Breakfast Rotary Thanks All Who Supported This Year's Independence Day Celebration

According to a note from Kevin B. McKelvey, the chair of the Burlington Breakfast Rotary Club, the organization behind Burlington's Fourth of July parade, the organization would like to thank those who made this year's events possible. 

"The Burlington Breakfast Rotary Club (BBRC) thanks the following sponsors who made the 2013 Fourth of July Parade possible," the note states. They are: 

EVENT SPONSORS ($1,000): Riemer & Braunstein [Attorneys Bob Buckley and Mark Vaughn], R.J. Kelley Company, Burlington Rotary Club, an anonymous donor, and Town of Burlington/Town Meeting.

MAJOR SPONSORS ($500): Brookline Bank, Diane Bedard of Home Source Realty, Don Hodgins, Flanagan Insurance, The Gutierrez Company, Herb Chambers Audi, Herb Chambers Honda, Market Basket, Winn Street Towing, Roche Bros, Rockland Trust, and Sonia Rollins - EXIT Premier Real Estate.

UNIT SPONSORS ($250-$499): Atria Longmeadow Place, Burlington Eye Associates, Burlington Jade, Burlington Trophy, BUSA Liquors, Crowley & Cummins, LLC, Cambridge Savings Bank, CVS Pharmacy, Digital Federal Credit Union, Dunkin Donuts, Dr. Arthur Fertman, DDS, Lahey Clinic,

The Liquor Cabinet, , Atty Mark Burke, ESQ, Newtowne Grille, Nordbloom Company, Olde Town Liquors, Patterson’s Dancewear, The Printing Place, Steve Nugent’s Karate Institute, Trader Joe’s, Used Books Superstore, Wayne’s Drains, and Wayside Commons.  

FRIENDS OF THE PARADE ($100-$250): A Whole Bunch, Burlington Union, John and Kim Petrin, Daily Times Chronicle, Senator Ken Donnelly, Nancy Plowman Associates, Northern Bank, The Outback Steakhouse, Scott Cayon, , Sullivan Funeral Home, Unleashed by Petco, and Winn Street Equipment Sales.

SPECIAL THANKS to Town Meeting Member Patricia Angelo, Betty and Jim McDonough (for the American flags) Chief Mike Kent, Chief Steve Yetman, Al Fay, the BCAT crew, John Sanchez, Doug Gillingham, Eric Conti, JoAnn Corrao, Elmer Larson and Roger Morrison, Burlington Car Wash, Reverend Rod Macdonald, and volunteers from The Presbyterian Church of Burlington.  

"On behalf of BBRC President Diane Bedard and Parade Chairman Kevin McKelvey, the BBRC Rotary Club wishes to thank each and every person who in one way or another made the 2013 Fourth of July Parade and Celebration of our nation’s independence one of the best ever," the letter states. "God Bless America."