{"id":6551,"date":"2014-07-03T12:09:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=6551"},"modified":"2014-07-03T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:09:24","slug":"community-unity-fireworks-set-to-explode-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=6551","title":{"rendered":"Community Unity, fireworks set to explode Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><em><strong>Community Unity Explosion to offer sports, games, food, music, fireworks<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By Kyle Carrozza<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">,\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fireworkslogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6552 size-medium\" style=\"border: 2px solid #000000; margin: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fireworkslogo-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworkslogo\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fireworkslogo-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Fireworkslogo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a>COATESVILLE \u2013 Sponsored by the city and organized by a City Council committee, there will be basketball and soccer tournaments, food, music, a firebreather, moon bounces and fireworks on Saturday for the Coatesville Community Unity Explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Events will kickoff at 10 am at Ash Park with a soccer and basketball tournament. Registration is $1, and prizes will be offered.<\/p>\n<p>At 2 pm, the action will head over to Gateway Park with music and vendors. Apple Frankie\u2019s and Sabatino\u2019s will be among the food vendors. Caroline\u2019s Commercial Cleaning, Image is Everything, and Coatesville Cheerleading will also have stands along First Avenue.<!--more--><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>District Justice Grover E. Koon also helped to organize a car and motorcycle show to take place between First and Third.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, various family-friendly activities will be offered, including moonbounces, laser tag, a rock wall, a balloon artist, and a caricature artist.<\/p>\n<p>The event looks to be comparable to the annual Celebrate Coatesville Day, which the Rotary Club will be holding later in the year. After City Council received news that Rotary Club was looking to change the date of their event, a committee of Council Members Arvilla Hunt, Linda Lavender-Norris, and Marie Hess was charged with organizing festivities for early July, which eventually became the Coatesville Community Unity Explosion.<\/p>\n<p>The committee seized the opportunity to improve the city\u2019s image.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, we are who we\u2019re waiting for,\u201d said Lavender-Norris, emphasizing that the city has to look to itself for change.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday evening, a firebreather will perform at Gateway Park 8:15-9:15. The day will conclude with fireworks at 9:30-10.<\/p>\n<p>Event Planner Dee Hunt, who offered her services pro bono after the council committee reached out to her, said that she wants the event to bring positivity back to Coatesville. In particular, she wanted to gear events toward the city\u2019s young people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re our city\u2019s future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Unity Explosion to offer sports, games, food, music, fireworks By Kyle Carrozza,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times COATESVILLE \u2013 Sponsored by the city and organized by a City Council committee, there will be basketball and soccer tournaments, food, music, a firebreather, moon bounces and fireworks on Saturday for the Coatesville Community Unity Explosion. 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