To the editor:
The Lincoln Events Subcommittee would like to thank so many people for helping to make this year’s Fourth of July celebration truly a wonderful day! From the road race to bike parade, the main parade to the BBQ lunch put on by the Boy Scouts, the pickup soccer game to the concert and fireworks display, it was a great day for the town to come together to celebrate.
The day could not have been a success without the help of the Department of Public Works, the Lincoln Fire Department and the Lincoln Police Department. The extra time each department puts in before, during and after July 4th helps make the day run smoothly and safely, and it could not be the event it is without their help and support.
We also would like to thank Hanscom Air Force Base Defenders Club for helping to make sure that everyone who came to enjoy the fireworks was able to park and exit the event safely.
In addition to those organizations, we want to thank Amanda Fargo for organizing the bike parade, Brent Clark, Liam Spaeth and Rob Soluri for helping to provide sounds to our events, and a special thank-you to Brendan Spaeth for stepping in at the last minute when the lead guitarist of Soulidarity had to bow out with a medical emergency (he’s good now).
Finally, thank-you also to all of the wonderful volunteers who stepped in to help us throughout the day: Andy Rosenblatt, Cole Bickford, George Selsing, Lexi Fee, Katie Flanagan, Whitney Ball, Melinda Smith, Ralph Smith, Kathleen Nichols, Dilla Tingley, Fred Tingley, Felix Zhao, Roshan Kharbanda and Kyle Kennedy. We truly appreciate their help making sure that everything was set up and ready to go both for the parade and the fireworks, and for staying late after the fireworks to help clean up. They all are part of what makes Lincoln great!
Sincerely,
The Events Subcommittee: Aaron Beck, Ali Dwyer, Maggie Dwyer, Jen Flanagan, Eileen McRory, Eve Montie, Dan Pereira, Abbey Salon and Nick Virkler
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