July 4th Program
Paulk Park
363 Perry House Road
Fitzgerald, Georgia
July 4, 2015
4:00 p.m.
Hotdogs/Chips/Cold Drinks
4:30 p.m. Watermelon Eating Contest - 6 & Under; 7-12 Years
5:15 p.m. Buried Treasure Hunt - 6 & Under, 7-12 Years
6:00 p.m. Greased Pole - 12 & Under; 13-18 Years
6:00 p.m. Live Band Stand: Saggy Bottom Boys & Darlin' - Bluegrass
7:00 p.m. City/County Depot Picnic
7:30 p.m. Live Band Stand: Swamp Central Rock, Southern Rock, Country
9:00 p.m. Independence Day Observance: Pledge of Allegiance & National Anthem
9:15 p.m. Independence Day Fireworks Show
DLS Concessions: At 4:00 p.m., free hotdogs, potato chips and drinks will be served by the DLS staff as long as food supplies last. The drinks are donated courtesy of Deep South Products/Polar Beverages, Fitzgerald.
Watermelon Eating Contest: Cash prize awards will be given to the winners of the contest in the amount of First Prize = $15.00; Second Prize = $10.00; Third Prize = $5.00 for each of the two age categories 6 & under and Ages 7-12.
Buried Treasure Hunt:
Twenty (20) Cash Prize awards in the amount of $5.00 each await the children who want to dig into a special Buried Treasure Site in the park. Ten (10) prizes will be buried in the Ages 6 & under site, and ten (10) prizes will be buried in a separate Ages 7-12 site. The "Big Dig" site will also be located in a controlled weather environment which will include "rain" provided by the Fitzgerald Fire Department. The cash money will be hermetically sealed in plastic eggs and randomly buried. Children should be prepared to get dirty...get muddy....get wet......and get rich when the lucky ones find the buried treasure.
Greased Pole: Cash prize awards will be given to the winners of the contest in the amount noted as follows for the respective age groups:
$100.00 Ages 12 & Under Short Pole
$100.00 Ages 13-18 Tall Pole