ERIE, PA. – February 28, 2013 – The Perry 200 Commemoration will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory in the Battle of Lake Erie with a Grand Patriotic Parade on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 1:00 PM.
The Perry 200 Commemoration, realizing that not all groups wishing to build a float would be able to raise the necessary funds to do so, decided to offer smaller grants from $200 to $500 to non-profit and ethnic groups who demonstrated their ideas and illustrated good leadership abilities to complete the project. The Perry 200 Parade Committee has carefully reviewed 22 float grant applications from these organizations, and will announce the first round of awards at a media event at the Jefferson Educational Society, located at 3207 State Street, on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM. Representatives from each organization will be invited to attend the event to collect their grant check.
The Perry 200 Commemoration is still accepting general parade applications for all organizations interested in participating in the Grand Patriotic Parade until April 1, 2013. Additionally, businesses wishing to sponsor a large helium balloon in the parade and volunteers to assist on the day of the event are being sought. For further information on these opportunities please call Dan Mucci, Perry 200 Coordinator, at the Jefferson Educational Society at 814-459-8000 or through e-mail at Mucci@jeserie.org. Interested organizations and volunteers can also submit an online application at www.Perry200.com/parade.
For more information on this Grand Patriotic Parade, or other Perry 200 Commemoration events, please visit www.Perry200.com, e-mail info@perry200.com, or call the Jefferson Educational Society.
