from DPW to meet small group at Munroe Cemetery driveway, drive to fire station, Westview Cemetery, and return to Munroe driveway.