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Lauren Lorincz, pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Lexington, will give the invocation and benediction at the ceremonies on the Green. The Memorial Day Program was discussed and times for the various activities were confirmed. It was requested that Carol ask the Girl Scouts about laying carnations at the Civil War portion of the parade. Do they want to do it? Do they pay for the carnations? Program will be updated to include discussion of WWI while the wreath layers are at the obelisk. Program and parade narrator script and MC scripts need to be synchronized. There was a discussion of how to handle the parade audience at the Old Burying Ground so that the audience will be moved to open areas where they can observe the ceremonies instead of getting blocked at the path into the Old Burying Ground. It was decided that TCC members need to position themselves so that they can direct the public into the cemetery area beyond the path. Linda Dixon will write two articles for the Lexington Minuteman paper: one about Grand Marshal Bill Tighe and one about Sam Berman who will be the speaker at the ceremonies. Suzanne to send the final Memorial Day Program to the Lexington Minuteman and Colonial Times for publication. A walk-through of the parade for the TCC members will be held on Thursday, 5/26 at 9:30 am, leaving from the Hosmer House parking lot. There was discussion about bagging parking meters with no parking signs in front of Cary Hall, on Mass Ave from Buckman Tavern to Hancock St, to allow space for the LHS Band in the street. Lorain to check with Police Department about this. Langley Winds Concert Publicity Info should be: Added to the Town online calendar – Kathy Santos Lexington List (Town listserv) -- Linda Dixon Flyer created by Sandy Podgorski should be distributed. Gina Rada will distribute flyer at Community Center and Bedford VA Hospital. Sandy will email flyer to committee. Added to Lexington Minuteman calendar -- Sandy Distributed to Lexington Veterans Assoc. – Linda Dixon Distributed to Brookhaven, Carlton Willard, Youville, Hanscom -- Lorain The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Suzanne Caton, Co-Secretary Future Meetings May 25; June 8; June 22.