Spirit of Beacon Day Parade 2016 in Pictures
On a glorious Sunday afternoon - no rain date needed here! - the annual Spirit of Beacon Day commenced down Main Street, from the river to the mountain. Groups who designed, built, and decorated floats for the day prepared in various locations throughout the city to finally gather for the big moment: Stepping off at 1 pm to begin the march down Main Street, celebrating the spirit that runs through Beacon. Let's put some faces and floats to the names we read about so often, from people who hold events, make things happen, or are involved with projects you participate in:
The Amerscot Highland Pipe Band
Hello, Mayor Casale and city Council members!
Sue Serino
The Beacon Republican Committee
The Beacon Democratic Party
Rhode from the Salvation Army Seniors Program
Throw up your glove for Beacon Girls Softball!
Hello, Ron's Ice Cream! We can wait to see you in the spring, in the yellow ice cream house near Memorial Park!
Pack 3001
Troop 411
Derby car of the Beacon Scout Pack
Go Girl Scouts!
Daisy Troop 10289
The Beacon City School District, with Meredith Heuer and Antony Tseng holding the banner, and Anthony White, William Zoph and Kenya Gadsen marching. Interim Superintendent Ann Marie Quartironi.
The people of Strong Communities Work
Beacon's Head Start Program
Yanarella School of Dance and dancers
The Knights of Columbus
The Church of St. Joachim and St. John
Jeepers Spotted in the Parade! If you have estimates on how many Jeepers were in this Spirit of Beacon Parade, please let us know in the comments! we estimated about 30.
The Beacon High School Band
The Beacon Players - The High School Theatre Company
The Beacon Players' Promotion of the upcoming performance of "grease"!
Glenham Elementary School's float to the theme "Tastes of Beacon"
Fidelis Care
South Avenue School's float in the theme of "Tastes of Beacon"
Lions Club International, City of Beacon
J. V. Forrestal Elementary, presenting their float for the theme "Tastes of Beacon"
National Honor Society members from Beacon High School
Sargent Elementary School, presenting their float for the parade theme, "Tastes of Beacon"
The Beacon Historical Society
Diane Lapis (who's written A Little Beacon Blog's Postcard Series) from the Beacon Historical Society as The Dummy Light
Rombout Middle School
The American Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Pastor Ben of First Presbyterian Church
ARF Beacon (Animal Rescue Foundation)
Maday Lopez Brown, Member of the Kings Alpha Chapter Theta Phi Sigma Christian Sorority Inc.
New Covenant Learning Center
The Beacon Bees (competitive readers organized by the Howland Public Library)
The Beacon Sloop Club
The Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps
The new ambulance vehicle, ready to climb up and down mountainous roads
Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps Supporters
Beacon Fire Department and those from surrounding communities.