Carroll's NAACP finds a community-building opportunity in Westminster's Memorial Day parade - May 26, 2015 by Heather Cobun Carroll County Times

Carroll's NAACP finds a community-building opportunity in Westminster's Memorial Day parade - May 26, 2015 by Heather Cobun Carroll County Times

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Despite having a presence in the community for years, it wasn't until 2013 that Carroll County's NAACP chapter participated in the Westminster Memorial Day Parade for the first time, and this year's event was only the second for the local civil rights organization.

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NAACP members have served in every war since the organization's founding in 1909, according to Pamela Zappardino, first vice president of Carroll's NAACP chapter.

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Charles Harrison, an Army veteran who served in Vietnam, said he wanted to involve and highlight youth in the parade.

"I'd like to get them more involved and get kids in general more involved," he said of the Silver Oak students.

Harrison drove a convertible ahead of the NAACP float and invited his granddaughter and children and grandchildren of other members of the organization to ride with him.

See more at: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/ph-cc-memorial-day-parade-052615-20150526,0,4595380.story

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Labels: Annual Memorial Day, Diversity NAACP Carroll Co Chap, NAACP, NAACP Carroll Co, People Harrison Charles, People Harrison–Virginia, People Zappardino-Pam

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