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20th Annual Tolland Memorial Day Parade and Service

The Town will honor members of the military who have made the ultimate sacrifice on Sunday, May 29 when it holds the 20th Annual Tolland Memorial Day Parade and Service, beginning at 1 p.m., rain or shine.

The 2011 theme is “Honoring Our Heroes.”  Residents, sports leagues, civic groups, churches and businesses are invited to march in or enter floats in the parade.  The parade will line up in the parking lot next to the Preschool of the Arts on Route 74 at noon and will step off at 1 p.m.

The parade will travel along Route 74 and past the historic Tolland Green, then turn right onto Old Post Road and end at the Tolland Intermediate School.  A memorial ceremony will follow in the field in front of the school featuring the Tolland High School band, soloists Kelsey Kaplan and Amanda Danielson and a poem recited by Sir Barry Simons of Tolland.

Parade-goers may want to visit the "Wall of Honor," which honors Tolland veterans, before or during the parade.  They may enter through the Public Works entrance of Town Hall and see it in the hallway across from the Recreation Department.

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The event is sponsored by the Town's Permanent Celebration Committee.  For more information, contact Kate Farrish at katefarrish@live.com or 860-871-8089.

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