MOUNT AIRY'S FOURTH OF JULY PARADE                July 4, 2011

            The Mount Airy Downtown Business Association is sponsoring its annual Independence Day

Parade again this year.  “An All-American Fourth of July:  Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, Lemonade” will be

 held on Monday,  July 4, 2011 with the parade leaving Veterans' Park at 1pm. 

Parade participants may enter the Park between 10:00am and 12pm.  Groups walking in the parade

 have the option of assembling at the corner of North Main and Taylor Streets by 12:30.  Children on

bicycles are invited to participate and will assemble at the Robert Smith House by 12:30.

             There is no fee for non-profit participants.  The fee for business entries, including those pulling

non-profits, is only $25.  Applications are available at Mayberry Consignments and  Mount Airy

Tractor Toyland on Main Street, and can be returned there or mailed to PO Box 535, Mount Airy. 

Deadline for applications is Friday, June 24^th.

            Festivities will begin downtown at 12:00, with a reading of “The Declaration of Independence “

by “Ben Franklin” at the Regional Museum. We will have face painting, “Mr Pokeeto” the clown will

be making animal balloons and a corn hole tournament. So please come out and enjoy the festivities

downtown.

            Later that evening, there will be music and fireworks at Veterans' Park with gates opening at 5:00pm 

Anyone interested in being a part of this years parade,  call 336 786 4511.