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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-22-TCC-min Minutes TownCelebrationsCommittee October22,2014 TrainingRoom,201BedfordStreet Memberspresent SuzieBarry,Chair;KimCoburn,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,KarenGaughan,BarbaraManfredi,Rich McDonough,WayneMiller,JulieMiller,BillMix,HenryMurphy,SandyPodgorski Membersnotpresent BobTracey,coViceChair;MaryGillespie,PaulJenkins,SondraLucente,LorainMarquis,Tanya Morrisett,GeethaPadaki,CharliePrice,DaveTaylor,SamZales. Business Thechairdeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. • TheCommitteeapprovedtheminutesofthemeetingofOctober8,2014withminorcorrections. • WeareawaitingnotificationfromtheTownClerkonwhichmembersneedtocompletethe • ethics/openmeetinglawtrainingsegment. Thescheduleofmeetingsfortheremainderof2014isOctober29;November5;November19,and • December3. USAFLangleyWindsConcertThursdayNovember6 The17memberbandisverypleasedwiththeHighSchoolasaperformancevenue. TheCelebrationsCommitteewillprovidebandmemberswithaboxedmealfromNeillos. Publicityisunderway,includingflyers,theLexingtonList,HanscomAFB. KimCoburnisusinghercontactswiththeLHSbandtorecruitusherswhowillearncommunity servicehours. Allushersandcommitteevolunteersshouldarriveat6:15p.m. VeteransBreakfastSaturday,November8,2014atKeiltyHall RichMcDonoughandLorainMarquishaveobtainedgiftcertificatesfromanumberofmerchantsand businessesinLexingtonCenter.DickCroganreportssuccesswithseveralofthesamedonorswho contributedgiftcertificatestolast¿«§¸ȟ¹breakfast. KarenGaughansuggestedaskingStop&Shoptoprovidecomplimentaryflowersfortable centerpieces.KimCoburnrecommendedaskingSeasonsFourtoborrowsomeplantsforthe occasion;theyhavedonethiswithothergroups. LindawillcheckwhethertheDollarTreeinBurlingtoncarriesroundplastictableclothsthatwould accommodatethetablesinKeiltyHall. VolunteersareaskedtoreporttoKeiltyHallat3:00onFriday,November7tosetupforthebreakfast. WewilltrytofilloutasmanynametagsaspossibleonFridaytogetaheadstartonSaturday. VeteransDay,Tuesday,November11,2014 BarbaraManfredimetwithMaryBarry,headofSocialStudiesforthemiddleschools.They discussedapilotprojectforVeteransDay,thecreationofawall,whichwouldinvolvestudentsin thinkingaboutwhatVeteransDaymeanstothem.Inadditiontothisproject,MaryandBarbara wouldliketoassembleagroupofveteranstovisittheschoolsandtalkaboutbeingaveteran.The committeebrainstormedaninitiallistofveteranswhomightbegoodcandidatesformeeting studentsinaninformalclassroomsetting. ThegroupagreedtoinviteSeanCooper,YouthMinisteratSt./§»²ȟ¹EvangelicalChurchanda MarinereservistjustbackfromactivedutyinAfghanistan,tobetheGrandMarshalandmain speakerfortheVeteransDayparadeandceremony. PatriotsDay,April2015 ParadeapplicationswillgooutonNovember19. Themeetingadjournedat8:40p.m. Respectfullysubmitted, LindaJ.Dixon,CoSecretary