The tenth anniversary of the Columbus Day Parade e Italian Festival.
Various groups participated in the parade, from the Civil Air Patrol to the Representation of the Italian Air Force of Sheppard Whicita Falls, to the Knights of Columbus, the Skyline Band, with the horses and riders of the Texas Horse Park and River Ranch, of the Fortebella Equestrian, with former Miss Texas Andrea Fox, and the Texas Rangers cheerleaders.
After the presentation by the Master of Ceremonies Jay Lombardo, the National Anthems performed by Gabriella Fresquez, and the Blessing of the ceremony by Chris Knight, we moved on to the proclamation of the Grand Marshal Columbus Day Parade in Dallas 2024 Oscar Renda, the Resolution and recognition of the Senate signed by Tan Parker, who encouraged participants to be proud of the Italian heritage and complimented the organizers.
Among the local representatives of the Italian community Antonio Iocchi and Alesandro Pauri, the Italian honorary consul in Dallas Richard Gussoni, and the Consul General of Italy in Houston Mauro Lorenzini, who after appreciating the work of Vincenzo Arcobelli and the organizers, wanted to highlight the importance of Columbus Day, as a symbol of Italian identity.
“Today we celebrate the Italian American community in recognizing their great contribution made in Texas and in the United States. Despite many difficulties we achieved the goal of preserving Columbus Day in Dallas. I thank the collaborators, volunteers, sponsors and the supporters, the Authorities present and all the participants, declares Vincenzo Arcobelli Chairman of the event”.
Following the musical orchestra Emeral City Band Allstars, and the singer Pino Marelli who came from Detroit for the occasion, the participants appreciated the performance of Italian cars (Ferrari, Fiat and Maserati), in the presence of Italian restaurateurs.
