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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-10-24-TCC-min Minutes Town Celebrations Committee October 24, 2012 Training Room – Samuel Hadley Public Services Building 201 Bedford Street Members Present Suzie Barry, Dick Crogan, Linda Dixon, Julie Miller, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix, Henry Murphy, Sandy Podgorski, Charlie Price and Bob Tracey Members Not Present Mary Gillespie, Jo-Anne Granger, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Jim Shaw and Dave Taylor Guest Minuteman Barry Cunha Business  Suzie Barry convened the meeting at 7 pm.  Minutes. The October 24, 2012 minutes were approved with several changes.  2013 Calendar. January through May 2013 meeting dates will be set at the next meeting. th  Recruitment. Suzie will follow up with several members of the 300Committee who have expressed interest in joining the Town Celebrations Committee. Linda Dixon extended an invitation to Leo McGonagle to join us as well. If members know of other possible candidates, Suzie suggested contacting Lynne Pease to request an application. The subcommittee can expand by ten more members. Veterans’ Breakfast 2012 Update  Fifty-two veterans and guests have signed up for the breakfast, not including Minutemen and Police who plan to attend.  We are waiting to hear if the invitee is available to sing the national anthem.  Suzie asked for volunteers to help with preliminary preparation at 3 pm Monday, October 29, St. Brigid’s hall. Table arranging at the hall will be done late Friday night after the scheduled event has finished with the facility.  Uniformed Minuteman color guard will carry the town and American flags.  Sondra Lucente and Ryan Lennon are still working on door prizes. We have three donations so far.  Linda thinks that Rotary Club member Don Martini’s suggestion to assign a table host to facilitate conversation at each of the tables is a great idea. The subject will be revisited at next week’s meeting when Rotary Club members David Sears and Don Martini are at the meeting. Veterans’ Day 2012 Update  The committee received three contest essays. All entries were from middle school students. Members discussed possible reasons for the lack of interest in participation.  Leo McGonagle served as an escort to a WWII veteran on the recent Honor Flight to Washington DC. He will be invited to speak briefly at Cary Hall about his experience.  Suzie recapped parade information -- Start at 10 am, Monday, November 12; 11 am ceremony indoors at Cary Hall. The parade route is new this year. In case of rain, the ceremony will still be held at 11 am, Cary Hall, but the parade will be cancelled. Patriots’ Day 2013 Update  Eight more applications have come in, including another mummers’ group.  We should know by Halloween if the prominent group can participate.  The First Michigan Fife & Drum Corps and Quahogs Fife & Drum will be invited to participate in the afternoon parade.  Chief marshal discussion will be held over. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm Respectfully submitted by Sandy Podgorski