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Minutes Town Celebrations Committee September 14, 2016 Parker Room, Lexington Town Offices Members present Linda Dixon, acting chair, Bob Tracey, Henry Murphy, Wayne Miller, Rich McDonough, Sandy Podgorski, Dick Crogan, Julie Miller, Karen Gaughan, Kim Coburn, Glen Bassett, Suzanne Caton Members not present Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Bill Mix, Geetha Padaki, Dave Taylor, Sam Zales, Cerise Jalelian, Lorain Marquis (chair), Carol Flynn, Linda Levitt, June Baer, Gina Rada (Veterans liaison). Business The Chair declared that a quorum was present. The minutes of June 8, 2016 were approved. Linda introduced a new subcommittee member, Glen Bassett. The Committee discussed issues related to the Veterans’ Breakfast and Veterans’ Day program, which have been approved by the Board of Selectmen: Veterans’ Breakfast, November 5, Breakfast will be held in Keilty Hall at Saint Brigid’s, as in past years. Set up will be on Friday, 11/4, at 3 pm. Sandy Podgorski reported that a draft of the flyer advertising the breakfast is complete. She distributed the draft for comments by the committee. Dick Crogan has started soliciting contributions of door prizes. Eight door prizes have already been contributed. The procedure for awarding and distributing door prizes will be changed this year; procedure is still under discussion. Dave Tabling will be at the breakfast again this year to take photos of the veterans. Linda Dixon has asked him to take some impromptu photos of the breakfast that can be used for advertising next year. The committee hopes to provide a video/slide show of Lexington veterans during the breakfast. Linda Dixon reported that articles have been submitted to the Colonial Times magazine (and will be submitted to the Lexington Minuteman paper when appropriate) talking about the slide show and asking veterans to submit their photos for the video. A web page has been set up on the town web site for Veterans’ Day: Lexingtonma.gov/veteransday. This page contains a link to a registration form that veterans are asked to complete for personal invitations to the November 11 ceremony. Another link allows veterans to send in photographs for the breakfast slide show. Committee would like to use sandwich boards to advertise the breakfast. Suzanne volunteered to look into prices for boards. o Karen Gaughan volunteered to call Minuteman Tech to ask about getting students at the school o to make some boards for the Committee. Bob Tracey will talk with Wagon Wheel about getting a fruit basket donated as a door prize and also getting a loan of some small plants to use as table centerpieces. Bob T and Wayne will pick up the Service flags from the Community Center and deliver them to Keilty Hall on Friday, 11/4, for the set up.