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a. Dr. Tung suggested using one of the longer tag lines “ A Glorious morning, a promising future for a kick off event or on our literature b. The blue tent with white interior was approved 3. The Concord debrief from our joint meeting with representatives from Arlington, Lincoln, Concord, Lexington. NPS, and fire, DPW ,Hanscom AFB, and Police from all the towns was discussed a. The meeting was held in the Concord Library on Thursday, June 1 b. Every committee member gave a brief summary of what was discussed at their table. The main topic that came up was how to coordinate the logistics of all the events on Saturday April 19, 2025. Each town will need to make some changes to address the logistical and transportation challenges with the time constraints inherent in the schedule c. A suggestion was made to Mr. Conners if he could talk to the NPS personnel in charge to see if they would be willing to adjust their schedule for Battle Road to an earlier time. This might allay some of the problems with movement and participation of the reenactors in the parades with what is now an impossibility how the draft of the schedule stands now. d. The committee was informed that Arlington and Lincoln see their roles as more trending towards logistic and transportation support. These towns are still in the beginning phase of planning, although Arlington did approve $25,000 towards Rev 250 e. Every town expressed doubt that any federal or more state money may not be forthcoming, and fundraising would be needed by each town to procure the remaining funds needed. f. Dr. Cunha suggested that major donors be approached as a multi town ask, not just for one town. Major donors may be more apt to give to a larger more encompassing venture. The suggestion of setting up one financial entity where funds from all the towns would be placed was discussed. g. Coordination and joint cooperation from all the interested parties in all matters was widely discussed and enthusiastically embraced. To that end the Fire, DPW, and Police all agreed to set up a combined Command Center to better coordinate the activities of Patriots day weekend. h. A joint shuttle system was discussed to ease the anticipated traffic problems i. Concord has approved food trucks noting the need for more food sources for that weekend. They also are engaging in a multi media marketing program with their paper, and hopefully articles in publications such as Yankee magazine. j. Concord suggested a need for Event coordination with perhaps each town be responsible with specific roles within that plan. They also suggested certain key people be trained in emergency response training, and media training. 4. The next combined meeting of everyone is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 14 in Lexington, Cary Hall. 5. A discussion as to whether we need to have a rehearsal in 2024 in preparation od Rev 250 in order to work out any problems ahead of 2025 was discussed. A poll of