GoFourth! clothes, merchandise available for July 4

GoFourth! committee needs $2,000 more to reach its goal

POTTSTOWN » July 4 is near, and the GoFourth! committee is helping you wear your American pride with its line of new merchandise.

The committee is now selling Tshirts, tank tops, and hats for $15 each. Blankets are being sold for $20.

Merchandise can be found at https://www.pottstowngofourth.com/gofourthgear. They will be sold during the parade and at the festival as well.

The GoFourth! parade will start at 10:15 a.m. with a parade that begins at High and Adams streets. Festivities continue in Manatawny Park, with games and music throughout the day. Fireworks are to go off after dark around 9 p.m.

Volunteers are still needed throughout the day. Sign-ups can take place https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c45adaf28a6f49-2018.

The GoFourth! committee has raised $58,000 out of its $60,000 goal.

“We just want people to understand why we need such a large amount of money to put on the event,” GoFourth! Co-Chairperson Amy Francis wrote in an email. “For instance, because of the return of fireworks this year, the insurance is over $5000 and security (fire police, police, independent security firm, ambulance) is $8500.”

Tax-deductible donations can be made by donating online at PottstownGoFourth.org or by sending a check made payable to the TriCounty Community Network (TCN), with “Attention: GoFourth” as the memo. Checks should be sent to Pottstown GoFourth! Festival, PO Box 1362, Pottstown PA 19464.

Here’s a list of donations so far to the celebration:

DFM FILE PHOTO Adriana and Sabine Culliane of County Cork, Ireland, watch the 4th of July parade in Pottstown.Their mother lived in Allentown and wants her kids to see an Independence Day parade every year.

DFM FILE PHOTO Colorful fireworks light up the night sky over Pottstown’s Memorial Park to mark an end to the Fourth of July festivities.

DFM FILE PHOTO Bike Pottstown and Mercury employees ride bicycles during the Pottstown 4th of July parade.