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69th
annual
Lincoln
Pilgrimage - Feb. 9, 2008
For Coverage of the Lincoln Pilgrimage that appeared
in the Press-Enterprise, CLICK
HERE. A "Slide Show" from the event is available HERE
and a PodCast
can also be downloaded.
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The
69th annual Lincoln Pilgrimage, which attracts more than a thousand Scouts
and other youth to honor the ideals and life of President Abraham Lincoln,
will take place Saturday, Feb. 9.
The
Lincoln Pilgrimage is coordinated by the Grayback District of the
California Inland Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America, and is sponsored
by the Kiwanis Club of
Redlands
. The Downtown Redlands Business Association provides promotional support.
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Lincoln
Pilgrimage photos by Debbie Kacynski, courtesy of the Lincoln Pilgrimage
Committee, Grayback
District of the California Inland Empire Council, Boy Scouts of
America
.
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The
purpose of the pilgrimage is to encourage youth to dedicate themselves to
the principles held by Abraham Lincoln and our founding fathers, according
to volunteer coordinator Don Buchanan of
Redlands
.
Lincoln
Pilgrimage youth participants will be primarily from
Riverside
and
San Bernardino
Counties
, however, young people from
Los Angeles
to
San Diego
counties also have registered to take part.
The
pilgrimage parade starts at 10 a.m. with participants walking from the
Redlands High School baseball field area, at the corner of Citrus Street
and University Avenue, traveling west on Citrus Street through downtown
Redlands to Eureka Street, turning south and heading to the Redlands Bowl
for a free historical presentation and music, beginning at about 11a.m.
CLICK HERE
for a full copy of the Pilgrimage Press Release in "PDF" format. |
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Provided by Emily
Bueermann, Chase Communications, Redlands. |
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