A Thriller of a July 4th in Haddonfield
The fun continued after the Haddonfield July 4th parade.
Submitted by a Haddonfield Patch reader: Roberts Avenue's annual July 4 block party kicked off at 1 p.m. with the street blocked off for picnicking and games. Games were in full steam by 1:30 p.m. and usually last for at least three hours. Games include old fashioned sack races, apple bob, three legged races, tug-of-war, dress-up relay, watermelon eating contest, bubble gum blowing contest, egg toss, balloon stomp. Neighbors of all ages are expected to participate. This year the neighborhood is celebrating for its 39th year. These celebrations started in 1973, with neighbors enjoying a Sunday brunch: Prevites, Mayneses, Kernagises, Sprochs. In those years, America was ripped apart by the Vietnam War with people burning American flags, …
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Maryann Campling
8:16 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Nobody does a block party like our Roberts Avenue neighbors....this kind of celebration represents all that is good about our town, plus I can always count on a hamburger and a cold beer while I;m out and about walking dogs! Keep up this wonderful tradition....we are losing so much of the character and culture of Haddonfield. more ›