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City
of Elgin
310 North Main St.
P.O. Box 591
Elgin, Texas 78621
Office: (512) 281-5724
Fax: (512) 285-5962
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10th
Annual Juneteenth Festival
June
12th & 13th
2009
This
year is the 10th Annual Elgin Juneteenth Celebration. A milestone
in history for Elgin and it is also the 100th anniversary of the
NAACP. We have many things to celebrate and commemorate and to
be thankful. Our town has come a long way to becoming more diversified
and working toward being a city of “Unity”. Our Juneteenth
mission is “Let’s put unity back into Community”.
Our celebration has many activities and everyone is welcome. Please
join us in our celebrations and help us make our Juneteenth Celebration
the best in Texas!
Click
here for flyer
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Friday
night has a Campfire Supper with trail ride music and camp
out. Saturday morning, wake up to a Chuck Wagon Breakfast
and a 10 mile round trip ride. Return to camp and get ready
to go to the VFW for a Show Down Dance from 7 – 12.
All night campout and trail ride is $15.
The VFW dance is $7.
Information/tickets Contact – Bettye Lofton (512)
963-2721 or William Russell (512) 789-7987 or email bettyelofton@prodigy.net.
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The Juneteenth Pageant will be May 15 & 16 and is expanding
this year to include three pageant categories – Miss
Juneteenth, Little Miss Juneteenth and Little Miss Princess,
ranging in age from 6-22. Each category will have two runners-up
and a variety of prizes and trophies will be awarded. There
will be plenty of entertainment that you won’t want
to miss. Everyone is eligible to participate but time is
running out please contact our organizers soon to be eligible
to participate.
Information Contact – Elsie Williams (512) 281-6322)
or email elwms2001@yahoo.com
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Juneteenth Pageant
May
15 & 16
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Juneteenth
Parade & Celebration
June 12th and 13th
Click
here for flyer
Friday night has a street dance on Depot Street with hip hop,
blues, R&B, zydeco, and music for all ages. We dance till
midnight. Veteran’s park has booths with all types of vendors...BBQ,
Fish Fries, T-Shirts, Jewelry, etc.
Saturday morning is our annual parade beginning at Booker T Washington
Elementary and ending at Veteran’s Park. We then meet at
the gazebo and have opening ceremonies with the last of the Buffalo
Soldiers. That starts a day of celebrations and commemoration.
A Car Show with cool, vintage cars will be on display, music in
the gazebo, food vendors, bingo/raffles and let’s not forget
the kiddy area.
Registration for the parade please contact Bettye Lofton (512)
963-2721or email bettylofton@prodigy.net
Vendor booth rental or information regarding the “Juneteenth
Celebration in the Park” please contact Eloise Wright (512)
281-5838 / Pauline Jackson (512) 281-4978 / Debbie Lundrigan (512)
229-8100 or email ewright23@austin.rr.com
rdprose@sbcglobal.net
Press
Release
These
are just our spring activities check back for our summer, fall
and Christmas events. We are always looking for new members
including our youth. The meetings are at 7pm on the 4th Tuesday
of every month. They are held at the 1st National Bank conference
room, located on US Hwy 290. Everyone is welcome to join and
if you don’t want to be a member, we do need volunteers
and sponsors. If you would like to become a member, volunteer
or sponsor of the Elgin Juneteenth Organization please contact
Elaine Joiner (512) 285-6321, zentumbler@aol.com or Coach Bishop
Mayes (512) 303-3608.
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