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Minutes
Town Celebrations Committee
March 3, 2010
Room 111, Town Hall @ 7:15 pm
Members present
Suzie Barry, Sally Fisher, Mary Gillespie, Paul Jenkins, Julie Miller, Bill Mix, Henry Murphy,
Sandy Podgorski, Charlie Price, Jim Shaw and Bob Tracey
Not present
Jo-Anne Granger, Sondra Lucente, Jerry Michelson and John Rossi
Business
Suzie Barry called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm.
Patriots’ Day 2010
Morning parade and ceremonies
Regarding clergy – Suzie sent a letter to the Lexington Clergy Association requesting a
participant. They are looking to find someone available to help.
Pre-parade meeting
As usual, the Lexington Minutemen will attend.
Political candidate participation
The committee reviewed the political candidate fee structure for 2010 and voted the
following:
$300 State Senator/State Representative/County Sheriff
$500 Governor/Lt. Governor/Atty. General/Treasurer/Secretary
of State
$1,000 Federal Senator/Representative
$2,500 Any Presidential candidate
With the following provisions:
Participation fee must be paid prior to the parade.
Participants are limited to one banner. No hand held signs.
Participants may use a vehicle if approved by the committee.
No placards, fliers, balloons or candy are to be distributed along the parade
route.
Suzie has only heard from one candidate so far.
Float application update
Monday, March 1, was the deadline for float application submission. A number
of standard applications were received in addition to some float variations (i.e.,
walkers with signs, etc). Applications from the following groups were accepted:
Liberty Ride (at no fee), Tourism Committee (Antony Working Group), Arts and
Crafts Society, Lexington Lions Club, Senior Center (with vehicle and walkers),
Monroe Center for the Arts, Michelson Shoes (1919 Model T), US Coast Guard
Auxiliary, Lexington Community Farm Coalition and the Asian Americans Are
Patriots As Well. One abstaining vote was recorded pending additional
information.
Banner bearers
Suzie will update the permission slip and send them to the various schools.
Vehicles update
The sponsor providing large tanks is in the hospital. Paul Jenkins will talk with
him when he is home.
Paul is awaiting a response from Steve Flynn.
Youth Commission
A motion was made and accepted to allow the Youth Committee participants to hand
out small flags during the afternoon parade.
His Majesty’s Fifth Regiment of Foot update
The decision on whether a single rider can accompany the regiment in the
afternoon parade was tabled pending more information.
Bill Mix is waiting to hear how many participants will walk in the afternoon
parade. When we know, the committee will then decide whether or not to
accept the regiment’s application.
General
Jessie Steigwald will make a publicity trifold about the significance of Patriots’
Day.
th
There was discussion about including Lexington’s 300 anniversary information
into the school curriculum.
Sam Doran, member of the Sons of Union Veterans, would like to attend the
next meeting to discuss some of his ideas for the Memorial Day program.
The March 24, 2010 meeting may be cancelled.
Suzie adjourned the meeting at 8:05 pm.
Submitted by Sandy Podgorski