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Town Celebrations Committee Minutes of Meeting November 20, 2019 Lexington Community Center Members Present Lorain Marquis, Chair; Glen Bassett, Suzanne Caton, Linda Dixon, Karen Gaughan, Mary Hutton, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Julie Miller, Sandy Podgorski, Sue Stering, Sam Zales Members Not Present June Baer, Kim Coburn, Wei Ding, Cerise Jalelian, Gresh Lattimore, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix, Geetha Padaki, Rita Pandey, Dave Taylor, Bob Tracey, Business: • The chair reported that a quorum was present and the meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. • Lorain announced that finding a storage facility for TCC items is still an issue but we are still looking. • The committee's Holiday Party will be held on December 4. Location still to be determined at time of this meeting. • Minutes from the meeting of November 6, 2019 were accepted. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, January 20, 2020 Sam Zales reported on the activities and plans by the MLK Commemoration Committee, an independent committee that operates under the auspices of the Town Celebrations Committee. • There are 15 people on the committee • For the last 6 years, the commemoration has been the MLK Day of Service. • In 2019, 700 volunteers participate in many different opportunities to provide service to the community. • Committee is looking for suggestions for getting more Lexington seniors involved in the day. • Schedule for this year's programs is available at www.lexingtonmlk.org: o Community Dialog on Race at 9 am at Grace Chapel o Unity walk from the Lexington Green to Cary Hall at 11 am o Opening ceremony at Cary Hall at 11:15 Review of Veterans Day Parade and Program, November 11, 2019: • Consensus of committee was that this year's parade was too short and that one or more stops need to be added next year. Glen suggested having a flag raising on the Lexington Green, maybe by veterans or the Minutemen. Also have the High School marching band play the national anthem or other music at that time. Lorain mentioned that June Baer had suggested having the parade stop at the obelisk on the Green while the football team places their flags around the monument.