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47th Annual JTAA Christmas Parade from page 1 Parks and Recreation Thanks to Jeff Sabin and his staff from Waste Management
and the Community for supplying all of those trash containers in the staging area.
celebration. Thank you to Chuck Dettman, John Hearn and Relations Department Thank you to this year’s grand marshal, Frank Kitzerow,
the rest of the parade committee for all of their time. – my expressions of our very own Jupiter town manager, and thank you again
Thank you to Jupiter’s Town Manager Frank J Kitzerow, gratitude would never Frank, for your many years of support to our community.
Mayor Jim Kuretski and the Town Council. Thank you to the end. Our Toys for Tots program was a big success collecting
Village of Tequesta’s Mayor Molly Young and the Village Thank you to the many toys. The Marine Corps motto is “Semper Fi,” meaning
Council and Palm Beach County’s (PBC) Commissioner University of Florida always faithful. Thank you to everyone who donated so many
Maria Marino. Thank you to Jupiter’s Police Department Scripps for giving up wonderful toys. Thank you for being faithful to our local
(JPD) for their cooperation in coordinating traffic and crowd their employee parking Marines.
control, especially JPD Capt. Michael Salvemini for his lot so that we would And what would our parade be without Santa taking time
leadership and guidance in the preparation and planning, have a place to stage out of his busy schedule to greet our children? Special thanks
especially with his assistance in helping the parade and the POA for being to our parade sponsor the JTAA for setting aside the operating
committee transfer the parade route to Abacoa. so supportive of this budget necessary for this parade.
I would also like to acknowledge the following: The parade from the first meeting back in May, and who has The winners of our float competition are:
Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group for all of our communication been advertising the parade since June of this year. Thank Compliance With Theme
support, Liberty Signs for donating the sign used at you to the Abacoa community for welcoming us with open First place: Char-Mar School of Dance
Lighthouse Park, the Town of Jupiter Parks and Recreation arms. Thank you to our parade judges, volunteers from the Second place: Richard A Jones Electric, Inc.
for letting us use Abacoa Community Park as the place to Jr. Woman’s Club. Santa sends a special thanks to the Palm Third place: Live Like Jake Foundation
conclude this year’s parade. If I had to list all of the support Beach Gardens Fire Rescue for providing his transportation
that I and the parade committee receive from our friends at on their 1940 American LaFrance Fire Engine. 47th Annual JTAA Christmas Parade on page 10