HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-12-11-LEX300-min.pdf Lexington 300th Anniversary Celebration Subcommittee
Meeting of Tuesday, December 11, 2012
12:30 p.m.—Cary Memorial Building—Ellen Stone Room
Subcommittee Membership
Attend Name Appt/Tenn Attend Name Appt/Term Attend Name Appt/Term
Date Date Date
Suzanne Barry.TCC Chair Yes Mary Gillesoie 2010- Yes Cheryl Meadow 2012-
Yes i Susan Rockwell.Chair 2007- Yes Donna Hoovr 2007- Tanya Monisett 2012-
Eric Carlson 2010- I I Jane Hundlev 2010- I I Geetha Padad 2013-
1 Carte Casey 2013- Yes I Polly Kienle 2013- I I Cynthia Savage I 2007-2012
Kimberly Coburn 2013- Yes I Richard Ko/le 2007- I Yes I Ernest V Seasholes I 2010-
Yes Margaret Counts-Klebs 2012-2013 I Melanie Lin 2013- I Yea I Jessie Steigerwald 2010-
Denise Dube 2010-2012 1 Lawrence Link 2012-2013 I I Benjamin Soule I 2010-2012
Others: Colleen Smith;Jim Hollister,Minuteman National Historical Park;Bebe Fallick,Tourism Committee
Agenda:
1 Programs &Events/Financial/Budget Updates
a. Wrap-Up reports on Opening Ceremonies&Fashion Review
b. Musket Ball—Reloaded
c. Incorporation Weekend
d. Patriots' Day Parade
e. Closing Ceremonies—Dedication&Concert
2. Community Events for Approval
3. Financial—Current Status,Fundraising Update,Product Sales
4 Publicity&Communications
5 Other
General Updates:—
• Sue Rockwell announced fundraising $25,000 anonymous challenge match donation,
encouraging donations,charge for incorporation weekend may be avoided,flexibility to assess
charge/fee or not, and questioned if we should have suggested donation or no fee
• Cheryl Meadow to be appointed to full committee by the Selectmen at December 17th meeting
Community Events for Approval
• Jim Hollister,National Park Service proposals(3 listed on attachment)—Coordinating
event for Lexington 300th—ADOPTED
• First Parish Church—Talk by Dann Fenn—Supporting event on March 8 or 16—
ADOPTED with stipulation for one of those dates
• Waldorf School—Mendenhall Memorial Benefit Concert—free—Coordinating event for
Lexington 300th—ADOPTED
Programs&Events—
• Opening Ceremonies&Fashion Review
• Meriam Hill Raffle
• Musket Ball Reloaded—April 6,2013 —
o Not to be a fundraiser—suggest$75 ticket cost,include silent auction gifts -
Motion to approve$75 fee—ADOPTED
o Event needs a team,another co-chair/co-leader, liaison/support until co-chair
identified,question if we should move ahead,pause or??
• Incorporation Weekend—plans coming along,specific logo developed
• Patriots' Day Parade-special contingents in parade, likes idea of 300th button for Patriots'
Day; Sue Rockwell represents Lexington 300th on Town's Patriots' Day celebration
planning
• Lexington-Public Schools=opening ceremonies with the-schools
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