The 106th Ansonia Memorial Day Parade will be held Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 2 p.m.
The parade starts at Nolan Field and proceeds along Wakelee Avenue, down Jackson Street passing in review at City Hall and proceeding to Big Y Shopping Plaza on Main Street.
The parade is in honor of ​“All Veterans” and a brief ceremony will be held at the front of City Hall to honor the veterans. The theme of this years’ parade is ​“Ansonia’s Tribute To Those Who Served and Who are Now Serving Around the World”.
The parade will feature five Divisions, each led by an Ansonia Fire Company. This years’ Honor Fire Company will be the Webster Hose Company.
The parade will have many musical units including the Ansonia High School Band, The Connecticut Hurricanes Corps, New Haven Gaelic Pipe Band, Washington Park Fife and Drum Corps, Naugatuck High School Band and others, plus floats.
There will be Shuttle Bus Service starting at 12:00 p.m. from the parking lot at Naugatuck Savings Bank in the Big Y mall. A special thank you to the Big Y Shopping Plaza for all their help and cooperation.
Veteran Groups, civic and sports groups, school children, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Fraternal organizations and Church groups interested in being in the Parade are asked to contact Julia Maher at 203 – 735-5106.
American Legion
The Ansonia American Legion Gordon-Visselli Post 50 extends an invitation to all veterans, Reserve, Guard and active duty men and woman of the Valley to accompany them in the Ansonia Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 27.
The parade kicks off at 2:00 at Nolan Field on Wakelee Avenue. Contact Post Finance Officer, Pat Henri, for further details at 203 – 734-1851.
