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Festival of Lights Parade AND Community Lighting Contest

Rotary would like to thank everyone for participating in the Festival of Lights Parade this year. Thank you to our many volunteers that helped make the parade possible. Thank you to the downtown businesses that added festivities to the day and made their facilities available for this event. Thank you to the Bangor Police Department and the Public Works for all of your help.

We had 65 floats participate in the parade this year. Approximately 10,000 spectators in attendance.

The judging results are in and the plaque winners are as follows: Congratulations!

Outstanding Non-Profit - Penobscot Valley 4 Wheel Drive

Outstanding Commercial - Sandollar Spa & Pool

Outstanding Performing - Morita’s School of Dance

Outstanding Youth - Girl Scout Troop #348, Brewer

Outstanding Municipal - Bangor International Airport

Outstanding Adult - Eastside Center Health & Rehabilitation

Outstanding Band - Bangor High School Band

We will reach out to you when the Plaques are ready to be picked up.

A special THANK YOU to the parade sponsors:

Northern Light Health, Maine Savings, Visiting Angels, Holly Taylor, Versant Power, WABI-5, CYR Bus Line, Dunkin, Memory Maker Photography, Casella, Leadbetter’s

Community Lighting Contest

The Rotary Club of Bangor will also host a community lighting contest designed to encourage families and friends to drive through local communities to see light displays on homes, organizations, and in neighborhoods. The contest will be slightly different this year.

Each participant will receive a lawn sign with a number on it. The public will be invited to drive around and view each entry. Maps with directions to participating locations will be provided on the Rotary website listed below. Viewers will then vote for their favorite entry by posting a picture on Facebook of the lawn sign or the display showing the number of their favorite entry or voting on the Rotary website. The winning entry will be named People's Choice and will receive $500 in cash!

There will also be celebrity judges who will vote on categories including best residential, commercial, nonprofit, municipal, and neighborhood. Winners in each of the categories will receive a plaque and bragging rights.

Maps and voting are now available! The contest runs from December 4 to January 2.

Questions please email Jesse Moriarity at jesse.moriarity@gmail.com

Sponsors

A HUGE thank you to our sponsors.

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