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Town Celebrations Committee
April 16, 2014
Training Room 201 Bedford Street
Members Present
Suzie Barry, Chair; Bob Tracey and Dick Crogan, co -Vice Chairs; Kim Coburn, Linda Dixon, Carol Flynn,
Karen Gaughan, Mary Gillespie, Cerise Jalelian, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Barbara Manfredi, Lorain
Marquis, Tanya Morrisett, Rich McDonough, Julie Miller, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix, Henry Murphy, Geetha
Padaki, Sandy Podgorski, and Charlie Price.
Members Not Present
Dave Taylor
Business
• The chair declared that a quorum was present.
• The minutes of meetings of April 2 and April 9, 2014 were approved with minor corrections.
• Representatives of the Old Guard and town leadership will hold a contingency planning meeting on
Friday to discuss the possibility of moving the Old Guard's performance to Cary Hall in case of
inclement weather on Saturday.
• The committee will hold a final meeting on Friday, April 18 at 3:00 p.m. All paperwork, i.e. parade
rosters, youth parade lineup and morning ceremony schedules, will be distributed at that time.
• The Shriner mini cars have withdrawn and the status of the sponsorship of this unit is in question.
• The Coast Guard Auxiliary unit has withdrawn due to problems with assembling a color guard.
Patriots' Weekend Overview
Old Guard
• Committee volunteers will meet on the Green on Saturday, April 19 at 11:00 a.m. in committee
uniform, i.e. Tricorne hat, blue vest, and committee ID, to receive their assignments.
• The unit is prepared to cancel the outdoor performance up to 15 minutes prior to start time.
• At 2:15 the Old Guard members will board a bus for Brookhaven, where they will enjoy lunch,
compliments of Lexington Rotary.
Reenactment
• The VIP section is oversubscribed with a waiting list. The entire membership of the visiting Old
Guard unit has been invited, and a larger than average contingent from Hanscom will be attending.
• As part of the new security arrangements, there will be spotlights installed on the Green near the
entrance to the VIP seating area and at other strategic points.
A.M. Ceremony
• Singer Kurt Pfrommer will sing the National Anthem and God Bless America
P.M. Parade
• Sondra Lucente will ask Joe Rancatore of Rancatore's Ice Cream to supply complimentary ice cream
coupons to give to Parade Ambassadors.
• Barbara Manfredi will report to the high school parking lot to coordinate the shuttle buses traveling
to and from the parade registration desk.
Heritage Band of America
• Ticket reservations have reached 625 so far (Cary Hall seats 750).
• Two volunteers are needed to help with dinner at 5:00; remaining volunteers should report to Cary
Hall dressed in black skirt or slacks and white top at 6:15 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Respectfully submitted
Linda Dixon, Co- Secretary