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Home My WebLink About2014-04-02-TCC-min Minutes TownCelebrationsCommittee April2,2014 TrainingRoom201BedfordStreet MembersPresent SuzieBarry,KimCoburn,DickCrogan,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,MaryGillespie,CeriseJalelian, SondraLucente,JulieMiller,WayneMiller,HenryMurphy,SandyPodgorskiandCharliePrice MembersNotPresent KarenGaughan,PaulJenkins,RichMcDonough,BarbaraManfredi,LorainMarquis,BillMix,Tanya Morrisett,GeethaPadaki,DaveTaylorandBobTracy Business SuzieBarryconvenedthemeetingat7pm. DorothyTutkoattendedasaguest. TheMarch19,2014minuteswereaccepted;March26,2014minuteswereacceptedwith changes. Jackets.Americanmadejacketshaveproventobehardtofind.CharliePricebrought jacketstothecommitteefromhissource;theyarenotUSproducts.Onejacketwas hooded,theotherwithoutandeachcost$36,plusalogochargerangingfrom$8$12per jacket.Committeememberschoseonejackettheylikedbutsomeissuespreventeda commitmentΑ(1)tenmemberswerenotpresenttoparticipateinthediscussionand decisionmaking,(2)additionalinformationisneededaboutsizingandstyleavailability (doesthejackethaveaǞƚƒĻƓ͸ƭΉƒĻƓ͸ƭoption?),and(3)mostimportantly,thereisgreat concernthatthejacketcannotbeavailableintime.Thedecisionwasmadetousethe (retired)bluemeshvestsfortğƷƩźƚƷƭ͸Day. Meetingschedule.Threeremainingmeetingsbeforeparadedayarescheduledfor ththth Wednesday,April9;Wednesday,April16;and(conditionally)Friday,April18.ΛCƩźķğǤ͸ƭ locationchanged;ifwedomeet,Suziewillletusknowwheretoconvene.) 0 ³±¨®³²ȌDay2014 OldGuard.MajorEdMatthaidessreportsthattheOldDǒğƩķ͸ƭparticipationisstillago. Approximately75OldGuardmemberscompriseĻğƒ\[ĻǣźƓŭƷƚƓ.Ropelinesand handicappedseatingatthegreenhavebeenreviewed.(St.BrigidChurchwilllendchairs forseating,creatingacommunityserviceopportunityforhighschoolstudentswhoare availabletohelpwithsetup.) Reenactment.BritishConsulateGeneralofBoston,SusieKitchens,planstoattend. HanscomAFBissendingalargercontingentthanusual.Therewillbemorelightingthis yearinproximitytothegreenarea(BuckmanTavern,etc),andanoparkingbanaround th thebattlegreenwillgointoeffectonFriday,April18.Parkingwillbetight. AMparadeandceremony. YouthCommitteemembersJanelleFranklinandJamesLaurenziwillserveas mastersofceremony. Adrummerandflagbearerarestillneededforthespiritof͸АЏ͵ ReverendPeterBoullata,FirstParish,wasinvitedtosaytheinvocationand convocation. KimCoburnwillarrangeforavocalist. Carolreportsthatthebrowniesandgirlscoutsplantoparticipate. CeriseJalelianiswaitingtohearfromthecubandboyscouts. MasonicĻƒƦƌĻ͸ƭRainbowGirlswillbecontactedaboutparticipating. Themiddleschoolbandswillperformonthegreen. Awardspresentations.BillPooleispresentingtheHarrisPorterAward;MarieHill, theMinuteManCane;PeterKelleytheYouthAward;and,MichaelHealythepast recipientsandcurrentwinneroftheWhiteTriconHat. Applicationsforafternoonparadeparticipation. Twonofeelateentries,SimonW.RobinsonMasonicLodge(marchers)andthe PrimrosePreschoolofBurlingtonbusandschoolmascot,Percytherooster,asked permissiontobeincluded;bothwere accepted. SondraLucentemadeseveralattemptstoreachağŷƚƓĻǤ͸ƭGardenCenterabout participationandhashadnoresponse.Shewillcallthecenteragain. st SinceApril21isagamedayfortheRedSox,CarolFlynnreportsthatthetrophy cannotbeavailablefortheparade. Paraderoutelayout.SuzieismeetingwiththePoliceDepartmentat9amMonday,April th 7toreviewacomputerlayoutoftheparadestagingareaandroute. Sponsors.Wehave16sponsorsyieldingalittleover$10,000insponsorshipfunds.Wemay gettwo,possiblyfour,moresponsors. Paradeorganization.Committeeputtheparadeinorder. HeritageBandofAmerica,April25,2014 Theticketlinkisupandrunning.HanscomHonorGuardwillserveascolorguard.A programoftheĻǝĻƓźƓŭ͸ƭmusicwillbeavailable.Suzieanticipatesneedingatleast12 usherstohelpwithtickettaking,programdistributionetc. 6¤³¤± ²ȌDay2014 CaryHallclosesforrenovationinearlysummer.Forthisyearonlytheceremonywillbe heldonceagainatthegreen.Incaseofinclementweather,aninsidevenueneedstobe located.LorainMarquiswillaskifGraceChapelisavailable. OtherBusiness th ThelastThursdayinApril,the24wassuggestedfortheDanceAroundtheWorld meeting.TownCelebrationsCommitteereceivedanextra$5,000inbudgetmoneytofund thedance,andthefundsmustbeusedbetweenJuly1,2014andJune30,2015.The th performancewillbeasmallerversionofthe300Celebrationproduction. Meetingadjournedat8:20pm RespectfullysubmittedbySandyPodgorski