Letter To The Editor: Thank You For Supporting Family Fourth

To the Editor:

On behalf of the Family Fourth Committee, I would like to thank all who supported the 39th Annual New Canaan Family Fourth Celebration at Waveny Park by purchasing an entrance pass and attending this Independence Day celebration. Your financial support makes this great New
Canaan tradition possible; whether you drove in or walked in, thank you for buying an entrance
pass and supporting the event.

The fireworks show was spectacular. It was another memorable 4th of July celebration….an
outstanding evening of family fun, wonderful music, great food and a fantastic fireworks display.

We offer a big thank you to the New Canaan Family Fourth volunteer Committee (Robin Bates-
Mason, Steve Benko, Scott Cluett, Chris Cody, Wendy Dixon Fog, Win Goodrich, Sue Holland,
Suzanne Jonker, Steve Parrett, Doug Richardson, Andrew Walsh, Maria Weingarten and Pat
Wood) as well as all of the following; the show could not have gone on without their endless energy, hard work and commitment:

Fire Department and Fire Marshal
Police Department and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
New Canaan EMS
Master of Ceremonies Dan Taylor
Town Band and Mind the Gap Band
Kidz on the Go soft-play activity centers
The gourmet food trucks and vendors
The Exchange Club of New Canaan
Our special benefactors
Town Parking, Parks, Public Works, Recreation and Information Technology Departments
All of the volunteers who worked from early morning, to very late at night, to set up and take
down the necessary infrastructure and equipment.

As usual, the Police and CERT volunteers did a wonderful job handling the traffic flow; the
parking area was empty about 40 minutes after the fireworks ended. And I offer special kudos,
as always, to our Recreation Staff, led by Steve Benko, Bill Kapp, and Steve Dayton for their
tireless efforts in creating a quintessential 4th of July celebration and to Public Works and Parks
Departments for the preparation of Waveny Park and clean-up afterwards.

A special thank you to Walter Stewart’s Market, the New Canaan Toy Store, Baskin-Robbins,
Gates Restaurant, Recreation Department and the Town Clerk for selling entrance passes, and to
the local print and on-line papers for getting the word out about the event.

Please send any comments, thoughts and suggestions for next year to me at Town Hall.

Tom Stadler, Chairman - New Canaan Family Fourth
tom.stadler@newcanaanct.gov