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Lexington Youth Commission
Minutes of Meeting Held on Thursday, December 11th, 2025
A Meeting of the Lexington Youth Commission was held on Thursday, December 11th,
2025. The meeting began at 7:00 pm in the Lexington Police Department Conference
Room.
Absent: Jimmy Athens, Doug Lucente, Sarah Kochi, Sadie Maloney, Ava Kieval, Owen
Rosenthal, Barton Byers, Sophie Read, Victoria Wu, Eva Benet, Andrew Najarian, Nethra
Ramaiah, Raghav Shrivastava, Vivian Lou, Avery Baker Nielsen
Present: Debra Hankins, Shannon DeGuglielmo, Tom Romano, Anthony Marbardy, Kristina
Hankins, Det. Michael Sowle, Sofia Saleeby, Brett Robinson, Emily Hoefhens, Meera Krishnan,
Eliza Babson, Amanda Quattlebaum, Emma Kain, Rohan Singh, Amelia Tanin, Adam Rovner,
Henry Kamich, Sarah Chen, Samantha Quattlebaum, Grette Buttner, Brooke Pan, Lucy
Applegate, Kimly Nguyen, Brendan O'Shaughnessy, Tyler Ross, Rohan Banerji, Sarah Beuttell,
Margot Byers, Elle Kieval, Jayant Krishnan, Carys Roberts, Alice Ma, Keya Doshi, Blake St.
Louis, Violet Clarke, Allie Hesik, Zoey Simon
Thank-You Dessert Party
The meeting began with cookies and desserts as a thank-you for the Commission's hard
work over the past month. LYC's presence has been especially impactful at events such
as Toys for Tots and the Depot Square Tree Lighting. Great work, everyone!
November Meeting Minutes
Brett read and approved the November minutes and sent them to the Town Archives.
Event Debriefs
2,000 Pound Food Pantry Drive I November 16th
Sofia shared that members met at C&W to drop off bags of collected food. Items
were sorted into crates and transported to the Lexington Food Pantry. Based on
photos from last year, it appears we collected more food this year.
Turkey Dinner Delivery I November 26th
Brett explained that members met at C&W and loaded into seven cars to deliver
Thanksgiving dinners across town. Assigning members to vehicles ahead of time
helped prevent anyone from being left out. Only one meal was initially undeliverable
but was delivered later that evening. Overall, the event went smoothly with no
issues.
LexGiving 5K I November 28th (Morning)
Carys shared that members met at Lincoln Field to help collect toys from race
participants. It was noted that instructions to bring a toy were not clearly
communicated to runners. Det. Sowle confirmed the original expectation and hopes
for better participation next year.
Depot Square Tree Lighting I November 28th (Evening)
Sofia reported that members gathered at William Raveis, dressed in costumes, and
walked to Depot Square. Members handed out candy canes and bells, took photos
with attendees, and joined the singers on stage. Many children especially enjoyed
the costumes. Santa encouraged more candy-cane distribution, but most of the
candy canes had already been handed out earlier in the evening.
Toys for Tots I December 6th
Rohan shared that members collected toys outside of CVS in Lexington Center.
The event drew a strong community response, with lots of honking, waving, and
enthusiasm. Many people were motivated by the cookies handed out as a
thank-you. Det Sowle thanked all volunteers and shared that LYC's involvement
grows more noticeable each year. Det. Sowle estimated the final count of bags is
around 50. Great work!
Upcoming Events
Valentine's Day Cards
Cards will be distributed at the January meeting and collected at the February
meeting. Cards will go to the Community Center and local nursing homes, where
handwritten messages have a big impact on those who receive them.
Eye Glass Cleaning I Date & Time TBD
Participation has varied in past years. Last year's turnout was alright, and the goal
is to maintain good participation.
Patriots Day Parade I Saturday, April 18th, 2025
LYC plans to continue using decorated golf carts and will hand out flags along the
parade route.
Spring Island Cleanup & Senior Send-Off I Date & Time TBD
This year's cleanup will likely involve digging up plants due to new school
construction. Seniors are encouraged to participate because last year, no seniors
came!
Tom's Time
Tom shared updates, including:
- Cafe Lexspresso opening in the Community Center (tentatively January) - Opened
by Kate DeAngelis
- If you have any creative ideas on what to sell as merch or fun sayings to put
on the merch, reach out with any ideas
- Summer job applications opening soon (Tennis, Aquatics, Day Camps, Sports
Clinics, and more!)
- Opportunities for members to teach short summer classes. Examples for classes
include: Rubik's Cube Club, Rocketry Class, and a Robotics Program.
- If you have any ideas for a program, please reach out to Tom.
tromano@lexingtonma.gov or text 781-918-3162
Closing Comments
The group confirmed that they would like to continue doing icebreakers next meeting.
Deb wanted to give a big thanks to Zoey's family for their extra contributions to the Toys for
Tots event. Along with Owen and Lucy's families for their contributions to the Food Pantry
Drive event.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 8th, at 7:00 pm at the Lexington
Police Department Conference Room.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brett Robinson
LYC Secretary