Past Themes

There a 2 main purposes for designating a Theme for the annual July 4th Celebration held in Montrose each year. First, is to recognize and promote some aspect of Americana that is appropriate for that specific year or to develop a theme that focuses on a general part of our history or some part of our lives as Americans.  

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Secondly, the Theme should be of such a nature that it enhances the Patriotic Parade by providing a base for the development of floats that can be judged in the Float Contest. Floats are an essential part of the Parade and create some dynamic visual effects for our guests as they enjoy and watch the Parade. To encourage participation, cash prizes are awarded to the top 6 Floats picked by the Judges.

This year we want to focus the Theme on the 2 sponsoring Clubs, the Kiwanis Club and the Lions Club. The basic mission of both Community Service Clubs is to “Build Better Communities by Service to Others”. In addition, it was recommended that both clubs combine their talents and put together a Float that highlights many of the activities, events, sponsorships and programs that each club is actively involved with. One area that we both center our efforts on is the development of leadership and service youth groups in the Blue Ridge, Elk Lake , and Montrose School Districts.