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"Rotary Loves a Parade" The Rotary Club of Concord proudly participated in Concord's 375th Anniversary Parade on Sept. 11, 2010. Over 50 Rotarians and their friends donned "Concord's 375th" hats to march, ride in vintage cars or wave from atop a float, proclaiming Rotary's continuing commitment to "Building Communities, Bridging Continents." Marchers carried signs representing Rotary projects. Ambassadorial Scholar Karina Bruestle waved from Neal Walker's 1962 Pontiac Bonneville while District 7910 Governor Mike Ellis saluted the crowd from his Model A Ford. The float, a 24-foot flatbed truck loaned by Acorn/Deck House, carried skateboarders, a helicopter pilot, patient and crew, along with a reproduction of the helicopter landing pad built by Rotary at Emerson Hospital. A model half–pipe like that at the Skate Board Park constructed by Rotary at Concord Carlisle High School stood in front of trees to be planted by Rotarians at the Habitat for Humanity houses in Bedford. Rousing music from the float stirred members of the Concord-Carlisle High School Interact Club to flash a colorful "Happy Birthday Concord" sign and display their banner. Another banner honored Al Filipov…"True Rotarian…True Friend. 9-11-01." Thanks to the effort of many Rotarians, the Rotary Club of Concord celebrated the Town of Concord's Birthday with fun and flair.