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Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2017 Parade • We need to be prepared for low turnout from Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts as this is a long weekend and several camping trips for troops are planned. • We will step off at 10:15 a.m. instead of 10:00, with an arrival at Cary Hall at approximately 10:45 a.m., to reduce the long waiting time incurred last year. • We need to identify and recruit a Grand Marshal for the parade. Ceremony in Cary Hall • Glen Bassett will serve as a Master of Ceremonies. We will invite Gresh Lattimore to be Co- Emcee, since this model worked very well last year. • Possibly the Lexington Minutemen fife and drum corps could play between 10:45 and 11:00. • Lorain reported that a subcommittee led by Sue Stering is working with Lexington High School history teacher Michael Egbert to involve students in the Veterans Day Ceremony. Students will be encouraged to write about a veteran in their lives who has greatly influenced them. This exercise will help the student gain an appreciation for their veteran's military service,what it means to be a veteran, and the contributions the military has made to our nation's well being. Some of these students, and their stories, will be the main program element of the ceremony. • At Michael Egbert's request, we are assembling a panel of veterans from diverse war eras who will speak to a student assembly at LHS a few days before Veterans Day, to help students understand firsthand the meaning and importance of Veterans Day. Other Reports Dance Around the World: New tentative date is March 3, 2018. Patriots Weekend: Sandy Podgorski is contacting military performing units such as the Old Guard, to explore their availability to perform on the Battle Green on Saturday of Patriots Weekend. We will need to find another banner supplier as our longtime vendor is retiring and closing his business. Veterans Day 2018: At a follow up meeting with the Historical Society and Minutemen, Lorain reported that all groups agreed to join forces and sponsor a single event in Cary Hall. The first part of the program will be a panel of distinguished speakers; the second part will include traditional ceremonial elements. Sponsorship Subcommittee: Kim Coburn reported that this subcommittee is generating some great ideas. They have identified tentative sponsor levels and a range of benefits associated with each level. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda Dixon, Acting Secretary Future Meetings 2017: October 11, October 25; November 1,November 8, November 15, November 29. 2018: January 10, January 24; February 7, February 21; March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28; April 4, April 11, April 25; May 2, May 16, May 23, June 6.