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Town Celebrations Committee
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Virtual Meeting MINUTES LEXING"riON KA
January 26, 2022
Members Present:
Full Members (11): Present: Steve Cole, Linda Dixon, Cerise Jalelian, Gresh Lattimore, Sondra
Lucente, Lorain Marquis, Bill Mix, Geetha Padaki, Sandy Podgorski. (Absent: Glen Bassett, Julie
Miller.)
Subcommittee Members (15): Present: Yifang Gong, Sue Sterling, Mary Hutton, Samita Mandelia.
(Absent: Aneesha Karody, Ashley Rooney, Wayne Miller, Rita Pandey, Sam Zales.) 6 vacancies.
Guests: None.
7:01 PM: Meeting called to order by Chair Geetha.
7:04 PM: January 12, 2022 Minutes approved.
MLK Day Recap
- Linda attended the Zoom early speeches and breakfast group. She will follow-up with two
Black town participants who might be interested in joining this committee.
- Lorain watched the afternoon program and enjoyed it.
- Geetha also was impressed with the proceedings.
Patriots Day Parade (April 18, 2022)
- Select Board has approved a full, traditional Parade this year with full attendant ceremonies:
7:30 am Sunrise Youth Parade; 8:15 am Battle Green Ceremonies, and 2:00 pm Parade. A
Stakeholders Meeting of all Town Departments will be held on February 10. New members will
include the White Cane Awards, Youth Commission, and Lexington Historial Society.
- Geetha handed out digitally a full Timeline Chart of all the component parts TCC is responsible
for and assigned members to the various categories.
- Parade Units: a separate spreadsheet will be kept for all unit attendees.
- Sponsorship Letters will be emailed to all past sponsors by February 14.
- COVID guidelines will await getting closer to the events.
Brainstorming about the Parade
- Steve lamented that the afternoon Parade was getting worse and worse every year with compe-
tition from the Boston Marathon and the fact that Patriots Day is no longer even an official public
holiday. He feels the floats need to be upgraded; more activities should focus on the children.
- Linda feels we need to recognize the First Responders, Teachers, and all who had to be at work
in public during the Pandemic. Perhaps an LHS/Minuteman Tech float could do this.
- Mary reminded us thatjust before the Sunday (preceding Patriots Day), there's a Reenactment
at the Bandstand where a short concert might be held. Might feature the Colonial Williamsburg
Marching Band and/or the William Diamond Fife & Drum Corps. In the past the Minutemen
have objected because of the close timing of events.
8:55 PM: Meeting Adjourned.
Next Meeting: February 9, 2022.
Respectfully submitted, Gresh Lattimore, Secretary