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Patriots Day Parade • Lorain Marquis noted that all materials for the parade have been handed off to Lex Media and all the narrators for the parade have been recorded. • June reported that the addresses for the door decorating program were handed off to Lex Media and it is expected that someone from Lex Media will go to the addresses and take pictures of the decorations that will be added to the parade video. • It was reported by Tune Baer that the awarding of the 2021 White Tricorn Hat and the ,- Formatted:Font color:Auto Minuteman Cane awards will be recorded and those videos will be added to the parade. • Linda Dixon noted that she is working on a final media article for the Lexington Minuteman paper and wondered if she can mention that the White Tricorn and Minuteman Cane award ceremonies will be shown as part of the virtual parade. The committee suggested that Linda check with Doug Lucente first. • Steve Cole reported that the videos that the Lexington Minutemen planned to make for this Patriots Day were completed and included ceremonies at the Old Burying Ground, the obelisk on the Green with the DAR,the Minuteman monument at Buckman Tavern, and the Parker's Revenge site. The videos will be shown by Lex Media as part of the Patriots Day scheduling which is still being developed by Lex Media. Publicity • Sandy Podgorski reported that several sandwich boards will be displayed in Town from April 9 through Patriots Day. • It was noted that Lex Media is showing photos from previous Patriots Days. Memorial Day 2021 • June reported that she has reached out to Sam Doran to discuss with him doing something about the Civil War for Memorial Day.She noted that this year is the 1601h anniversary of the start of the Civil War. • Activities that have been discussed include a cemetery walk at Munroe Cemetery including putting flags and flowers on Civil War graves. • June noted that the suggestion to hang Memorial Day-themed flags on Mass Ave is not something that will be possible this year and will need more planning if the committee decides to do it next year. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. Next meeting: Thursday,4/15/21 Respectfully submitted, Suzanne Caton,Secretary