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Home My WebLink About2015-04-29-TCC-min Minutes TownCelebrationsCommittee April29,2015 TrainingRoom,201BedfordStreet Memberspresent LorainMarquisandRichMcDonough,CoChairs;SuzanneCaton,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,KarenGaughan, LindaLevett,BarbaraManfredi,BillMix,HenryMurphy,CharliePrice,BobTracey Membersnotpresent SuzieBarry,MelanieGause,KimCoburn,CeriseJalelian,PaulJenkins,SondraLucente,JulieMiller,Wayne Miller,TanyaMorrisett,GeethaPadaki,SandyPodgorski,DaveTaylor,SamZales. Business Loraindeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. TheminutesofApril15,2015andApril17,2015wereapproved. PatriotsDay2015ɋAfterActionReport Paradeparticipants,sponsors,andthegeneralpublicwereonthewholeveryunderstandingofthe needtocanceltheparade. TheCommitteereallystoodoutandlookedveryprofessionalintheirnewjackets.Lorainthanked CharliePriceforallhisworkinresearchingandmanagingtheorderingofthejackets.Shealsothanked SandyPodgorski,whohadalsodoneconsiderableresearch. AwardWinners:ThewinnersoftheTownwideawardspresentedattheCeremonyontheGreenwere: WhiteTricorneHat:DanBusa o MinutemanCane:JohnFrey o OutstandingYouthAward:VanessaSavage o DanFennAward:GeorgeQuintal,Jr. o LorainandRicharedevelopingawrittenpoliciesandproceduresmanualtoguidemembersthrough eachstepinparadeplanning. Bythisfall,weneedourrevisedpolicystatementonstandardsandexpectationstosendtoourparade participants. Theinvocationwastoolong.Clergyneedtobeadvisedtokeepinvocationsandbenedictionsbrief. HankManzwillbecometheGrandMarshalofthe2016parade. MemorialDay,Monday,May25,2015 Speaker:LindasuggestedournewVeteransServicesAgent,GinaRada,asthe2015MemorialDay Speaker.ThegroupapprovedtheideaandauthorizedhertoextendaninvitationtoGina. ChiefMarshal:WWIIVeteranBillSternwillserveasChiefMarshal. Assignments PaulwillobtainacarfortheChiefMarshal;arrangefortheLexingtonPoliceHonorGuard;and coordinatetwopolicevehicles,oneintheleadandoneintherearoftheparade. LindawillaskBillSternforthenamesoffamilymemberswhowillserveashisaidesandwillaskGresh LattimoretoserveasNarratorateachofthewreathlayingsites. CarolwillbetheliaisonwiththeGirlScoutsandCerisewiththeBoyScouts.Itwouldbehelpfulifwe couldidentifythewreathbearerteamsinadvanceandputtheirnamesoncardstobereadateach wreathlayingsite. Bobwillorder10wreathsandwillplacesmallflagsinthegroundatthememorialsinadvanceofthe parade.'«ȟ²²alsocontactStop&Shopregardingthedonationofwater. LorainwillobtainthebusfortransporttotheFireStationandWestviewCemeteryandalsothePA system. LindaandSuzannewillworkoncommunicationsandpublicrelations. BillMixwillinviteSamDorantotheMay6meetingtodiscusstheMunroeCemeteryportionofthe program.Asthisyearisthe150anniversaryoftheendingoftheCivilWar,Sammayhaveaspecial th programinmind. TrafficSuggestion:onemembersuggestedbaggingallparkingmetersindowntownLexingtonbetween WallisCourtandtheFirstBaptistChurchtodiscourageparkingandtoprovideadequateroomforthe HighSchoolMarchingBand. NextMeetings:May6,May20,June10,andJune17,2015. Themeetingadjournedat8:25p.m. Respectfullysubmitted, LindaDixon,CoSecretary