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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-05-TCC-min Minutes Town Celebrations Committee January 5, 2012 Legion Room, Cary Hall Members Present Suzie Barry, Linda Dixon, Mary Gillespie, Jo-Anne Granger, Paul Jenkins, Julie Miller, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix, Sandy Podgorski, Charlie Price, Jim Shaw and Bob Tracey Members Not Present Dick Crogan, Sondra Lucente, Henry Murphy and Dave Taylor Business  Suzie Barry convened the meeting at 7:05 pm.  December 1, 2011 minutes will be presented for acceptance at the next meeting.  The 2012 meeting schedule was revised. Suzie will e-mail the new meeting dates to committee members. Member Concerns The updated committee membership list for 2011-2012 will be ready soon for distribution. Patriots’ Day 2012 AM Parade Pastor Richard Rhodes, Grace Chapel, will be the participating clergy. Afternoon Parade Applications  Approximately 50-60 applications were mailed this year; to date, thirteen for-a- fee and three no-fee groups have responded.  Two groups have asked for fee increases. Suzie will tell participants about this 1 year’s level funding policy, asking returning groups to accept the same fee as 2011.  A motion was made to ask returning units to accept last year’s fee. The motion was unanimously accepted.  A motion was made to accept the thirteen for-a-fee and three no-fee groups for participation in this year’s parade. The motion was unanimously accepted.  On line applications should be fully operational next year. Banner Bearers  Banner Bearers are now Parade Ambassadors. The committee will recruit older participants. Linda Dixon’s recruitment flyer will be distributed and discussed at next  week’s meeting.  The application will be available on line. Fund-raising  Linda raised the issue regarding need for more aggressive fund-raising for parade sponsorship.  Suzie will ask Mary Jo Bohart at the Chamber of Commerce to provide a complete list of Lexington businesses for possible solicitation. Memorial Day 2012  Julie Miller has contacted her suggestion for chief marshal and will keep us apprised.  Jim Shaw shared with the committee his idea of who we might invite to be guest speaker. Patriots’ Day 2013  Participating groups have been notified of the change of parade day (from Monday back a day to Sunday), 2013 only.  There will need to be a change to announcements of White Hat, Minuteman 2 Cane, etc. award winners this year so that the recipients can participate in Sunday’s parade.  Committee discussed at length the many choice possibilities for chief marshal. Miscellaneous  Clergy representation is set for the rest of the year. Linda has arranged with the Lexington Clergy Association to have Reverend Lauren Lorincz of Pilgrim Church UCC with us on Memorial Day and Rabbi Howard Jaffe of Temple Isaiah on Veterans’ Day. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm Respectfully submitted by Sandy Podgorski 3