Havre de Grace Winter Wonderland Committee Says Thank You

Dear Editor:

It is an honor and pleasure to publicly acknowledge and thank all of those who made the 2014 Havre de Grace Christmas Parade the most successful ever.

I would like to express my appreciation to all of the participants. The business community and local organizations really got on board and helped to turn this into a true holiday event.

The committee‘s support by Mayor Wayne Daugherty, Joe Conaway of Public Works and the HDG Police Department was also an important factor in our success, so thank you very much!

Great job and thank you to Don and Priscilla Forsythe for their selfless efforts in providing a fun atmosphere for Santa and Mrs. Claus to meet our local children and make it a special day.

Many thanks also go to our parade participants: the Havre de Grace High School and Middle School band, the APG Color Guard and Major General Peter Utley and Command Sergeant Major Ronald Orosz, the Susquehanna Lock House, HDG Girl Scouts, Soroptimist Club of Havre de Grace, Stirling Bridge Jewelry & Gifts, Main Street, Crazy Eight Hair Salon, Havre de Grace Fire Department, HDG Ambulance Corps., HDG High School Boys Soccer Team, HDG Historic Preservation, HDG Drama Guild, The Decoy Museum, HDG Rec Cheerleaders, HDG Visitors Center and Chamber of Commerce, HDG Marine Center, The Chamber Singers, and the Parade Master of Ceremonies Jeff Thompson.

I would also like to thank those who helped make the parade such a huge success: Bob Bloom of WXCY, Mike Hitchings for providing the trailer for Santa and Mrs. Claus, and Lewis Fillinger for allowing us to use his boat to transport Mayor Daugherty during the parade.

A very special thanks to Lauri Orzewicz, whose organizing and behind-the-scenes efforts were so critical to the success of the parade and tree lighting.

A huge “thank you” to Vulcan Materials for donating the bikes that were given away at Santa Land. They made two children very happy!

The 2014 Christmas Parade was a huge success due to the efforts of many people and I want to express my appreciation to all of them.

It’s all about our kids, and I think that 2014 provided a wonderful opportunity for our great little town to shine and hopefully created a Holiday tradition for many years to come.

Come join us next year as a float or business participant!

See you in 2015.

Shalonn Lawson, Chair

Winter Wonderland Committee of Community Projects of HDG