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Volunteers needed for 4th of July events
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MONROE - The Monroe Parks and Recreation Department's 26th annual July 4 celebration will be in Twining Park with the theme "When You Wish upon a Star."

The event will feature Kiwanis horse and wagon rides, a Lion's Club petting zoo, carnival games, slow-pitch softball and volleyball tournaments, concession stands, a city band concert and the Fireworks Salute to America Sky Concert, sponsored by Wisconsin Bank & Trust.

Volunteers are needed to help in the carnival or concession areas. Free "When You Wish Upon a Star" July 4th T-shirts will be given to all volunteers.

The volunteer shifts for carnival rides are 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., 12:45 to 3 p.m. and 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. Children who want to volunteer need to be accompanied by an adult.

For the concession stand, adults only are asked to volunteer. The two-hour shifts run from 10:45 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.

If interested in volunteering, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 608-329-2460.

Sponsors for the July 4 T-shirts are: PDC; WEKZ; Kiwanis; The Dilly Bean; Monroe Manor; Colony Brands; Frank's Franks; Coplien Painting; MAST swim team; Monroe Engraving; Monroe Lions Club; Rob and Maxine Wheat; OPN Architects Inc.; Crossroads Church; Jonny B. Enterprises; Knights of Columbus; Whitney Tree Service; Koning Meats and Deli; Cliff and Dorothy Reasa Charitable Fund; Krueger Pyrotechnics; Wisconsin Bank & Trust; Lanz & McArdle Insurance; Schultz's Inter-State Ag; Monroe Behring Senior Center; National Historic Cheesemaking; Brennan's Country Farm Market; American Axle and Manufacturing; Fuzzy's Audio, Video and U.S. Cellular; Rural Insurance, Mike Hutchinson; Vince's Pizza; American Family Insurance, Tim Young; Dearth Buick GMC Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram; RBS Activewear/Thunder Bridge Trading Co.; and Monroe Municipal Employees AFSCME Local #3760.