January 2012
Happy New Year !
The holidays are now behind us, we have a new year and renewed enthusiasm for the next few months.
I would like to congratulate our 2012 Citizenship Award winners Massachusetts State Police. The announcement came at our December meeting .I would like to thank the selection committee for recognizing the State Police for all they do to help the Parade Committee during our special weekend in March.
We also had our Christmas Party on December 16th. It was a wonderful way to spend an evening with friends and family. Thank you to Dan Tierney and committee for a special night. A very special thank you goes to Santa who took time out of his busy schedule and visited with us.
Terri and I had the honor of attending the Colleen Pageant. Young women from the area competed to become members of our Colleen Court.
What impressive resume these young ladies have. The Judges sure had a tough job picking our Court for this year. In case you missed the news articles or coverage on local television. The five finalists are, Brianna Fitz, Kelli Laramee, Allison Lapointe, Juliette Chenier and Kelly Donahoe.
Last but not least, Mark O’Brien was named the Rohan Award winner for 2012.
Mark is a long time Parade Committee member who has served pretty much on every committee we have. He was a Gallivan Award winner in 1982 and served as President during our 50th Anniversary year in 2001.
Mark is one of those “Go To” people, always serving in the back of the house and shying away from any praise directed at him. He is great for saying “ it’s not about me, it’s about we.” Guess what Mark it is about YOU this year, enjoy it and it’s well deserved.
Russ McNiff, Jr
President 2012
Contact Information:
Rmcniff2012@gmail.com
