Members of the Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc., for 2022
Officers:
President: Don Stewart - Bel Air Lions
Vice President: Michael Blum
Board of Directors 2022:
Michael Blum, Aaron Cahall, Don Stewart, Perry Thompson, David Williams, Lisa Williams
Individual Event Coordinators and Sub-Committees (in alphabetical order by event), in charge of the various events and functions of the Committee and of the Celebration of Independence Day in Bel Air, Maryland (Note: some of these events or functions are not run by the Bel Air Independence Day Committee; they are included because they are part of the overall celebration of July 4 in the Town of Bel Air). This list was accurate for July 4, 2022:
- Bicycle Registration & Rodeo: Officer Rick Krause; Bel Air Police Explorers & Auxiliary Police Unit
- Communications: Don Stewart
- Corporate Sponsorship Program: Don Stewart and Michael Blum
- Field Arrangements: Charles Arnold — Town of Bel Air
- Fireworks: Don Stewart
- Emergency Medical Services: Chief Scott Panowitz, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Department
- Flag Raising: American Legion Post #39; American Legion Post #55; Robert Hudson, Bugler; Mary Pohlenz, Soprano
- Horseshoe Pitching: Greg Cooper, Lisa Williams, David Williams & Renee Cooper
- Miss Bel Air Independence Day 2022: Shyama Bhatt
- Miss Bel Air Independence Day Selection Committee: Michael Blum, Chairman; Donald W. Stewart, David Williams, Aaron Cahall, Lisa Williams, Perry Thompson, Maka Ezeonyebuchi
- Pancake Breakfast: Bel Air High School Boosters
- Parade Chairman: Michael Blum
- Parade Committee: Aaron Cahall, Don Stewart, Hope Yamagata, David Williams
- Parade Banners & Banner Carriers: Hope Yamagata
- Parks & Recreation: Harford County Parks & Recreation
- Police Liaison: Sgt. Dave Madden — Bel Air Police Dept.
- Program, Maps, Graphics, Forms, Design, Logos, etc.: Michael Blum
- Program Distribution: Bel Air Police Explorers; Aaron Cahall
- Publicity: Aaron Cahall & Michael Blum
- Reviewing Stand Decoration: MaryAnn Williams
- Security: Bel Air Police Department, Harford County Department of Emergency Services, Harford County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Fire Marshal and other participating agencies
- Shuttle During Parade: Bel Air Lions
- Trophies, Ribbons & Certificates: Don Stewart
- Uncle Sam Says: Michael Blum
- Vendor Coordinator: John Hayes
- Water Balloon Toss Contest: Tim Odell, Bel Air Kiwanis; Bel Air Lions
- Watermelon Eating Contest: Bel Air Lions
- Webmaster: Michael Blum
- Web Site Hosting: Courtesy Michael Blum Associates, Inc.