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A subcommittee consisting of Linda Dixon, Lorain Marquis, Sandy Podgorski, and Geetha Padaki was established to develop a program and present it to the full committee at its next meeting of October 12. Veterans’ Breakfast, November 5 __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Lexington Minutemen will attend the breakfast, provide their own fife and drum to play the national anthem, and post the colors. Dick Crogan reported that the music for the breakfast has been arranged. Sandy Podgorski reported that veterans from the VA hospital in Bedford will be invited; Gina Rada will arrange that. The breakfast will be free for them, but they need to notify Gina ahead of time. Dick Crogan and Sandy have completed their solicitations for door prizes and they read out to the committee the businesses that have donated prizes. Sandy has finished distributing flyers advertising the breakfast at various locations around town. She has also started sending out invitations to the breakfast to veterans whose addresses are known to TCC. She hopes to obtain more names and addresses for invitations. The committee discussed ways to get more veterans’ contact information at the breakfast. Geetha suggested providing pre-printed cards to attendees. Only veterans who fill out the cards would be eligible to win door prizes. A sub-committee consisting of: Sandy Podgorski, Dick Crogan, Karen Gaughan, Carol Flynn, Geetha Padaki, was appointed to determine the procedure for awarding door prizes and will make a report to the whole committee at the October 12 meeting. The committee hopes to provide a video/slide show of Lexington veterans during the breakfast. Hank Manz has offered to provide all the video equipment needed for the slide show at the breakfast. Sandy and Geetha are putting together the slide show. Julie Miller volunteered to mention the idea of interviewing Purple Heart recipients to the “Remembering Lexington” group: The Committee would like to use sandwich boards to advertise the breakfast. Suzanne has obtained one sandwich board from the Friends of the Council on Aging. o Karen Gaughan will contact St Brigid’s to see if they have a sandwich board that we can use. o Suzanne volunteered to get the sandwich board posters made at Wales. o Karen will ask the priests at St. Brigid’s to offer the invocation at the breakfast. It was discussed whether there should be a benediction at the end of the breakfast but the committee decided that one is not usually offered. The head of the Massachusetts State VFW will be the breakfast speaker.. Rich McDonough has invited Susan Carabbio, president of the Rotary Club, to attend one of the TCC meetings before the breakfast, preferably the meeting of November 2. Linda Dixon suggested that a TCC member be appointed as a “host” at each table to encourage vets to fill out the information cards. New Action Items Julie Miller : mention the idea of interviewing Purple Heart recipients to the “Remembering Lexington” group: Karen Gaughan : contact St Brigid’s to see if they have a sandwich board that we can use. Karen Gaughan : ask the priests at St. Brigid’s to offer the invocation at the breakfast Door Prize sub-committee : (Sandy Podgorski, Dick Crogan, Karen Gaughan, Carol Flynn, Geetha Padaki) determine the procedure for awarding door prizes and report to the whole committee at the October 12 meeting. Veterans’ Day Program sub-committee : (Linda Dixon, Lorain Marquis, Sandy Podgorski, Geetha Padaki) present a draft of the program at the October 12 meeting.