Committee selects Veterans Day Parade theme and approves scholarship
East Bridgewater Patriotic Activities Committee selects Veterans Day Parade theme and approves scholarship. Chairman Paul L. Connell led the August 3 meeting where the committee unanimously chose "They Have Given Us Their Best for 250 Years" as the parade theme and selected George Barris as Grand
Patriotic Activities Committee · Meeting of August 3, 2026
East Bridgewater Patriotic Activities Committee selects Veterans Day Parade theme and approves scholarship. Chairman Paul L. Connell led the August 3 meeting where the committee unanimously chose "They Have Given Us Their Best for 250 Years" as the parade theme and selected George Barris as Grand Marshal.
The committee unanimously approved a $285.00 scholarship to Ethan Pohn from the Hanover Post 149 Army/Navy Fundraiser donation account. Members assigned multiple parade planning responsibilities, including securing a Veterans Day Collation location at Saint Johns Church Hall, arranging music, confirming a parade judge, and inspecting the parade route. The Tri Town Committee will convene August 26.
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Source: the Patriotic Activities Committee meeting of August 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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