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Town Celebrations Committee
May 1, 2013
Training Room, Public Service Building, 201 Bedford Street
Members present
Suzie Barry, Chair; Dick Crogan, Co -Vice Chair; Bob Tracey, co -Vice Chair; Linda Dixon,JoAnne
Granger, Barbara Manfredi, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix,Henry Murphy, .
Members not present
Mary Gillespie, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Julie Miller, Sandy Podgorski, Charlie Price, Dave Taylor.
Business
• The chair declared that a quorum was present.
• The committee approved the minutes of April 10 and April 24, 2013 with minor corrections.
• The next meeting is May 8, 2013
• A major stakeholder meeting took place to review Patriots Day Weekend. The Patriots Day
afternoon parade will return to a Monday schedule unless otherwise notified.
Memorial Day 2013
• Chief Marshal: Fire Chief John Wilson is unavailable to serve as Chief Marshal. The committee
voted to endorse the Chair's decision to invite Sue Rockwell, Chair of the Lexington 300
Celebration, for this honor.
• Clergy: Linda will confirm Fr. Arnold Colletti as clergy representative for the ceremony on the
Green.
• Sandy will contact Scouts to recruit wreath bearers (not including Munroe Cemetery)
Veterans Day 2013
• Veteran's Breakfast: Sandy will be asked to work on door prizes, using last year's list as a
starting point.
• We will keep building our list of potential speakers. Veterans Affairs Officer Ryan Lennon and
US Senatorial candidate Gabriel Gomez were added to the list.
• Essay Contest: Barbara Manfredi suggests we model our efforts after the approach taken by the
300 Committee, but on a lesser scale. This involves working directly with teachers to gain their
commitment to building student awareness of veterans and the importance of observing Veterans
Day. In classes, teachers would discuss topics such as "Who is a veteran ?" and "Why do we
honor veterans ?" Barbara's contacts include Matt Mehler, who oversees the Social Studies
departments at Diamond and Clarke middle schools, and the Assistant Superintendent of
Schools. She recommends making contacts over the summer, focusing efforts on 8 11, and 11 11,
grades where U.S. History is taught. The Veterans Day segment could be covered during
September and early October so that students would be genuinely interested and invested in the
project when invited to submit an essay. It should not be mandated.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Dixon, Co- Secretary