Mayor’s Message: Excitement building for July 4 Celebration
The Evesham Township July 4 celebration is just around the corner and you can feel the excitement building as we prepare the town for our large community gathering.
The Evesham Celebrations Foundation spends 365 days planning and preparing to ensure July 4 runs smoothly. With cooperation from our public works department, the police department and emergency services, I am confident we will host another successful event.
I am thankful for the hard work that goes into coordinating the festivities annually.
Residents and visitors will experience a well-rounded July 4 celebration, beginning with the Mayor’s Cup 5k in front of the firehouse on Main Street. It’s truly a rewarding start to the day, to be running with my neighbors, friends and my wife. She has been undefeated, beating me each year. Athletes, runners, people running for fun and those attempting their first 5k, attend the Mayor’s Cup. For me, mingling with a mix of community members is the true reward after crossing the finish line.
Shortly after the Mayor’s Cup 5k, hundreds of children will commence the bike parade down Main Street. Marlton’s youth will be exemplifying their best patriotism with smiles on their faces.
At 11:15, Evesham’s finest, Cherokee High School Band, the Fire-Rescue Squad, Mummers and a long line of joyful noise will fill Main Street as the large parade rolls through. This is genuinely an important moment for the community.
As the years progress, the celebration gets larger. In 2013, Evesham Township hosted more than 30,000 people to watch the fireworks on July 4. Not on June 28 or July 3 because it costs less, but July 4.
We all sit together, bonding, watching the parade and the fireworks. We, as Evesham Residents, enjoy the same experience and remember the importance of our neighbors. It is at this moment I am the most proud of our town.
Independence Day in our town in its entirety is a celebration of Evesham Township’s community. When I ran for mayor in 2007, it was disappointing that our town was void of a parade, one of the true American community events. Seven years later, the day is unparalleled.
The quality of July 4 with your loved ones and neighbors, as your peers and officials line the streets in celebration of American freedom and community, is memorable. Year after year, you keep a memory of July 4 with you to laugh about and share for years to come with your children and grandchildren.
Evesham truly rejoices and celebrates the way America’s independence should be celebrated.
As the sun begins to set on the joyful day, more than 30,000 people will gather to watch the sky light up with fireworks.
Evesham, we ask that you come out and make the most of your July 4 with us. Let’s celebrate America’s independence and all the amenities our town has to offer.
Mayor Randy Brown
