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<br /> <br />Town Celebrations Committee <br /> <br />Virtual Meeting MINUTES <br /> <br />March 22, 2023 <br /> <br />Members Present (12): Steve Cole, Glen Bassett, Linda Dixon, Cerise Jalelian, Mary Hutton, <br />Gresh Lattimore, Sondra Lucente, Lorain Marquis, Sandy Podgorski, Ashley Rooney, Geetha <br />Sampeth, Sue Stering. Quorum: 6. <br /> <br />Subcommittee Members (15): Yifang Gong, Kristen Pulkkinen. Absent: Sudha Balasuryan, Kevin <br />Collins, David Grabel, Dabby Harter, Julie Miller, Hong Xie. 7 Vacancies. <br /> <br />7:03 PM: Meeting called to order by Chair Geetha. <br /> <br />Gresh thanked the committee for the lovely flowers and generous gift card following his recent <br />hospitalization. <br /> <br />7:07 PM: Minutes for the meetings of February 8 and March 1 remain unavailable for the moment. <br />Minutes for this meeting were approved. <br /> <br />Budget / Lorain: Last year / 2022 TCC spent a total of $52,875 on all events. $11,000 of this <br />came from Patriots’ Day Parade sponsors. This year we have 85 units participating. Sudha, <br />Sondra, and Sue are seeking sponsors for this year. <br /> <br />Dance Around the World / Ashley. This biannual event is largely administered by its own <br />committee. About 500 attended this January, much more than expected. Many dance groups <br />participated. TCC spent about $1,087 in support. An issue arose over the requirement to have <br />health inspectors to approve the premises for the availability of food. Our role is remains <br />undefined. <br /> <br />The Morning Parade / Lorain <br />- The two co-MCs have been confirmed. LHS juniors. <br />- DPW is being contacted to ensure good sound throughout the program. <br /> <br /> <br />The Afternoon Parade / Sondra <br />- Most of the details have been attended to: sponsors being sought; list of units / Steve. <br />- Tickets: 30 VIP tickets are available, as are 150 bleacher tickets. <br />- Yifang is seeking business ambassadors. <br />- Sandy is producing a schedule of events, which Linda and Lorain will present to the Rotary Club <br />as their main speakers. <br /> <br />8:15 PM: Meeting Adjourned. <br /> <br />Next Meeting: April 12, 2023 (April 5 meeting cancelled) <br /> <br /> <br />(Working Group Meetings were held on March 27 and April 5 to insure all Patriots’ Day details <br />were being addressed.) <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Gresh Lattimore, Secretary <br />