AN INVITATION FROM THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION PARADE COMMITTEE
Cash Prizes for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Floats!
The 4th of July parade in Brownsville has been a hit for locals and friends from many neighboring towns for a very long time. It has included participants from Brownsville and surrounding villages.
Once again, FIRE TRUCKS, VETERANS & VINTAGE VEHICLES as well as floats from West Windsor AND neighboring towns are welcome and encouraged.
Join the parade … you may win one of the 3 cash prizes - $150, $100 or $50!
Please contact Sherry Barbour at 802-484-9286 or barbour.sherry@yahoo.com to sign up if you're a veteran, you own a vintage vehicle, are a fire department or marching group who would like to participate.
Please contact Leone Bushkin if you'd like to include a float at avonlea@bushkin.com.
All participants must register with one of the contacts above if they would like to participate in the parade.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO TWO DAYS OF INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN BROWNSVILLE!
Start off the two-day Independence Day Celebration by getting your brass on! The New England Brass Band ("NEBB") will perform on Tuesday, July 3rd at Albert Bridge School starting at 5 pm.
NEBB is the region's premier brass band, adhering to the instrumentation of the "British Brass Band" tradition. On July 3rd , 16 brass musicians and 2 percussionists will bring two curated sets of "Americana" music to the field next to Albert Bridge School, on an acoustics-focused stage with band shell specially set up to maximize the richness of the full brass sound. Don't miss it! This concert, sponsored by Albert Bridge School and Ascutney Winds, is admission-free and open to the public.
The fun-packed schedule continues on July 3rd from 6 pm until dusk at Ascutney Mountain. There will be more music, food, fun for the youngsters and spectacular fireworks for all to enjoy. Please follow the signs the volunteers have prepared. And, please, no grills are permitted.
The next day, July 4th, will start off with breakfast at Brownsville Community Church starting at 7:30 and running until 10:00 ($5.00). From 10 until 3 there will be free music & games for families and kids, as well as book, craft and food vendors. The highlight of the day will be the parade down Brownsville Hartland Road at 1:00 featuring participants of all kinds from all over the region! This year's parade theme is "60 Years Answering the Call" honoring the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department's long service to this and surrounding communities.
VOLUNTEERS WELCOME!
If you'd like to be a volunteer on the 2018 or 2019 Brownsville Independence Day Celebration, contact any of the committee chairs listed below.
CONTACT THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION COMMITTEES
Please visit the Independence Day Celebration Facebook, GoFundMe & SignUpGenius pages.
https://www.facebook.com/IndependenceDayBrownsville/
https://www.gofundme.com/july-3rd-4th-celebration
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4ea5af2ba5fb6-brownsville
Checks made payable to the "Brownsville IDC" can be sent to Brownsville Independence Day Celebration, PO Box 37, Brownsville, Vermont 05037.
All the festivities on July 3rd and 4th are free thanks to the generous support of the residents of West Windsor, our Corporate Sponsors and all the Individual, Business and Organization donors.
So, thank you for your donation and for volunteering. We look forward to honoring our volunteer fire department and seeing you in Brownsville on July 3rd & 4th, 2018!
Karen Diop – IDC July 4th Committee kkdvermont@gmail.com
Bill Ley – IDC July 3rd /Fund Raising Committee parrishill@comcast.net
Annalise Ennis – IDC Social Media annalise.ennis@wsesu.net
Polly Ouelette – IDC Treasurer pollyo@myfairpoint.net
Linda Ley – IDC Marketing Committee leys@parrishillfarm.com
WEST WINDSOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT:
"SIXTY YEARS OF ANSWERING THE CALL"
Brownsville Independence Day Celebration
PO Box 37
Brownsville, Vermont 05037
Submitted by Linda Ley
802-484-3200