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Town Celebrations Committee
May 10, 2012
Legion Hall, Cary Hall
Members Present
Suzie Barry, Dick Crogan, Linda Dixon, Mary Gillespie, Jo -Anne Granger, Paul Jenkins,
Sondra Lucente, Julie Miller, Bill Mix, Henry Murphy, Sandy Podgorski, Charlie Price and
Dave Taylor
Members Not Present
Wayne Miller, Jim Shaw and Bob Tracey
Business
• Suzie Barry convened the meeting at 5:45 pm.
• April 26, 2012 minutes were approved with amendments.
• No summer meetings are scheduled at this time, but Suzie feels that we should
try to get together for work sessions once a month. Members are asked to bring
to the May 24th meeting suggested work topics we can improve upon, even
change, to existing content and structure of the committee's three events
(Veterans', Patriots' and Memorial Days).
Memorial Day 2012
• New VSO Ryan Lennon will be introduced to the committee at the May 24th
meeting. He has offered to support the committee in any way, including flag
decoration at Westview Cemetery.
• Bedford resident, Alma Hart, is our scheduled speaker.
• Pastor Lauren Lorincz, Pilgrim Congregational Church, is clergy representative.
• Jo -Anne Granger and Sandy Podgorski will extend invitations to the scouting
groups.
• Suzie has received all necessary permission to use town facilities.
• Bob Tracey ordered the wreaths, Suzie the buses.
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• Committee members have their assignments for the morning.
• Suzie took the committee through the program and pointed out ways we can
enhance it by perhaps saying a few words when leaving the wreath at the
Westview monument, inviting someone at the Fire Department to recite the
firefighters' prayer at this stop, giving a brief explanation of Medal of Honor
recipient Private Thomas Cosgrove at Munroe Cemetery, etc. She will bring her
suggestions to the next meeting for review. In addition, she will ask DPW to
provide a microphone.
• The Addresses -- Suzie will ask Sam Doran to invite someone to recite
Gettysburg; Bill Mix will recite General Logan's.
Other Business
• Band of liberty Concert
• Town Celebrations Committee will sponsor the concert, which is
scheduled for Saturday, June 30th, 7 pm at the gazebo.
• Lexington 300th Celebration
• There is a community meeting this evening at 7 pm.
• Suzie talked about some of the events that are being planned.
• Patriots' Day 2012
• Discussion is already underway about next year's parade. It will be a
larger event and logistics need to be planned for expanded parking
needs, etc.
• Suzie thinks it best that we use paper for next year's parade applications,
foregoing the online process. Deadline dates will be earlier.
Meeting adjourned at 6:55 pm
Respectfully submitted by Sandy Podgorski
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