Pub Crawl Planned to Raise Funds for Keepataw Days Parade

A 65-year Lemont tradition came to an end last August, as organizers stepped down from planning the Keepataw Days parade and festival. A drop in attendance and lack of funding meant the show just could no longer go on.

Now a group of residents—led by the Lemont Firemen Association—is rallying for the parade’s return, ready to raise the funds to restore the march of Lemont organizations and favorites.

“Project Lemont” will kick off the fundraising efforts with a bar crawl set for Friday, June 5 in downtown Lemont. The crawl will visit downtown establishments. A $25 donation will purchase a commemorative T-shirt, snacks, and a chance at door prizes. Each patron will receive a passport, where they can check in at each participating venue. Crawl begins at Gelsosomo’s, 206 Main St., at 6:30 p.m.

The effort is just the beginning for Project Lemont, a new non-profit seeking to bring projects to fruition in Lemont.

“There’s no money to do anything,” said John Quinn of Project Lemont. ”We’ll pick projects, raise some money and get them done.

“We used the parade as a kick off. Everybody wants the parade back.”

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