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Town Celebrations Committee Minutes of Meeting September 27, 2017 Parker Room, Town Office Building Members Present Lorain Marquis, Chair; Glen Bassett, Kim Coburn, Linda Dixon, Carol Flynn, Karen Gaughan, Cerise Jalelian, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Julie Miller, Bill Mix, Henry Murphy, Sandy Podgorski, Sue Stering Members Not Present June Baer, Suzanne Caton, Dick Crogan, Mary Hutton, Linda Levitt, Wayne Miller, Geetha Padaki, Gina Rada, Dave Taylor, Bob Tracey, Sam Zales Business • The Chair declared that a quorum was present. • The minutes of September 13, 2017 were approved. • The next meeting will be on October 11, 2017 in the Parker Room, Town Office Building. • Lorain will bring samples of vinyl name badges for possible committee ordering to the next meeting. Veterans Breakfast, Saturday, November 4, 2017 • Karen has found last year's raffle tickets, containing valuable veteran contact information. • Now that we are no longer charging admission, the Lexington Rotary will contribute up to $750 and the Veterans Services Office will donate another $500 to help cover the costs. The TCC estimated share of costs is $750. • Rotary will once again provide volunteers to serve the breakfast. This year they will also provide high quality plastic plates and cutlery. • Tickets are printed and ready for distribution, and a flyer has been distributed in key locations. • A story is planned for the October-November edition of the Colonial Times. • Glen Bassett will serve as Master of Ceremonies. • Karen Budnick, Director of the David James Hospice Unit at the Bedford VA, will be the Keynote Speaker. • A new Merchant Marine flag will be added to the grouping of service flags. • Sandy reported that merchants have generously donated close to two dozen great gifts for the door prize drawings. • Rotary need to be reminded to watch portion control early on to make sure they don't run out of food later. • Kim will bring 3 gallons of orange juice and Sondra will purchase tablecloths and sundries. • We will ask St. Brigid's to use their sandwich boards in front and back entrances to the parking lot to advertise the breakfast. • Setup for the breakfast is scheduled for Friday, November 3 at 3:00 p.m.