Members of the Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc., for 2024
This information will be updated as needed. Thanks!
Officers:
President: David B. Williams
Vice President: Michael I. Blum
Secretary: Lisa Williams
Treasurer: Don Stewart - Bel Air Lions
Board of Directors 2024:
Amy Biondi, 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 will be updated as we proceed on the event:
- Bicycle Registration & Rodeo: Officer Rick Krause; Bel Air Police Explorers & Auxiliary Police Unit
- Bocce Demonstration & Competition: S.I.A.B.
- Communications: Amy Biondi
- Corporate Sponsorship Program: Amy Biondi, Don Stewart and Michael Blum
- Field Arrangements: Freddie Murillo & Blaine Lang — Town of Bel Air
- Fireworks: David Williams & Don Stewart
- Emergency Medical Services: Chief Scott Panowitz, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
- Flag Raising: American Legion Post #39; Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial American Legion Post #55; Robert Hudson, Bugler; Autumn Boyle, Soprano
- Hays House: Julie Brasch, Harford County Historical Society
- Horseshoe Pitching: Greg Cooper, Lisa Williams, Jake Weller & Renée Weller
- Miss Bel Air Independence Day 2024: Gianna Romero
- Miss Bel Air Independence Day Committee: Michael Blum, Chairman; Laura Patnaude, Coordinator. Selection Committee: Amy Biondi, Michael Blum (Chairman), Don Stewart, David Williams, Aaron Cahall, Lisa Williams, Perry Thompson, Maka Ezeonyebuchi & Laura Patnaude
- Pancake Breakfast: Bel Air High School Boosters
- Parade Chairman: Michael Blum
- Parade Committee: Michael Blum, Chairman; Aaron Cahall, Don Stewart, David Williams, Julie Chmura
- Parade Banner Carriers Deployment: Chris Van de Verg
- Parks & Recreation: Many thanks to 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; Michael Blum
- Publicity: Aaron Cahall, David Anderson & Michael Blum
- Reviewing Stand Decoration: MaryAnn Williams, Kim Politz, Andy Politz, Logan Politz & Jeanne Bayer
- Reviewing Stand Narration: Kristy Breslin of WMAR-TV Channel 2, assisted by Rich Bennett. Unit Order Texting: Perry Thompson
- Security: Bel Air Police Department, Harford County Department of Emergency Services, Harford County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Police, Maryland State Fire Marshal and other participating agencies
- Shuttle During Parade: Bel Air Lions
- Trophies, Ribbons & Certificates: Don Stewart & Michael Blum
- Uncle Sam Says: Michael Blum, assisted by Gianna Romero
- Vendor Coordinator: John Hayes
- Water Balloon Toss Contest: Tim Odell; Bel Air Lions
- Watermelon Eating Contest: Amy Biondi & Michael New — Bel Air Lions
- Web Site Hosting: Courtesy Michael Blum Associates, Inc.
