Below please find the parade update from the town related to Memorial Day Parade this Monday, May 30th. Fairfield National has a long standing tradition of marching in the parade so hopefully you and your teams will consider marching.
The parade starts at 10AM SHARP!! We have also been informed that no objects should be thrown from the parade route. If so, you will be removed from the parade. Traffic along the parade route will be cut-off by 9:30AM so please let parents know they should drop off their kids no later than 9:15AM so they have time to get back to their viewing location.
We are in the Blue Third Division Section B (towards the end of the parade) and the meeting location of Fairfield National and Fairfield American will be Bungalow Ave. This is the cross street directly across from Hemlock Hardware. Players should wear their uniform (hat, jersey and pants). DO NOT WEAR CLEATS - SNEAKERS ONLY!!!!
There will be an ice cream truck at the end of the route after the Town Hall @ South Benson which is also the pick-up location to share with your parents. Chris Parker will be distributing tickets for the ice cream to each team manager the morning of the parade (maybe 2 if you behave....).
ROUTE OF PARADE - The line of march will be East from South Pine Creek Road along Post Road to Library, then South along Old Post Road to Flint’s Corner, and then East along Old Post Road passing the Town Green and continuing beyond South Benson Road to disband. DIVISION 1 will start from South Pine Creek Rd., DIVISION 2 on Beaumont St. and DIVISION 3 will be split between Granville St. and Bungalow Avenue and will join in numerical order when directed by their Division Commander to do so.
Again, we ask all coaches and managers to reach out to Chris Parker with any additional questions and to confirm which team/division/manager/# of players will be participating.