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Town Celebrations Committee
October 30, 2013
Training Room 201 Bedford Street
Members Present
Suzie Barry, Dick Crogan, Mary Gillespie, Barbara Manfredi, Julie Miller, Bill Mix andSandy
Podgorski
Members Not Present
Linda Dixon, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente,Wayne Miller, Henry Murphy, Charlie Price,Dave Taylor
and Bob Tracey
New Member
Rich McDonough
Business
• Suzie Barry convened the meeting at 6:55 pm.
• Three agenda items will be carried over to the November 6, 2013 meeting:
• October 16, 2013 minutes for review and approval.
• Distribution of the spring meeting schedule.
• Recruitment update.
Veterans' Breakfast, Saturday, November 2, 2013
• Expected Guests. As of this evening, at least 134 guests have a breakfast reservation.
(The total includes 108 Lexington and Bedford responses, 16 Lexington Minute Men
and 10 Town Celebrations Committee members. We do not know how many town
government or VA Hospital guests will attend.)
• Food. Suzie will give Shelley at Neillio's a food count on Thursday.
• Job assignments.
• Flags — Ryan Lennon, service flags; Ryan and Suzie, town buntings; Lexington
Minute Men, American flag with stand.
• Service photos —Sandy Podgorski.
• Name tags — Linda Dixon.
• Tickets —Those who have already have tickets, Julie Miller and Rich
McDonough; Walk -ins, Mary Gillespie.
• Flowers for centerpieces — Sandy Podgorski.
• Clergy — Since Reverend Ruben Ortiz (VA chapel office) has a family emergency
and cannot say the invocation and benediction, Sandy will ask Fr. Sebastian
Ugochukwu at the VA chapel if someone else from his office is available to help.
• Program. The program will include
o Welcome
o Posting of colors
o National anthem
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Service recognition with music
o Invocation
o Food service
• Speaker
• Door prizes
o Benediction
o Retire colors
• Other. Committee members will meet at 2:30 pm on Friday in Keilty Hall for setup and
should plan to be on hand at 7:30 am Saturday morning for the breakfast.
Veterans' Day Update, Monday, November 11, 2013
Suzie highlighted Col. McLaughlin's considerable and distinguished resume. He attended
Lexington elementary and junior high schools and is a member of the LHS graduating class
of 1981. Suzie is arranging to have gifts presented to him at the ceremony.
Patriots' Day 2014
Suzie reported that changes have been made to some of the scheduled programs.
Saturday, April 19, 2014 reenactment at Minute Man Park along the battle road has been
cancelled while events at Tower Park are still planned. Town Celebrations Committee
parade and ceremony will not be affected.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm
Respectfully submitted by Sandy Podgorski