Press Release
Date: June 2,
2009
For immediate release
Subject:
Independence Day Parade GRAND MARSHALS ANNOUNCED
Contacts: Emily Low
City of Fairfield
Department of Community Resources
E-mail:
emlow@ci.fairfield.ca.us
Phone: 707-428-7468
Laura Cole Rowe, Interim Executive Director
Fairfield Downtown Association
E-mail:
lauracolerowe@yahoo.com
Phone: 707-422-0103
The Fairfield Downtown
Association’s Parade Committee is very proud to announce Doctor
Gaylord P. Whitlock and Dr. Richard Zimmerman as Grand Marshals for
the annual Independence Day Parade.
Dr. Whitlock was born in
Illinois in 1917, and after working his way through college he
earned a PhD in Biochemistry. He served in the Navy during World
War II as a Weatherman and was shipwrecked off the Alaskan coast.
Dr. Whitlock contributed to
all our lives when he served on the team that discovered the last
known vitamin, Vitamin B12. His specialty became nutrition
education, and he brought that expertise and passion to his many
local pursuits, including the Senior Olympics.
He enjoyed a varied
professional career and settled in Solano County in 1971. He has
been very active in a host of community activities through the
years, serving on the Fairfield Community Services Foundation, the
Solano County Grand Jury and the Fairfield Senior Center to name
just a few.
Dr. Whitlock is an
accomplished musician and an acclaimed public speaker, proudly
stating that he has spoken in all 50 states and most provinces of
Canada.
Dr. Whitlock will celebrate
his 92nd birthday on July 7th- please join us
in a rousing HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
The annual Independence Day
Celebration in Downtown Fairfield begins at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday,
July 4th, with a Pancake Breakfast served up by the Order
of Eastern Star. The Breakfast will take place at the Masonic
Temple- 412 Travis Blvd, and will be served until 10:00 a.m.
Tickets cost $5 for adults, $3.50 for children from six to twelve
years old, and Free for children under six! The menu includes
pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.
The theme of this year’s
celebration is “Let’s Celebrate: It’s a Star Spangled- Red, White
and Blue Birthday.” The entry fee is only $35. Cash or ribbons
are awarded for first, second and third places in each category.
There’s a special sweepstakes award for the entry using the theme
most creatively, and an even bigger cash award and a huge trophy for
the entry that the judges deem the Grand Sweepstakes winner! Every
entry is awarded a certificate of participation and everyone is
invited to the annual awards presentation at PepperBelly’s Comedy
Theater on July 8th.
Come on! Decorate the
family car or your bicycles and show your love of country and
community. Pull together your neighbors and enter a float from your
court. March through the parade with your kids’ soccer team or the
baseball squad.
Assembly will begin at 7:00
a.m. along Webster Street between Kentucky
Street and Travis Blvd, with
entry check-in located on Civic Center Drive. Kim Cipro, California
State Horseman’s Association official will judge the equestrian
entries at 8:30 a.m.
The Parade will start at
10:00 a.m. sharp, stepping off from the corner of Webster Street and
Kentucky Street and will move along Kentucky Street until it turns
south on Taylor Street. It runs east along Texas Street before
turning north on Washington Street and ending on Kentucky Street
where it began.
All downtown streets will be
impacted by the parade. Streets that are inside the parade route
will be closed off to through traffic from approximately 8 a.m.
until approximately 1:00 p.m. when the Fairfield Police Department
and Fairfield Public Works Department clear the area for participant
and spectator safety.
Entry forms are available at
the Fairfield Downtown Association office at 1000 Texas Street,
Suite D in downtown Fairfield or on the Fairfield Downtown
Association website:
www.fairfielddowntown.com.
Sponsors for the
Independence Day Parade include the Fairfield Downtown Association,
the Fairfield Redevelopment Agency, KUIC 95.3 fm, American Legion,
National Association of Uniformed Services, Veterans of Foreign Wars
and Purple Hear Veterans.
The Fairfield Downtown
Association is a non-profit organization operated through funding
through the Fairfield Redevelopment Agency, sponsorships and
donations. Tax deductible donations help the organization cover the
cost of the trophies and awards. For more information about
sponsorships or donations, please contact the Fairfield Downtown
Association office at 707-422-0103.
Volunteers to serve as
parade monitors are needed. Please contact Emily Low- 707-428-7468-
emlow@ci.fairfield.ca.us- if you are interested in helping with
this very popular community event.
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