On Tuesday, Terry Kennard will oversee the Grand Parade of America's Freedom Festival at Provo — the 19th year he's been a volunteer for the parade. 'It gets in your blood. I love what it stands for most of all.'
PROVO — Twenty years ago, Terry Kennard and his family went to the America's Freedom Festival Grand Parade and he noticed his neighbor was riding a golf cart in the parade. He reached out to the neighbor and "that was the beginning of the end."
"It's one of the most amazing ways that we as a community can come together and celebrate our country. I love this country with all my heart," he said. "This is one way we can celebrate and show our appreciation for all those amazing folks who went before us. It's a fun way, but it's also a very poignant way."is one of the largest parades in Utah with about 300,000 spectators and it requires a lot of volunteers to run smoothly.
"It's an opportunity to see each other in a more relaxed, natural setting. They love it. It's fun, good food, good friends, good music, good activities and just an evening of letting them know how much I appreciate their hard work." The values of the Freedom Festival — freedom, God, family and country — are crucial around the nation right now, Warner said, and Kennard embodies those values.
Catmull said each year Kennard focuses on an element of the parade to improve upon, whether it's the number of floats, which celebrities are in the parade, or the organization of it all. "It has created a lot of fun memories and a lot of great things I will look back on," she said. "Just that me-and-him time, something we bond over a lot.""If you want to celebrate the country's Independence Day in a fun way that your kids will love, then come," Kennard said. "If you want to have a fun, family opportunity to share your patriotism and let your kids see your patriotism, this is absolutely the best way to do it.
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