July the 4th Celebration

- The Jackson All-Stars Band
- Betsy Ross telling stories
- Old-fashioned Games
- Presentation of the Flag
- George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Patrick Henry, Continental Soldiers, and Widow at Veterans Memorial Garden
- Hot dogs, cake, ice cream, lemonade, watermelon, strawberries
- Vintage airplanes at Commemorative Air Force Hangar
Parking is available on the MRA campus and the MRA Old Canton Road Calumet Lot.
Emcee will be Major General (retired) Augustus Leon Collins, former Adjutant General of Mississippi serving as the Commanding General of both the Mississippi Army and Air National Guard.
Thank you to our sponsors:
RED LEVEL – Techsource Solutions
WHITE LEVEL – Keesler Federal Credit union and Keep America Beautiful
BLUE LEVEL – Community Bank, Entergy, Terry Service, Neel Schaffer, Steve Chisholm, LLC
Also, thanks to these volunteers:
Lions Club
Annandale Chapter, NSDAR
River of Pearls DAR and River of Pearls Garden Club
Amazon
Masonic Circle Lodge 638
Keep Madison the City Beautiful
Madison the City Mayor’s Youth Council
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church