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Lexington Youth Commission
Minutes of the Meeting Held on Thursday, April 11th, 2024
A Meeting of the Lexington Youth Commission was held on Thursday, April 11th, 2024. The
meeting began at 7:OOpm in the LHS Library Media Center
Absent: Shannon DeGuglielmo, Duncan Maloney, Charlie Swan, Jack Gehring, Sarah
Chen, Gabriella Costello, Arden Carney, Alexis Chen, Jimmy Athens, Tasneem Ghadiali,
Aaron Yu, Ava Kieval, Izzy Barbesino, Adeline Favazzo, Eliza Babson, Victoria Wu, Eva
Benet, Owen Rosenthal, Meera Krishnan
Present: Sofia Saleeby, Sonal Setty, Nina Arnold, Alice Ma, Doug Lucente, Sadie Maloney,
Hannah Kieval, Kimly Nguyen, Keya Doshi, Sarah Kochi, Sophie Read, Margot Byers,
John Kefalas, Kristina Hankins, Debra Hankins, Tom Romano, Sarah Beuttell, Sophie
Glavine
1. Read and Approve March's Meeting Minutes
Sofia read the M arch M eeting M inutes and they were approved by the com m ittee
2. March Service - Debrief - Eyeglass Cleaning for Lions Club, Saturday March 24th -
Sadie talked about the eye glass cleaning.
- We cleaned close to 2,000 glasses and at the end of the event we had pizza and
cookies.
- Big thanks to Deb, Kristina, April, Doug and Shannon for helping out. - This year, the
glasses that were damaged or broken that we disposed of were minimal. - The glasses we
cleaned will now be read for their prescriptions, marked accordingly and
sent via Church Groups, Doctors with Borders, and other Service Project Groups
that travel to third world countries. These glasses really do make an impact on those
who need them.
3. Final Preparations for Patriots Day, and Saturday before for decorating and flag
prep, who are available for Saturday for decorating, 1 hour of time. For Monday
Parade day, 4 hours 12 - 4 handing out flags in the parade. We have a lot of kids
not in town on Patriots Day, we need recruits for the day handing out flags, ask a
friend!
Saturday event:
- This Saturday at 11am decorating the golf car for an hour, loading the flags, getting the
aprons ready for the Patriots Day afternoon parade.
- 11:00 Saturday April 13th Meeting at Arlex Oil, 275 Mass Ave, Lexington.
Patriots Day Parade:
- Patriots Day Afternoon Parade, Monday, April 15th Parade starts at 2:00 pm -
Meet across from at East Lexington Fire house
- Please be there at 1:00 - We will take pictures and the parade will kick off at 2:00 -
We are at the beginning of the parade
- You will be able to sign the Lexington Youth Commission banner if you have not already -
Wear comfortable sneakers or shoes, we will be handing out flags along the parade route.
- The parade ends at Worthen and Mass Ave, we are usually there by 3:30, plan
accordingly for rides and pickups.
- Please feel free to bring friends, and/or family members to help out. Deb will provide
community service hours to anyone who attends.
- If you need a ride please make arrangements!
- It's going to be 65-70 degrees that day, you can wear your LYC gear or Nina suggested
dressing in Red, White and Blue.
- It is a fun event, and everyone wants a flag!
4. Recruiting New Members - Incoming Freshman and Sophomores Needed. Who
has candidates, Deb has paperwork, email her. DEB NEEDS HELP ON THIS! -
Applications are coming in, and more have been promised.
- Please make sure you let anyone who has not turned in an application know we have a
DEADLINE of May 21st. They can mail them to Deb, email them to Deb, drop them off
in Room 202 at LHS, or you can get them to Deb.
Violet 8th grader from Diamond came to this meeting to see what it would be like! We are
looking forward to her joining the commission in the fall.
5. Tom's Time
- May 10th at 8:OOpm Outdoor Movie at the Community Center, snacks and drinks will be
available, the movie that you suggested to Tom will be played - PITCH PERFECT. If you
are available please join in the fun, bring friends and/or family.
- M iddle school trip coming up - Kimball Farms and Tree Top Adventures. Tom is looking
for High School Volunteers to chaperone.
- Volunteering opportunities are available through the Community Center to work and help
out at the summer camps. If interested here is the application that is on-line at the
Community Center website, the deadline is May 1st.
https://www.lexingtonma.gov/555/Jobs-Volunteering
6. May Island Clean up, Senior send off, choose a date and time
- Senior Send-Off and Spring Island Clean-Up and Planting
- Monday, May 13th starting at 6:00 pm, pizza and dessert will be served -
Please stop by and we will be there until 700 - 7:30.
7. Closing Comments Minutes from the Lexington Youth Commission April Meeting,
Thursday April 11, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Ideas for Float of Next Year:
At our first meeting in September we will present ideas for the 2025, 250 Years of the Battle of
Lexington Green and our Freedom. This is a big year and we want a float that is Show
Stopping FABULOUS!.
- Sophie G said she liked the Mayflower idea which was previously discussed. - Nina
came up with an idea called the LYC island on a float with decor and a sign for
everyone to see.
- Last float was the 40th anniversary of LYC, which was a birthday cake. -
Tom suggested a 250 Celebration sign with everyones name on it. - Keya
said we could put the statue of liberty on the float.
- Sonal had an idea of creating a colonial hat.
- We have the ability and people to build anything! We need ideas!
Respectfully submitted
Sofia Saleeby