Thank you
Dear Editor:
We appreciate Charlestown community’s support of our Twenty-Ninth Annual Halloween Parade on Friday night, October 31, 2014. We are grateful for Mayor Marty Walsh, State Senator Sal DiDomenico, City Councilor Sal LaMattina, who are enthusiastic collaborators. The generosity of the residents of The Monument Square area and The Training Field is greatly appreciated. Special thanks to Bill Foley, National Parks Service.
At The Bunker Hill Monument stairs, balloon sculptures danced over the thousands of trick-or-treaters who gathered to take pictures, receive their glow-in-the dark necklaces provided by the Charlestown Mothers Association who generously donated and assisted. The Warren Prescott Choir and The Boston Latin School Step Squad enthralled the crowd with their remarkable performances. Wizard Bruce Garr’s poem kicked off the parade as the trick or treaters marched with the Tony Barrie Marching Band. We are grateful for the help of The Navy and Boys & Girls Club volunteers. The Boston Police roadblock made us safe. DJ Dennis Taylor entertained the crowd. Seaport Campus made our colorful pumpkin heads.
The Cooperative Bank, led by Tom Coots and the TCB staff, assisted by inspiring and tireless Doug Macdonald and his tireless team created “A Haunted but Not-Scary” Training Field. Pier 6 contributed to the Charlestown Pirates Cove, built by the creative George Morton and his pirate crew and decorated by Michele Valle. Bright Horizons donated generously and provided Bright Horizon blinking lights for the children safety. The Whole Foods backdrop was a big success. Diabolis in Musica with Charlestown’s Sioux Gerard and DJ Smokey Cain’s music moved little and big feet with rhythm.
Halloween at Monument Square and The Training Field provides lifelong memories for Charlestown’s children, families, and friends.
We appreciate the support of:
The Honorable Mayor Martin J Walsh
State Senator Sal DiDomenico
City Councilman Sal La Mattina
Charlestown Neighborhood Liaison Tom McKay
Charlestown Neighborhood Council Dave Whelan
The Monument Square Neighborhood Association
The Friends of The Training Field
Boston Police Department
The National Park Service and NPS Bill Foley and Dave Whittle
The US Navy and USS Constitution
The City Hall to Go, Danielle Valle Fitzgerald
The Charlestown Mother’s Association
Charlestown Against Drugs, CHAD
The Cooperative Bank, Tom Coots and The TCB Team
Doug Macdonald and The Not So Scary Team
Boston Portfolio Properties, LLC
Bright Horizons
Pier 6
George Morton and The Charlestown Pirates
Whole Foods
Legal Seafood Oysteria
Diabolis in Musica
Warren Prescott Choir
Boston Latin School Step Squad
Seaport Academy
The Boys & Girls Club
Bruce Garr, The Monument Square Wizard
Tony Barrie Marching Band
Ed Katz and Pat Murphy
Diversified Automotive
Bunker Hill Associates
Friends of The Navy Yard
Navy Yard Bistro
Peabody Properties
Balloonatics
Mr Ron, Spunky the Clown and Peter Panic for entertainment
H. David Hennessey, Monument Square Treasurer
James Hauser, The Friends of The Training Field Treasurer
Disc Jockeys Dennis Taylor and Smokey Cain
Michael Tognarelli
Frank Celeste
Kelly Garvey Pelligrini
The Good Shephard
Ross Photographer
Jennifer Rossi, Rebecca Love, Suzanne Crowther, Tracey Lavin, Shannon Fitzgerald, Natalia Parker
Susan Roche, Katherine Sipolt, , Karen Colombosian, Suraj Krishnamurthi, Stephanie Rivkind,
Stephen Tucker, Janet Logan, Dave Fortunato, Ingrid Parnell, John Conforti and John Conforti,
Michele Valle, Jane Phillipi, Ivey St John, Patience Bundshuh, Edward & Linda Kennedy,
Logan Condo Association, Cheryl Norton, Kevin Joyce, Mark Swab, Tighe Smith,
30 Monument Square, Susan Bokan, and Erin Barry
and other generous donors who help create this great Charlestown tradition for young and old, from all groups. The cooperation and generosity of the community has been overwhelming.
Thank you to all for your willingness to make Halloween in Charlestown “The Best in Boston.”
Sincerely,
Diane Valle