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Town Celebrations Committee Minutes of Meeting January 16, 2019 Lexington Community Center Members Present Lorain Marquis, Chair; June Baer, Suzanne Caton, Kim Coburn, Wei Ding, Carol Flynn, Mary Hutton, Paul Jenkins, Julie Miller, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix, Sandy Podgorski, Bob Tracey, Members Not Present Glen Bassett, Linda Dixon, Karen Gaughan, Cerise Jalelian, Sondra Lucente, Geetha Padaki, Rita Pandey, Sue Stering, Dave Taylor, Sam Zales Business: • The chair reported that a quorum was present and the meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. • Minutes from the meeting of November 7, 2018 were approved. Since the meeting on November 14, 2018, lacked a quorum, no minutes were created for that date. • Lorain informed the committee that Gresh Lattimore and Ashley Rooney have shown interest in joining the committee. • Lorain announced that she has been working on updating the TCC Facebook page. • Lorain encouraged the committee members to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities on Monday, January 21. • Lorain announced that the US Air Force Heritage Band will be performing at Cary Hall on February 25. The TCC will be expected to print the program and do some PR to advertise the program, as well as to attend. • The next meeting will be on January 30, 2019. Patriots' Day, April 15, 2019: • Lorain announced that the Patriots' Day Stakeholders meeting will be held on Thursday, January 31, at 10 am in the Parker Room, Town Offices. • Lorain distributed a copy of a Stakeholder's Survey that has been distributed online to Patriots' Day stakeholders to gather ideas about the Parade,perhaps changing the day or time in the future. The results of the survey will be discussed at the Stakeholders meeting. Lorain encouraged TCC members to take the survey and return any comments about its contents to her. • Bill Mix announced that the Minute Men's re-enactment rehearsal will be on March 31. • Lorain announced that invitations have been sent to past Parade marching units, inviting them to participate in this year's Parade. • Bob Tracey asked if an application had been sent to the Worcester Fire Brigade. Lorain confirmed that one had been sent. • Suggestions for other marching units to be invited included the Wells Fargo Stage Coach, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, and the LL Bean Boot. Lorain confirmed that she is corresponding with the Old Guard about their participation in this year's activities. • Lorain announced that the Parade Unit application form is now online. • Lorain announced that she has sent the required reservation letters to the Town, asking the reserve the Town facilities needed for Patriots' Day activities. • Sandy Podgorski is already working on compiling the Patriots' Day Schedule of Events.