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 Businesses will be asked to decorate their front windows, not their doors. Patriots Point Walk: Miles & Smiles: * Wei Ding, Geetha Padaki, Mary Hutton, Sandy Podgorski  Wei reported that the working group has identified 4 objectives for the program: • To familiarize our residents with the historical monuments and memorials associated with Patriots’ Day • To integrate outdoor activities with our celebration of Patriots’ Day • To encourage active engagement in appreciating the core values of Patriots’ Day • To identify the “hot spots” or most visited Patriots Points in town.  Registration for program will start March 22 and end on April 19.  Prizes for the Miles part of the program will be given for the longest miles and also for the most creative routes.  The group plans to provide an interactive map of the historical monuments, plus a list of historical monuments by address, plus a map of their locations.  As part of the Smiles part of the program, the working group proposed offering a “flat patriot” image or images that can be colored in and optionally included in the photos residents take of themselves at the historical monument sites. The committee was very much in favor of this idea and discussed possibilities for the working group to consider. It was noted that residents who cannot travel to the sites can also participate by submitting a photo of themselves with a “flat patriot” image taken anywhere, not necessarily at one of the historical sites.  A CAAL Youth Computer Science Team is working on implementing an online registration and voting system to be available by 03/22. If the new system is not ready in time, a Google form on the Patriots Day web site will be used instead.  The working group is planning to ask participants to upload their GPS locations when they visit the historical locations as a way to prove that they have gone to the locations.  Participants may use the locations provided by the TCC or use their own choice of locations with a justification of why they chose that location.  Wei described the gift structure proposed by the working group: o A total of 55 prizes will be given, using local gift cards. o $500 budgeted for 5 prizes for the Miles part of the program. o $500 budgeted for 50 prizes for the Smiles part of the program. Mary Hutton asked if the working group considered having prizes for all of the Smiles participants.  The committee voted to approve $1000 for prizes for Miles & Smiles, details to be determined later. Winners will be announced on April 26. Virtual Parade: * Lorain Marquis, Wei Ding, Mary Hutton, Rita Pandey, Sue Stering  Lorain reported that responses from local organizations have started to come in.  Mary will review the script for the video of Lexington’s Patriots Day on Parade.  The following sections will be included in the video: o An introduction to Patriots Day, noting the history of the memorial celebrations from shortly after the actual day (4/19/1775) to the current day. o Parade units including videos of marching bands and civic groups, clips of past pancake breakfasts, etc. o Clips of decorated doors o Pictures of past parades