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Town Celebrations Committee Meeting Minutes October 14, 2020 Virtual Meeting Members Present June Baer, Chair; Glen Bassett, Suzanne Caton, Linda Dixon, Mary Hutton, Cerise Jalelian, Sondra Lucente, Lorain Marquis, Bill Mix, Geetha Padaki, Rita Pandey, Sandy Podgorski, Sue Stering Members Not Present Kim Coburn, Steve Cole, Wei Ding, Karen Gaughan, Gresh Lattimore, Julie Miller, Wayne Miller, Ashley Rooney, Sam Zales Business: • June convened the meeting at 7:05 pm and read the Town notice regarding the conduct of public virtual meetings. • The committee approved the minutes of October 7, 2020. • June announced that Kim Coburn has resigned from the committee. Honoring Veterans Banner: • Banner has been approved. Doug Lucente is managing the process of getting the banner printed. • The banner will be hung from November 9 through 13.a Gift Cards for Veterans: • June and Kim Katzenbach from the Selectmen's Office will purchase 150 $10 gift cards from Dunkin by 10115, using the Town credit card. • Glen Bassett has written the letter to be sent with the gift cards. June will send out to the committee for review. • There currently are 119 names on the list of recipients. Veterans Day Video: • Mary Hutton reported that the working group had a meeting with Terry of Lex Media today to review the script for the video. • Lex Media will film the Lexington Minutemen ringing the bell of the USS Lexington, posting the colors, and firing a volley. • The reading of their selected essays by High School students will be included in the video. • Also included in the video will be the Lexington High School Band playing the military service songs, a tribute to Dan Fenn being managed by Steve Cole, and the unveiling of a memorial plaque for Lexington's WWII military. • Mary asked the committee to send her any further ideas for inclusion in the video. Car Parade for Veterans on November 11, 2020: • June reported that 21 veterans have been confirmed to participate in the parade. • June noted that several classic cars will be included in the parade. • It has been decided that parade participants should gather in the Community Center parking lot between 12:15 and 12:30, with step-off of the parade at 1 pm.