63rd Annual Medford-Vincentown Rotary Club Halloween Parade

Thank you to our sponsors for making Medford the Great Community it is!

Parade Sponsor
TD BANK

Band Sponsors

ABC DISCOUNT APPLIANCES & VIDEO
DR. FINGER - DENTIST
FLANAGAN'S AUTOMOTIVE
MEDFORD HEATING OIL
MURPHY'S MARKETS
ODD FELLOWS

Band Co-Sponsor
AMERIKICK KARATE STUDIOS OF MEDFORD
BAMBOO GARDENS
BIG LEAGUE DREAMS
BROADWAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
HARRIETT'S OIL SERVICE

KAZMIERSKI ORTHODONTICS
L.E. ROSELLI'S
MERRITT'S CITGO
STERLING BANK
ZALLIES SHOP RITE OF MEDFORD

Sign Sponsors
ALLEN'S OIL & PROPANE
ARARAT RUG CLEANERS
BARCLAY GROUP / JS BRADDOCK
BRADLEY & STOW FUNERAL HOME
CABINET GALLERY, INC.
DALTON INSURANCE AGENCY
DAVIDSON JEWELERS
DRS. KEN & DEBORAH HOOVER
FERRY ASSOCIATES

FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT
GOLDEN PHEASANT GOLF CLUB
JADE RUN SOD FARM
JOHNSON'S CORNER FARM
KULZER & DiPADOVA, P.A..
LOREN OPTICAL
MATHIS FUNERAL HOME
MCS BUSINESS TELEPHONES & DATA
MEDFORD FORD

NEW YORK LIFE - BRIAN KAVANAGH, AGENT
PAUL GERIKE ATTORNEY
PIC-A-LILLI INN
R.P.M. HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC.
REDMOND'S MULCH & STONE WORLD
SOUTH JERSEY EYE PHYSICIANS
SPOTT'S HARDWARE
TARANTELLA'S RESTAURANT
WHEELIES BICYCLE

The parade is a combination of individual marchers, group marchers, floats, antique cars, fire trucks and bands from around the areas. 

This years bands featured the The Lenape High School Marching Band, and performing for their 32nd year, the Greater Trenton Bags & Pipes and several Mummers Bands. 

Grand Marshall for this year’s parade was Larry McDonald from Medford, NJ who was chosen as the 2009 Medford-Vincentown Rotary Citizen of the Year for his dedication to the community.

 

 

Parade History

In 1946 the Township of Medford approached the Medford-Vincentown Rotary Club with the intent of having an event during mischief night/ Halloween period to provide the young people of the town an alternative activity in which to participate. With World War II just ending and the country still in a very patriotic mood, the idea of a parade was quickly embraced. The first parade consisted of costumed marchers, a few floats, a couple of fire engines and a band.  The parade has grown every year and has become one of the most cherished traditions in the community. The parade now boasts over 10 marching bands, 40 hand built floats, hundreds of costumed marchers and draws in excess of 20,000 spectators yearly. The parade has been a labor of love to many members of the Rotary Club over the years, some of which participated in the first. The parade is the single largest yearly undertaking by the club and serves as its biggest fundraiser. 100% of the funds raised from the parade go directly to the many community projects and scholarships sponsored by the Medford-Vincentown Rotary Club.

 

 

Thank You to all of the sponsors, supporters and participants

Happy Halloween!

 

If you had a good time please email us at info@mvrotaryclub.org