The Fort 91原创 Lions Club have announced the cancellation of their 98th annual May Day parade 鈥� the latest large gathering to be nixed amid COVID-19 concerns.
The event, initially planned for Monday, May 18, traditionally began with a pancake breakfast, followed by a stream of floats, bands, and other participants parading down Trattle Street to Mavis Avenue in Fort 91原创.
Russell Townsend, the parade chair and Marshall, said the cancellation had to be done because the event normally attracts five to six thousand people.
鈥淚t鈥檚 never been shut down before 鈥� even during the war they still had it. But it鈥檚 safer to do so. We wouldn鈥檛 want to spread anything,鈥� Townsend said.
Townsend added that the Lions Club has been completely shutdown since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic 鈥� no bi-weekly spaghetti dinners, seniors dinners, or alcoholic anonymous meetings have occurred for the past month.
鈥淲e wouldn鈥檛 want anyone to contaminate our building,鈥� Townsend said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the right thing to do.鈥�
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The Fort 91原创 Lions Club is a part of Lions Clubs International, a network of volunteers who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities.
Major events for the club include The Fort 91原创 Cranberry Festival, Christmas hamper and bureau collections, and support for seniors, programs such as Camp Zajac, and annual events such as the Fort 91原创 Remembrance Day Service.
Lions Clubs International is the world鈥檚 largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
More information on Fort 91原创鈥檚 club can be found at
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