[StBernard] St. Bernard Salutes America 27th Annual Celebration will be held Sunday, July 3rd: CONTRIBUTIONS AND VENDORS STILL NEEDED

[Westley Annis]

St. Bernard Salutes America 27th Annual Celebration will be held Sunday,
July 3rd

CONTRIBUTIONS AND VENDORS STILL NEEDED

Music by 5 Finger Discount, 1st Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, 

Dunking Booth, food and fireworks at Torres Park 

 

The St. Bernard Salutes America 27th Annual Celebration will be held at
Torres Park and the Community Playground on Sunday, July 3. The celebration
will be from 5 to 9 p.m. in Torres Park at 8201 W. Judge Perez Drive in
Chalmette behind the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex. This event
coordinated by St. Bernard Parish Government's Events Committee needs
contributions and vendors to make it another success. 

There will be music provided by 5 Finger Discount, and the first, annual Hot
Dog Eating Contest open to the first 10 registrants and sponsored by
Stonewall's BBQ. The event also will include a dunking booth, balloons,
snowballs, popcorn, and an array of food. Children's activities will include
an 18-foot dry slide with two lanes and space walk donated by Insane
Inflatables. Also the children will have two rock walls for climbing, a
trackless train for riding and much more. Additionally, the St. Bernard
Parish Fire Department will man its Smoke House, a fire safety teaching
activity. The event will end with the traditional finale of fireworks.
Admission is free. Those interested in participating in the Hot Dog Eating
Contest must pre- register by calling Treasure Schwab at 504-224-0798 to
receive registration forms.

The event will begin with the annual Patriotic Program sponsored by the St.
Bernard Business & Professional Women's Club, prior to the St. Bernard
Salutes America event. Citizens may bring a bell and join in ringing the
replica of the Liberty Bell that was presented as a USA Bicentennial gift to
the citizens of St. Bernard Parish, by the members of the Business &
Professional Women's Club.  

The event needs sponsors and community support. Sponsor and vendor forms are
available on the St. Bernard Parish website at www.sbpg.net
<http://www.sbpg.net>  as well as at the Government Complex. Contact
Treasure Schwab at 504-224-0798 or Samanthia Miller at 504-278-4349 for more
information. 

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