Many contributed to making fireworks show Lyndonville’s biggest on July 4

Photo by Tom Rivers: Fireworks light up the sky and are reflected in Johnson Creek during the finale on July 4. The fireworks show was more than 40 minutes and capped off the 50th anniversary of the Lyndonville Lions Club’s Independence Day celebrations.

Editor:

The Lyndonville Lions Club held its 50th Annual Independence Day Celebration on Thursday, July 4th. Our fireworks display, which culminated the festivities, has become one of the largest shows in all of Western New York.

To commemorate this year’s milestone celebration, the Lions Club signed a contract with Young Explosives out of Rochester which was the largest in the company’s 75-year history!

The fireworks display is by far the greatest expense that the Lions Club incurs during these celebrations each year. It is only due to the response and support of area businesses, organizations and the general public that a show of this magnitude is possible. I would like to extend a sincere thank you to each of the over 50 businesses and organizations that made contributions toward this year’s show.

In addition, thanks to all those people who sent donations, who placed money in our Independence Day Firecracker Cans, who dropped money in the firecracker barrels being pulled along the parade route and who dropped money in the firecracker barrels on the school grounds. Once again, this year’s response for donations was awesome, in fact they were “over the top.”

To repeat, without the tremendous community-minded support of each and every one of you, a display such as this would not be possible. With your continued support in the years ahead, I trust that these displays may continue well into the future

Sincerely,

Wes Bradley

Lyndonville Lions Club

Fireworks Fundraising Chairman