Left to right: Kevin Thomas Plodzik, Board President; Charlie W. Dee, Jr.; Madeleine Clancy; Tom Nelson, Chair, Wright Tavern Trust and introducer of Madeleine; John Gardella, Board Vice-President and introducer of Charlie.
The Friends of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Inc., has a Mission: to promote the beautification, appreciation of and advancement of the Cemetery, which provides a peaceful venue to reflect on the lives of the people buried here.
The Board enthusiastically hosted this Event on Saturday, March 21st, at Concord’s Colonial Inn, welcoming over 100 guests for the morning collation and two featured presenters.
The Event’s theme was “Concord: Its Past and Future View.”
Charlie W. Dee, Jr., narrated in person selected Dee Family vintage 1900’s films showing significants events in Sleepy Hollow and throughout the Town, identifying persons in the films.
Madeleine Clancy, a Concord Carlisle High Schol senior, read her Concord250 Award-Winning Essay: “What Our Future Holds: Concord’s Continuous Role in Progress,” a perspective of Concord in 2075. She was the first student presenter at any such Event.
Charlie and Madeleine were enthusiastically acknowledged.
A Middlesex Savings Bank Community Grant generously supported the Event. Appreciated donations for the drawings were from Paul Murphy, Board Member; Manager of the Concord CVS Pharmacy; and the General Manager of the Colonial Inn.
Left to right: Kevin Thomas Plodzik, Board President; Charlie W. Dee, Jr.; Madeleine Clancy; Tom Nelson, Chair, Wright Tavern Trust and introducer of Madeleine; John Gardella, Board Vice-President and introducer of Charlie.
