MEMORIAL DAY PARADE AND CEREMONY

Parade Assembles at the O.P.Library at 8:30 AM and starts at 9:00 AM SHARP!

Parade Route:

• Highland Ave (behind the library), north on South Buffalo Street to the Four Corners, left onto West Quaker Street to Veterans Park.

Order of March:

• Orchard Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6247
• Disabled American Veterans in cars
• Orchard Park Middle School Band
• Orchard Park Jr. Color Guard
• Orchard Park American Legion Post #567
• Orchard Park American Legion Post #567 Auxiliary
• Girl Scouts
• Boy Scouts
• Orchard Park High School Band
• Orchard Park Fire Company
• Windom Fire Company
• Hillcrest Fire Company
• Fire and First Aid Trucks

Program: Colonel Adam Czekanski – Master of Ceremonies

• Star Spangled Banner – Ms. Leah Berst is a 2013 Orchard Park High School graduate and a graduate of the University at Buffalo. She is working at Ingram Micro and doing
  theatre performances in Buffalo.
• Raising of the Flag – Commander Robert Davis, American Legion Post #567
• Commander William Scharra, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6247
• Invocation – Father James Ciupek, Pastor, Nativity of Our Lord Church
• Gettysburg Address – Maelle Ninin, Orchard Park Middle School 8th Grade Student
• Guest Speaker – To be announced
• Placing of the Wreaths – VFW & Legion Commanders
• Placing of the Flowers – Girl Scouts
• Rifle Squad – Members of the VFW and American Legion
• Taps – Buglers, Thomas Wall and Dylan Ranis, from the Orchard Park High School
• Benediction – Father James Ciupek, Nativity of Our Lord Church
• God Bless America, sung by Ms. Leah Berst (all are invited to join in)

Please come out and show your appreciation for those who served.