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Note: do not use this form to apply to be IN the parade — instead, fill out the On-line Parade Application.
Thanks!
Members of the Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc., for 2026
This information will be updated as needed. Thanks!
Officers:
President: David B. Williams
Vice President: Michael I. Blum
Secretary: Lisa Williams
Treasurer: Don Stewart - Bel Air Lions
Board of Directors 2026:
Amy Biondi, Michael Blum, Gabrielle Brady, Aaron Cahall, Debbie Kerby, Tommy Kerfoot, Matt MacDonald, Don Stewart, Perry Thompson, David Williams, Lisa Williams
Individual Event Coordinators and Sub-Committees (in alphabetical order by event), in charge of the various events and functions of the Committee and of the Celebration of Independence Day in Bel Air, Maryland (Note: some of these events or functions are not run by the Bel Air Independence Day Committee; they are included because they are part of the overall celebration of July 4 in the Town of Bel Air). This list was accurate as of July 4, 2025, and will be updated as we approach July 4, 2026:
- Bicycle Registration & Rodeo: Officer Rick Krause; Bel Air Police Explorers & Auxiliary Police Unit
- Communications: Amy Biondi
- Corporate Sponsorship Program: Amy Biondi, Tommy Kerfoot, Don Stewart and Michael Blum
- Field Arrangements: Freddie Murillo — Town of Bel Air
- Fireworks: David Williams & Don Stewart
- Emergency Medical Services: Chief Stephan Cox, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
- Flag Raising: American Legion Post #39; Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial American Legion Post #55; Robert Hudson, Bugler; Siena Bauer, Soprano
- Hays House: Julie Brasch, Harford County Historical Society
- Horseshoe Pitching: David Williams, Lisa Williams, Jake Weller & Renée Weller
- Miss Bel Air Independence Day 2026: Tiara Kittleberger
- Miss Bel Air Independence Day Committee: Michael Blum, Chairman; Gabrielle Brady,Coordinator. Selection Committee: Amy Biondi, Michael Blum, Gabrielle Brady, Laura Patnaude, Don Stewart, David Williams & Lisa Williams
- Pancake Breakfast: Bel Air High School Boosters
- Parade Chairman: Michael Blum
- Parade Committee: Michael Blum, Chairman; Aaron Cahall, Matt MacDonald, Don Stewart, David Williams
- Parade Banner Carriers Deployment: Chris Van de Verg
- Parks & Recreation: Many thanks to Harford County Parks & Recreation
- Police Liaison: Lt. Robert Pfarr & Corporal John Ganovski — Bel Air Police Dept.
- Program, Maps, Graphics, Forms, Design, Logos, etc.: Michael Blum
- Program Distribution: Bel Air Police Explorers; Michael Blum
- Publicity: Aaron Cahall, David Anderson & Michael Blum
- Reviewing Stand Decoration: MaryAnn Williams, Kim Politz, Andy Politz, Logan Politz & Jeanne Bayer
- Reviewing Stand Narration: Kristy Breslin of WMAR-TV Channel 2, assisted by Rich Bennett. Unit Order Texting: Perry Thompson & Amy Biondi
- Security: Bel Air Police Department, Harford County Department of Emergency Services, Harford County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Police, Maryland State Fire Marshal and other participating agencies
- Shuttle During Parade: Amy Biondi
- Trophies, Ribbons & Certificates: Don Stewart & Michael Blum
- Uncle Sam Says: Michael Blum
- Vendor Coordinator: John Hayes
- Water Balloon Toss Contest: Tim Odell; Bel Air Lions
- Watermelon Eating Contest: Amy Biondi & Bel Air Lions
- Web Site Hosting: Courtesy Michael Blum Associates, Inc.
