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Home My WebLink About2014-10-08-TCC-min Minutes TownCelebrationsCommittee October8,2014 TrainingRoom201BedfordStreet MembersPresent SuzieBarry,LindaDixon,KarenGaughan,CeriseJalelian,RichMcDonough,LorainMarquis,Julie Miller,WayneMiller,BillMix,HenryMurphy,SandyPodgorski,CharliePrice,BobTraceyandSam Zales MembersNotPresent KimCoburn,CarolFlynn,MaryGillespie,PaulJenkins,SondraLucente,BarbaraManfredi,Tanya Morrisett,GeethaPedakiandDaveTaylor Business SuzieBarryconvenedthemeetingat5:10pm. Minutesofthefollowingmeetingswereacceptedandapproved:April16,2014;April30, 2014(withchanges);May21,2014;September10,2014andSeptember24,2014(with changes). Committeediscussedelections.VotingwastableduntiltheOctober15 th meeting. SuzieremindedmemberswhoneedtotaketheonlineEthics/OpenMeetingLawcourseto pleasedosoandtospecifythattheaccompanyingmaterialswerereceived.Members shouldalsoremembertoprintthecertificateattheendofthesessionandmailittothe townoffice. CharliePricetalkedaboutjacketorderswithhiscontactwhoisgatheringthenecessary information(sizing,cost)forcommitteereview. ThetownissuedeachofthecommitteesitsownemailaddressΑTownsCelebrations Committeeiscelebrationscmte@lexingtonma.gov,replacingthegmailaddress. 6¤³¤± ²ȌBreakfast,Saturday,November8,2014 Publicity. Beforeleavinghispostas\[ĻǣźƓŭƷƚƓ͸ƭVeteransServiceOfficer,RyanLennonmet o withthe\[ĻǣźƓŭƷƚƓaźƓǒƷĻƒğƓ forabriefinterviewandgaveinformationaboutthe breakfast.Hegavethebreakfastinformationtothe/ƚƌƚƓźğƌźƒĻƭ aswell. SincethisǤĻğƩ͸ƭbreakfastisnotajointeffortwithBedford,LorainMarquisaskedif o shecouldapproachBedfordbusinessestoaskforadoorprizecontribution.She wastoldthatshecouldsincetheLexingtonĻƷĻƩğƓƭ͸ServiceOfficedoesinclude Bedford.Itwasdecidedthatapproximatelytwentyfivedoorprizeitems,sameas lastyear,isagoodgoal. Ticketsareonsaleattheseniorcenter(35ticketshavebeenpurchasedsofar,not o includingtheMinuteMen)andaźĭŷĻƌƭƚƓ͸ƭShoeStore(weķƚƓ͸Ʒknowhowmany havebeensoldthere). Flyerswerepreparedforpostingaroundtownandformailingtoveteranswho o attendedlastyear. SuziehashadconversationswiththeRotaryClubabouttheirinterestinthebreakfast.They wouldliketohavetheclubincludedinthepublicityflyerandhaveexpressedtheirconcern aboutchargingveteranstoattend.SuzieexplainedtheĭƚƒƒźƷƷĻĻ͸ƭreasonforthevery nominal$5charge. BreakfastsetupisscheduledforFriday,November7,2014at3pm,KeiltyHall. 6¤³¤± ²ȌDay,Tuesday,November11,2014 Suziehasapprovalfromtheselectmentopresenttheparadeandfromthetownmanager tolineupattheoldwhitehouse/schooladministrationlocation.Finalapprovaltousethe LHSgymnasiumwillbegrantedsoon. Gatheringtimeattheoldwhitehouse/schooladministrationlocationisbetween9:30and 9:45am;stepoffis10am. At10amtheparadewillproceedasusualthroughthetowntovisitthevarious monuments.Afterplacingthefifthandfinalwreath,theparadewillproceedtoandwalk downMuzzeyStreettoLHS. ProgramupdatebyBarbaraManfrediisnotavailable. PastorBrentMaracle,St.tğǒƌ͸ƭEvangelicalChurch,willsaytheinvocationandbenediction. PastorSeanCooper,YouthMinisteratSt.tğǒƌ͸ƭEvangelicalChurch,willaccompanyPastor Maracle.(PastorCooperisalsoaMarineCorpsSergeant,andamemberofVFWPost3007 inLexington.)ItwassuggestedthatperhapsPastorCoopercouldbeinvitedtobechief marshaloftheparadeaswellasguestspeakerattheceremony. Incaseofrain,theparadewillbecanceled;theceremony,however,willbeheldintheLHS gymnasiumat11am. UpcomingTownCelebrationsCommitteeEvents SamZales,of MartinLutherKingDayofService,sharedlastǤĻğƩ͸ƭprogramwiththecommittee, whichcountedparticipationinthe300+personrange.Thedayopenedwithaunitywalkthrough town,followedbytheparticipantsbreakingintofiveseparateactivitygroups.Samtalkedaboutthe focusandvolunteerneedsofeachofthegroups(1)YMCACommunityDay,(2)Lunchwith SeniorsatLexingtonVillagesGreeley,VinebrookandCountryside,(3)CaryHallcardmakingand charitableactivity,(4)Goodscollectionforhomelessfamiliesand(4)CradlestoCrayonsactivities. Healsotalkedaboutsomeoftheissuespertainingtotheupcoming2015serviceday;forexample, needformeetingspaceforpresentationsandvolunteeractivities o fundingandsponsorshipfrom,possibly,communitybusinesses,privatedonors,etc. o possibilityofprovidingadditionalassistanceandservicestoelders,etc. o transportationforparticipantsandvolunteerstoprogramlocations o gavesuggestionsonhowandwhereSamcouldfindhelpwiththeaboveissues.Sam Suzie expressedappreciationthatMLKDayofServicenowhastheopportunitytoparticipateinalarger groupsettingwiththeTownCelebrationsCommittee.UpcomingservicedayissetforMonday, January19,2015. TheTourismCommitteeaskediftheVoyageenFrancophonieprogramcouldbeheldin conjunctionwith DanceAroundtheƚƩƌķ͸ƭ celebration.Aftermemberdiscussion,itwas decidedthatcombiningthetwoeventswouldbeoutsidetheintentoftheƭĻƌĻĭƷƒĻƓ͸ƭ chargethatDanceAroundtheWorldbeabiennialevent. 0 ³±¨®³²ȌDay,Monday,April20,2015 Committeediscussedtheduckboatexhaustmatterandhasnofurtherconcernsaboutitsentryin theafternoonparade. OtherBusiness SuzierecappedtheUSAirForceLangleyWindsEnsemblevisitscheduledforThursday,November 6,2014atLexingtonHighSchool.Concerninglogistics,anAirForcecontingentwillvisitLHSon Tuesday,October14 th at4pmtodoawalkthroughofthefacility.Publicityisavailable;Suzie shouldhavefinalapprovalonThursday,October9 th,atwhichtime,theeventcanbeannounced. EnsembleguestswillarrivefordinneronNovember6 th at5:30pm. Meetingwasadjournedat6:30pm RespectfullysubmittedbySandyPodgorski