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Home My WebLink About2014-11-05-TCC-min Minutes TownCelebrationsCommittee November5,2014 TrainingRoom,201BedfordStreet Memberspresent SuzieBarry,Chair;BobTracey,ViceChair;KimCoburn,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn,KarenGaughan, MaryGillespie,CeriseJalelian,SondraLucente,BarbaraManfredi,LorainMarquis,RichMcDonough, JulieMiller,BillMix,HenryMurphy,GeethaPadaki,SandyPodgorski,CharliePrice. Membersnotpresent PaulJenkins,WayneMiller,TanyaMorrisett,DaveTaylor,SamZales. Business Thechairdeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. • ApprovaloftheminutesofthemeetingofOctober22,2014willbedeferredtothenextmeeting. • Meetingdatesfor2015willbeconfirmedsoon. • TCCemail:aspartoftheopenmeetinglaw,theTownhasgiveneverycommitteeitsownemail • address.TheCelebrationsCommitteehasbeenassignedausernameandpassword,butneedsa passwordtoactivatetheaddress. WilsonFarmshasaskedtheCommitteetosupplyalistofalldonations,financialandmaterial,that • theCommitteeexpectstorequestduring2015.TheywillreviewthislistandnotifytheCommittee whichspecificrequeststheywillhonorinthecourseoftheyear. ThepaperworkfororderingCommitteejacketshasbeendiscarded.Anewsearchforjacketvendors • mustbeundertaken. Elections ChairSuzieBarryannouncedthat,asshehadbeenelectedtotheBoardofSelectmenonNovember4, • shewasresigningasChairoftheCelebrationsCommittee,effectiveimmediately.Shewillremainas acommitteememberuntilhertermexpiresinJune2015.Afterdiscussion,theCommitteeelected LorainMarquisandRichMcDonoughtoserveasCoChairs.Richnotedthatanimportantpriority wouldbetocreateasetofstandardoperatingproceduresforthe"µ³³¯ºº««ȟ¹majorevents. ThemeetingsofNovember19andDecember3canbededicatedtostrategicplanningsessions. • USAFLangleyWindsConcertThursdayNovember6 Kimwillpickuptheboxedmealsfrom-«¯²²¯µȟ¹anddelivertotheHighSchoolat5:00p.m. Thebandisexpectedtoarriveat5:30.The90minuteconcertwillbeginat7:30withnointermission. Suziewillpickupprograms(300printed). Kimhasrecruitedstudentusherswhowillearntwohoursofcommunityservicecredit.Thebalcony willnotbeavailableforseatingandusherswillmakesureallguestsaredirectedtothemainfloor. VeteransBreakfastSaturday,November8,2014atKeiltyHall Todate120ticketshavebeensold.WhentheMinutemen,PoliceDepartmenthonorguard,TCC members,speakers,specialguestsandtheRotaryClubareadded,thenumberiscloseto170.We willorder200breakfaststoallowforlastminuteticketsalesandwalkins. Sondrawillbuyredandbluetableclothsandnapkins. JulieandKarenwillbring20centerpieces. DickCroganhasmadeupspecialcertificatestoaccompanythe29doorprizescollectedbyDick, Lorain,andRich. WewillwriteoutasmanynametagsaspossibleonFridaytomakecheckingomoresmoothlyon Saturdaymorning. Wewillplaceasignupsheetoneachtable,requestinggueststosupplytheirnameandemailaddress. PhotographerDaveTabelingwillonceagainbeavailabletotakeserviceportraits. Committeemembersshouldbeonhandandreadytoworkby7:45a.m. VeteransDay,Tuesday,November11,2014 Wreathshavebeenordered. Clergyareconfirmed. Minutemenareconfirmed. WeexpectastrongScoutturnout. BarbaraManfredigaveanupdateonherworkwithMaryBarry,headofSocialStudiesforthemiddle schools.Themiddleschoolstudentshaverecentlyreadthebook ACommonPurpose,justpublished bytheresidentsofBrookhavenatLexington.Thebookisacollectionoffirstpersonessaysand memoirsofBrookhavenresidentswhoexperiencedWorldWarIIfrommanydifferentperspectives. MaryhasinvitedagroupofBrookhavenresidentstospeaktostudentsatClarkMiddleSchoolon Monday,November10from8:00to10:00a.m.ShewouldlikeaveterantovisitDiamondMiddle Schoolduringthesametimeframe. CeriseJalelianvolunteeredtoleadafuturesubcommitteetoplanVeteransDayactivities. MartinLutherKingDay,Monday,January19,2015 SamZalesisintheprocessofupgradinghisFacebookpage,solicitingsponsorsandfooddonationsin preparationforthe2015MartinLutherKingDayobservances.Thiswasagoodtime,Suzienoted,to remindCommitteemembersoftheTownpolicythatrestrictsusfromsolicitingdonationsofany kindfromestablishmentsthatserveliquor. DanceAroundtheWorld,Saturday,March14,2015 TheteamofGeethaPadakiandherCoChair,MelanieLin,whoranthehighlysuccessfulDance AroundtheWorldEventfortheLexington300,hasmettobeginplanningforthenextsuchevent, scheduledforSaturday,March14,2015. PatriotsDay,April2015 BecausetheCommitteewebsitestilldoesnothavethecapabilitytohandleinteractiveforms, • applicationsforthePatriotsDayafternoonparadewillgooutbymailattheendofNovember. TheCommitteegaveSuziearoundofapplauseandthanksforherfiveyearsofoutstandingserviceas ChairoftheCelebrationsCommittee. Themeetingadjournedat8:50p.m. Respectfullysubmitted, LindaJ.Dixon,CoSecretary