Cornwall Independence Day Committee July 4, 2010
WELCOME
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Dear Friends:
Welcome to Cornwall's annual celebration of Independence Day.
Today we celebrate the 234th birthday of our nation.
See the Festivities page for all activities, times and locations.
The community is honoring Cornwall native and longtime Cornwall educator
and athletics coach Glen McGinnis as grand marshal of the parade at 5 p.m.
See the Parade page to learn about the line-of-march and Grand Marshal
page to learn about Glen.
The day starts with breakfast at Highland Engine Co. and continues with the fun-filled
Pet Show and children’s games. Students’ patriotic art work, judged by artist Sue Fink, will be on
display all day and evening. Pony rides will be available on the east side of Rings Pond. A pie eating contest will take place at noon. The afternoon will also feature Sam the Magician. Cornwall’s church bells will ring for several minutes at 2 p.m. to recall the way Americans celebrated their independence in 1776. And in the evening, a Flag Ceremony will honor America and precede the annual pageant. Music will include Black Sheep, a student band, in the afternoon; the A cappella groups, Love Notes and Treble in Paradise, in the evening; and the Cornwall Reunion Band just before the fireworks.
The Main Street Mile, featuring more than 100 runners, will precede the parade, at 4:30 p.m. The parade will include nine bands. The Cornwall Lions will conduct their annual lobster sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The committee will present its annual crafts fair all day and non-profit organizations will be on hand to discuss their work. Across from the town hall, the Sands Ring Homestead will be open in the middle of the day. The fireworks display will start about 9:45 p.m.
The committee will be selling items all day and night to raise the more than $30,000 required for the celebration. A coin drop will be conducted in the early evening. Sales of Yankees tickets and dinners for two raffle tickets; T-shirts, featuring the Cornwall train trestle; loop-a-lites; and water and soda all go toward covering the day’s expenses. Donations may be sent to: CIDC, P.O. Box 542, Cornwall, NY 12518.
The committee extends its gratitude to the Town of Cornwall for providing police, grounds and sanitation services and to the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson for providing police services.
The celebration will carry on even if the weather is less than perfect.
Cornwall and the Fourth of July: A winning combination.
All the best,
Brendan G. Coyne
Chair, CIDC
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Dear Friends:
Welcome to Cornwall's annual celebration of Independence Day.
Today we celebrate the 234th birthday of our nation.
See the Festivities page for all activities, times and locations.
The community is honoring Cornwall native and longtime Cornwall educator
and athletics coach Glen McGinnis as grand marshal of the parade at 5 p.m.
See the Parade page to learn about the line-of-march and Grand Marshal
page to learn about Glen.
The day starts with breakfast at Highland Engine Co. and continues with the fun-filled
Pet Show and children’s games. Students’ patriotic art work, judged by artist Sue Fink, will be on
display all day and evening. Pony rides will be available on the east side of Rings Pond. A pie eating contest will take place at noon. The afternoon will also feature Sam the Magician. Cornwall’s church bells will ring for several minutes at 2 p.m. to recall the way Americans celebrated their independence in 1776. And in the evening, a Flag Ceremony will honor America and precede the annual pageant. Music will include Black Sheep, a student band, in the afternoon; the A cappella groups, Love Notes and Treble in Paradise, in the evening; and the Cornwall Reunion Band just before the fireworks.
The Main Street Mile, featuring more than 100 runners, will precede the parade, at 4:30 p.m. The parade will include nine bands. The Cornwall Lions will conduct their annual lobster sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The committee will present its annual crafts fair all day and non-profit organizations will be on hand to discuss their work. Across from the town hall, the Sands Ring Homestead will be open in the middle of the day. The fireworks display will start about 9:45 p.m.
The committee will be selling items all day and night to raise the more than $30,000 required for the celebration. A coin drop will be conducted in the early evening. Sales of Yankees tickets and dinners for two raffle tickets; T-shirts, featuring the Cornwall train trestle; loop-a-lites; and water and soda all go toward covering the day’s expenses. Donations may be sent to: CIDC, P.O. Box 542, Cornwall, NY 12518.
The committee extends its gratitude to the Town of Cornwall for providing police, grounds and sanitation services and to the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson for providing police services.
The celebration will carry on even if the weather is less than perfect.
Cornwall and the Fourth of July: A winning combination.
All the best,
Brendan G. Coyne
Chair, CIDC
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