Alachua’s 4th of July opportunity for all

I would like to extend a big thank you to the City of Alachua for putting together yet another fantastic 4^th of July celebration. I am proud to attend, sponsor and promote such an amazing event. It was wonderful to see a celebration which allowed families, kids, parents, and individuals alike to enjoy a full free day of fun with rides, games and a first class firework show to commemorate our nation’s 235^th birthday with patriotism and pride. It was truly a magnificent event.

It takes a great team to win, and the city staff and community volunteers did just that. While many cities cancelled their fireworks due to budget cuts, Alachua worked with the business community to make the city and America proud, as well as making all of us proud to be Americans.

A quick piece of advice to business owners, get involved. If you take the time to give to the community around you and participate in spectacular events, such as this one, you will see your business blossom.

Also, I know the event was advertised as having 30,000 people attend. However, while this might have been the number of the actual attendees, I-75 was backed up for 2 miles with other individuals trying to catch a glimpse of the amazing fireworks display. Taking that into account, there were many more people witnessing the amazing show the City of Alachua put on than we can count.

I am so grateful to be a part of this community and to work with such an awesome city staff. Thank you Alachua.

Freddie Wehbe

Domino’s Pizza Local Owner