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<br /> <br />Town Celebrations Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />March 10, 2021 <br />Virtual Meeting <br /> <br />Members Present <br />June Baer, Chair; Glen Bassett, Suzanne Caton, Steve Cole, Linda Dixon, Mary Hutton, Cerise <br />Jalelian, Gresh Lattimore, Sondra Lucente, Lorain Marquis, Julie Miller, Bill Mix, Geetha <br />Padaki, Sandy Podgorski, Sue Stering, Ashley Rooney, Wei Ding <br /> <br />Members Not Present <br />Karen Gaughan, Samita Mandelia, Wayne Miller, Rita Pandey, Sam Zales, <br /> <br />Business: <br /> June convened the meeting at 7:04 pm and read the Town notice regarding the conduct of <br />public virtual meetings. <br /> The committee approved the minutes of March 3, 2021 as amended. <br /> <br />Patriots Day, April 19, 2021 <br />Door Decorating Program <br /> Geetha reported that the link to the form to register for the program and the guidelines is <br />ready. She will send the link to the committee for comment but comments have to be <br />returned by tomorrow, 3/11, because the link will be sent to the Town on Friday for <br />posting on the Town web site by Monday, 3/15. <br /> Geetha also noted that she has created a flyer for the program and will send it to the <br />committee for comment. <br /> Sondra reported that the committee is still working on details of the program. <br /> Sondra noted that Jerry Michelson has distributed the details of the program to the Town <br />business community. <br /> Mary Hutton volunteered to write the script for the Door Decorating part of the virtual <br />parade. <br /> <br />Library Programs <br /> Mary reported that the subcommittee has reviewed videos for the “In their own words” <br />program. Details still being worked out. <br /> Cary Library has added the John Rees (The Role of African Americans in the <br />Revolutionary War) and Carol Berkin (Women in the Struggle for American <br />Independence) programs to its calendar. <br /> Ashley asked for photos from the Library programs to be used for PR. <br /> Sue Stering volunteered to reach out to Carol Berkin to see if she has any questions about <br />her presentation. <br /> <br />Miles and Smiles Program <br /> Wei reported that the committee has asked Town leaders to submit photos of themselves <br />with the Patriot Pals images to be used in the “Big Reveal” of the program on 3/15. <br /> Wei also asked TCC members to take photos of themselves with the Patriot Pals this <br />weekend.