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American Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 565
Rockland,
Maine 04841
Phone: 207-594-4174
info@lighthousefoundation.org
The American Lighthouse Foundation is a
Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization dedicated to the preservation of America's historic lighthouses.
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Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Float
Takes the Prize
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For the first
time in their history, the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse appeared
in the 45th Annual Gaspee Days Parade in Cranston, Rhode Island on
Saturday, June 13, 2009.
The
non-profit organization was honored when they were selected to
participate in this annual community event. They were even more
than thrilled when they learned that the parade judges selected
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Member
of the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse proudly display their "Most
Colorful Float" award from the chairman of the Gaspee Days Parade
Committee on Saturday, June 13, 2009. (l-r) Dani Medeiros, Lester
Nathan, Chris Allen, Mary Chace and Rob Charbonneau
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the Pomham Rocks
Lighthouse float to receive this year's "Most Colorful Float" award.
Volunteers from
the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse marched alongside the float waving to
the onlookers who, in many cases, were viewing the parade float for the
first time. There was clapping and cheering as the volunteers made their way
along the festive parade route.
Many people
recognized the lighthouse replica because Pomham Rocks Lighthouse can be
easily seen from the Cranston-side of Narragansett Bay, as well as the East
Providence side. Most would agree, of the two, Cranston has the better land
view of the Lighthouse.
“This award
means a great deal for our group which was officially organized close
to five years ago,” said Don Doucette, chairman for the |
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Friends of
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse. “We have frequently hoped for some type
of direct community contact with our western Narragansett Bay neighbors
and it is apparent that the Gaspee Parade was the perfect tonic toward
this end.”
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This year marks
the 237th anniversary when Rhode Island colonists burned the
British schooner, HMS Gaspee in Narragansett Bay. It has become recognized
as the first overt action leading to the American Revolutionary War. The
Gaspee Days Committee has been commemorating this event since 1964. To learn
more about the history of the HMS Gaspee and what it means to Rhode Island,
visit the Web site:
www.gaspee.org.
The Friends of
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, a chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation,
has a busy parade schedule this year. On May 25th, they returned to the
Riverside Memorial Day Parade where the float first debuted in 2008. It has
also been selected to participate in the Bristol 4th of July Parade and the
Eastern States (Big E) Parade on Rhode Island Day in Fall 2009.
Posted: July 2009
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