Jul 5, 2023
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THIS YEAR'S JULY 4 PARADE AND PICNIC
We were once again blessed with good weather for Shepherdstown's 4th of July parade and picnic this year, and there was a great turnout for both events.
It takes a lot of time and effort from a lot of people to make this parade and picnic happen, and the Rotary Club of Shepherdstown wants to thank all those who were involved this year.
Thanks are due first to everyone who organized and participated in the many different units that marched in the parade. We're grateful to all of you for putting so much effort into the occasion. Elsewhere on this Facebook page you'll find an album of photos from the parade, taken by Rotary member Bill Howard. If you were in the parade, you should be able to find at least one photo of your entry there.
We also want to thank all those who turned out to watch the parade and attend the picnic.
As always, we want to thank Shepherdstown's Mayor, Jim Auxer, Recorder Lori Robertson, and the other council members, for being so supportive of our 4th of July efforts. And the same goes for Police Chief King and his officers, Fire Chief Morgan and his firefighters, and the town hall staff.
Last but by no means not least, we want to thank the following individuals and businesses for volunteering time and/or donating materials, services, and funds to help with the parade and picnic. Many, but by no means all, are members of the Shepherdstown Rotary Club. Hopefully this list includes everyone who helped, but so many were involved that we may have missed some.
Parade volunteers:
Holly Morgan Frye and Peter Smith, who organized the parade.
Todd Coyle, parade announcer.
Bill Howard, photography.
Other parade volunteers: Teri Biebel, Mel Ford, Steph Kuhn Susan Reichel, Fritzie Martin, Kirsten Martin, and Julie Wooten.
Picnic Volunteers
Rick Caruso, who organized the picnic.
Steve Campbell, who planned and directed all the food and drink service at the picnic.
The Shepherdstown Centennial Lion's Club, which organized and managed the picnic's children's activities. The Lion's Club effort was led by its president, Sandy Brown, with help from club members Barbara Burger, Judge David Hammer and Effie Kallas, Diane and Adam Link, Mike and Kathy Scholl, and Cheryl Roberts, and also Loren, Nona and Chris Coles, who are not club members.
Other picnic volunteers: Richard Anson, Linus Bicker, Maria Brown, Kim and Walt Eiffert, Glen Gargan, Jim Grenfell, Cheryl Groen, Gary Heichel, Carol Hill, Jim King, Paul Kradel, Jack Lantzy, Tom Lewis, Fritzie Martin, Kirsten Martin, Greg Mason, Dave Miljour, Tom Miller, Sean Murtagh, Dana Orsini, Austin Slater, John Taylor, and Paul Woods.
In-kind donors:
The Bavarian Inn, which provided free freezer space for food storage prior to the picnic'
The Cacapon Institute, which provided its "Stream Cleaner" educational pinball machine for the picnic.
Andrew McMIllan, who donated all the soft drinks for sale at the picnic (proceeds from sales of these items and the picnic's food sales help cover parade and picnic costs).
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society, which provided one of its children's "Story Walks" for the picnic.
Progressive Printing, which donated posters to advertise the parade and picnic.
The Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department, which lent a tanker truck to provide water for the picnic waterslide.
Peter Smith, who covered the cost of renting Morgan's Grove Park for the picnic, and some other infrastructure costs.
Monetary donors:
John Aldis, Erwin Asam, Teri Biebel, Rick Caruso, Walt Eifert, Glenn Gargan, Gary Heichel, Dick Klein, Paul Kradel, Tom Miller, Sean Murtagh, Charlie Smith, Peter Smith, Adam Thomas, Lois Turco, John Williams.
We say this every year because it's true: Shepherdstown is a great place to live, in no small part because it includes so many enthusiastic, community-spirited people who are willing to pitch and work together for the common good! Let's all do our best to keep it that way!
Sincerely yours,
The officers and members of
The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown