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Inside Richmond: The City's Pulse
Episode 10 - Inside Richmond: The City’s Pulse | American Legion Post 65’s Patriotic Playbook Revealed
Guests Eric Helms and Jeremy Scarrette join host Lindsay Darnell on Inside Richmond: The City's Pulse for a powerful look behind the scenes of one of Richmond’s most cherished traditions.
Each Independence Day, Glen Miller Park lights up with a dazzling fireworks display—but surprisingly, it's not hosted by the city. For 81 years and counting, American Legion Post 65 has been the driving force behind this beloved community event.
For many, it’s more than just fireworks. It’s a rare chance to unplug and be present with family. As Eric Helms from the American Legion puts it, “It’s a time where you can get your family together all at once and enjoy an evening together, because it doesn’t happen a lot. Phones are down… Nobody’s looking at their phones.”
But the magic doesn’t happen overnight. It takes months of planning, technical precision, and serious fundraising. Jeremy Scarrette of Scarrette Pyrotechnics calls Richmond’s show “the most difficult shoot we do” out of the 30–35 shows they handle annually. What makes it unique is its thoughtful design for viewers on Roosevelt Hill—combining high-flying bursts with low-level effects in a seamless, rhythmic experience.
The cost of creating that magic? Between $25,000–$30,000—covered entirely through community donations. Some shells cost as much as $750 for just a few moments of brilliance. And this year, the American Legion is still working hard to fill the funding gap ahead of the July 5th show.
The festivities kick off at 2:00 PM on Friday, July 5th, at Glen Miller Park, with food trucks, community fun, and live music from G-101-3 starting at 3:00 PM. Jeremy also teases a brand-new surprise element never before seen at Richmond’s show.
Want to keep the tradition going? Donations can be made directly to American Legion Post 65 at 109 North 6th Street.
As one grateful resident told Jeremy, “You saved my family.” A powerful reminder shared on Inside Richmond: The City's Pulse of how shared moments of wonder can bring our community closer—year after year.
Welcome back to another episode of Inside Richmond, the City's Pulse. I'm Lindsay Darnell, your host, and today I have Chris Helms with American Legion and Jeremy Scaretti with Scaretti Pyrotechnics joining me. Guys, thank you.
Speaker 2:Thank you, thanks for having us.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so I wanted to get you on here. We're getting close to the 4th of July and just talk about the fireworks that is hosted here in Richmond at Glenmiller Park. I don't think a lot of people know who throws the fireworks show, so you are in charge of getting and planning this event and then funding finding sponsors to fundraise for it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's correct. One of the, like you said, I think one of the big misconceptions of the fireworks is, I think everybody seems to think that the city puts it on, whereas it's actually the American Legion Post 65, that actually funds that. And what we do is we try to reach out to local businesses for donations and stuff like that to help fund the fireworks and make that day just a big community day for the city of Richmond.
Speaker 1:Okay, so I just wanted to kind of go through some history and tradition with the fireworks. How long has the American Legion been hosting the Richmond fireworks?
Speaker 2:This year will be our 81st year in hosting the fireworks. That's a lot of years. I can remember when I was a kid going down there, when you know it was a big event, I mean, and the hill was just packed and the booths which were all ran by the Legion at that time, I mean there was multiple booths down there with, you know, selling popcorn, coke and stuff like that. And you know, of course, as the years kind of dwindled down, you know those volunteers and stuff like that have kind of you know, gone away. So we're trying to do the best we can with the volunteers that we have.
Speaker 1:Okay. So why is it important for the Legion to continue this tradition? Either from your perspective, or from Post 65's perspective, or from Post 65's perspective.
Speaker 2:Our perspective is this is a family event for the community. There's a you know, my aspect of it is, you know I want to put it on for those families that might not be able to, you know, to get to go on vacations and stuff like that. You know, this is a big family event where they can get all their family together and go down as a group and enjoy themselves all day down on the hill, and we get people to come from all over the place. So I mean it's just a really, really nice gathering, you know, of a community, you know, for one day.
Speaker 1:Right, I really agree with that. So you know not getting to go out if you have to work, and then you know kids are home for summer and having a cookout before you go down there, or even bringing a picnic down there on the hill, that's something that's always enjoyable for the family.
Speaker 2:Right, exactly yeah, and we get a lot of people that come down super early. You know they'll start coming down two o'clock in the afternoon just to number one, get their spot and then also to, just like you said, they hang out. They have a picnic down there and just enjoy the day.
Speaker 1:So, Jeremy, going on like continuing with this, how long have you been helping American Legion with the fireworks?
Speaker 3:This will be our fourth year.
Speaker 1:Fourth year. Fourth year Okay.
Speaker 3:And just to hit on what Chris was saying, since we've been doing this, I never got to go to a Richmond fireworks show. We've been doing fireworks I think 18, 19 years now. I never seen a Richmond fireworks show. So the Hill I always heard about Roosevelt Hill, and so when we started, what was our goal, chris? Our goal was to bring the families back to the hill. That's right, and so it's really important. Now I mean, we have geared the show towards seeing that. I know the people that have went have said it's amazing to see it from the hill. Now we brought fireworks back down in that valley for the hill and so all the other people that sit outside of that they don't really get to see that, which is awesome inside there if you go. So we're trying to bring the fun and excitement back to that hill. It's still a great show even if you don't go down in there. But like that was one thing that we talked about hey, how do we get the families back?
Speaker 2:yeah, and just to you know, to add on to what jeremy's saying, you know, um, before you know they would shoot in the back. You know the, the big fireworks, and then you know they could only do so much. And I'm not talking about jeremy, I'm talking about the other um local, the fireworks that used to do it before. But you, you know they would have to reload. So once they were reloading they would shoot like on the hill. You know they would do their little ground shows and everything else while they were reloading in the back. So it was kind of back and forth. You know there were pauses in between and everything else. And when me and Jeremy started, you know it was kind of you know, what can we do better? Yeah, um, after each show we would get back together again and say, hey, yeah, good show, but what can we do next?
Speaker 3:and so you know every year we try and figure out what's new. What can we do this year? Yeah, have something really special planned for this year, um, something that no one's seen. So make sure you come, it'll'll be a good show. It's the most difficult show we do. Out of all the shows we do we do about 30, 35 shows a year this one's the most difficult, and why is that? Well, it's hard to communicate when fireworks are going off between the back crew and the front crew and lining all that up Right. So it's a very difficult shoot, but it's a very fun shoot and there's a lot of people that come. Yeah, so it's a very difficult shoot, but it's a very fun shoot and there's a lot of people that come. So hopefully everybody can get behind the Legion this year. Donate it's very hard. This year is very hard to raise funds, so I'll let you talk about it a little bit more, but it's a really cool place to shoot fireworks.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and I would also just entice people to come to the Hill. If you haven't seen it in the last two years the fireworks show from the Hillside I think you're missing out a great opportunity of fireworks because it's something that's continuous from the back and the front at the same time. So I mean honestly, you're missing out on a really good show.
Speaker 1:So have there been any memorable past events or milestones between the both of you?
Speaker 3:As far as.
Speaker 1:As far as the fireworks show.
Speaker 3:Milestones in, like what we shoot.
Speaker 1:Yeah, have you raised more funds in previous years versus this year?
Speaker 3:yes, yes, um, this year's challenging and I don't know if it's challenging for me, um, because of tariffs, um, tariffs and how much things cost, um. I think it's challenging for our customers, businesses in town, because they're still trying to figure out, you know, what's going on in this world and how are we going to navigate, and are people still buying, and you know they're protecting their businesses, which they should, and it's hard to ask, you know, like to give a donation when they don't know either. So I hope that things are going in the right direction, which I think they are. People are starting to get out and vacation and go to businesses and buy and shop. I mean, I was just in Indy Saturday shopping, felt good, haven't shopped in a long time. So hopefully people do that and they'll get more comfortable with the businesses picking up Right, and so hopefully we can change that.
Speaker 3:But it's real difficult this year. It's not just, you know, this show, it's the fountain city show that I put on. It's difficult to raise money and, um, you know, businesses can only do what they can do.
Speaker 2:So and it's not like they're not giving you know, they're. They are giving, it's just they're not giving what they used to be giving. So, you know, and it's it. It just it's hard to um, you know, get out there and you know cause, if they're only given half of what they give, you know we're, we're half of that money short for the fireworks.
Speaker 3:And the other thing is is finding new business. There's businesses out there that we haven't came across or want to get involved, and maybe we just haven't talked to them, and so that that's another thing that you know. We always look like, man, we forgot about this. You know, let's go ask and maybe they want to get involved with us.
Speaker 1:So yeah, now it's not just only businesses that can donate people can, yeah, the public can donate too.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and that's another thing. You know we never really talk about that, but, like anybody that wants to thing, you know we never really talk about that, but like anybody that wants to donate, can, you know, donate to the Legion and make sure you go through the Legion, because I know there was something that just happened on. Kix96 ran a story or something that people were trying to scam for their Legion fireworks or something, and make sure you're not out there just giving money to anybody. You know you definitely want to donate to the right place.
Speaker 2:Yeah, we're not out soliciting money like out on the streets or anything like that. We're telling people to come down to the American Legion down at 109 North 6th Street and drop off a donation there. You could also mail it, or if you contact one of us, I mean we'd be more than happy to come pick that up from them. So, but yeah, we do not solicit out on the streets for the fireworks at all. So if you do see that I mean it's not us.
Speaker 3:Yeah, or if it would be the fire department or something like that. That's legit, yeah, you know. But no, I seen that and I was kind of disappointed that someone would take advantage of that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, so how much does it cost to put on the fireworks show?
Speaker 2:So, depending on what we're, you know what we're looking to shoot we me and Jeremy get together at the beginning of the year and talk about that. So you know we we start out. I mean, you know it could get up to. I think the last couple of years we've been around $25,000 to $30,000 to shoot a show.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and things to remember on cost Okay, so why does it cost so much to put that on? It's not because I'm putting it in my pocket, we've talked about this. It's the shell sizes and what you're buying, and it can get really technical. But like we don't want the value brand, I guess you could say we want to do something different right.
Speaker 1:It's not like the fireworks that I can go and buy at the fireworks store.
Speaker 3:So a lot of this stuff. Well, I've been doing this with my brother for a long time and we handpick a lot of this stuff and sometimes design what we want to see in the sky. And those are really hard to get your hands on specialty shells, specialty stuff and that's why I said I got something really special planned for Richmond this year. I'm not going to tell you what it is, but you've got to come. But when you get into bigger shells, I mean some of those bigger shells, you know, I think, chris, we shot two years ago some 12 inch shells. Yeah, they're like 750 bucks a piece.
Speaker 3:That's for one shot. Okay, we don't do a lot of those. But you know some of the other shells. You know they're expensive, you know, and it's hard to get a two and a half inch shell over the tree line so I can't really use smaller shells. You know that that show has to take threes, fours, five, sixes, eights, you know, and we're shooting eight or ten eights and those are at least 500 bucks a piece, 400 bucks a piece if it's a specialty show. So when you talk about cost and how many shows we have to throw up, I mean that that's a hour show, 40 minute.
Speaker 2:I mean 40 minutes yeah 40 minute show.
Speaker 3:It's a lot of shells for the way we shoot. Now back in the day I'm sure they shot a little slower, but anybody that knows what we do. It's not boring. If you go to one of our shows, it's intense. We might hit you with a grand finale and then hit you with a super grand finale. People don't know what's going on. Then we slow it down a little bit. It's all about rhythm and what you with a super grand finale. You know it. Just people don't know what's going on. And then you know. Then we slow it down a little bit. It's all about rhythm and what you're feeling. And sometimes I have to slow my brother down because he's back there shooting. I'm like we're going to run out of shells. But it's fun. And. But the more stuff you can buy, the more specialty items you can get, makes you better than everybody else.
Speaker 1:So both of you tell me, how do you feel after you put on a show and you see the faces on the children's you know their children's faces how does that make you guys feel? That's why I do it.
Speaker 3:That's why he does it. That's why we put in the time and effort to do it. It's amazing. We talk every year after the show and you know that was awesome. I was like yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I call him right after, or he calls me right after the show. What do you think? What did you think? So, again, we're in contact with one another. But to answer your question, on my side of it I'm up on the hill all day to see kids' faces smiling and having a good time and just the families enjoying themselves, even before the fireworks. And then, you know, I kind of walk out, you know, during the fireworks and you know just the joy that you see on everybody's faces. I mean, it's, it's a good thing, makes me feel, feel really good about it and everything else.
Speaker 3:That's one reason why I continued Fountain City. So you asked that question. I was going to stop shooting Fountain City, I think three years ago. We're in our 16th year. The reason why it's so hard it's hard to raise money right, hard to get that going. I said, well, I don't know if I have it in me, I don't know if I can keep this up because we're shooting so many shows. I had a person reach out to me on Messenger. They found out I probably wasn't going to do the show. She goes you saved my family. I said what she said you saved my family. She said it's the only time my family got together, sat as a family, ate pizza as a family talked and had the best time of our lives.
Speaker 3:You saved my family. That's amazing. And I said never again. I said I'll always do it because of her and I don't think she knows that. I couldn't even tell you her name because it was in the moment and I couldn't believe it and I said, all, all right, we got to make it happen. We're going to do this because there's people out there that probably wouldn't have said nothing and I would let them down. So that's why I do it.
Speaker 2:That's why I do Fountain City. It's big and I think you know not only do you, you've seen that message, but that's in a lot of people's minds. You know, yeah, you know, they're just not coming out to say it.
Speaker 3:Think about it. I mean all the things that our families go through. People's families go through a bad day, a bad work day, can't go anywhere, can't go on vacation. Money's tight. That's why I make it free. Come Enjoy it, because you don't know how much time you've got left on this earth. Right, that's right. So enjoy it with your family. So that's why I do it. That's why I do fountain city. It's why I like getting involved with the Legion and helping and doing these things, and we try to do a lot of community stuff. So I love that part of it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that's what you get back from it yeah. That's amazing. So when does planting typically start? For the fireworks do you start in?
Speaker 2:january, or do you start? So for us?
Speaker 1:I mean, we're talking you know, a couple months you know month, couple months after his big season gets done.
Speaker 2:We're talking yeah but we're also before that. Before we're talking, we're on the phone talking about when we shoot next year. I'm wanting to make sure that it's convenient for us, of course, but I'm also looking at. You know, when does the fourth hit and is it going to hit? You know, on a day where everybody's going to be off to enjoy it, that they don't have to work that day to, and then you know rush home, change and then get their family to the fireworks and kudos to chris and the legion because they with my schedule, um, it's hard to do two big shows on the same day.
Speaker 3:I couldn't do it and he worked with me this year. That's why it's not on the fourth um, because we're doing two other shows on the fourth. So he really helped us out putting it on saturday. So I hope everybody you appreciates that and thank you for that.
Speaker 2:Oh, yeah, yeah, and like I said, it's a, you know it's kind of right in the middle of the first part of the weekend there. So I mean it'll work out just fine. Like I said, we've, we've, we've shot many different days, but you know we always try to do that. But the planning portion of it, you know we're starting to send out letters and stuff right around the first part of the year, you know, getting together with all the other things you know, not only the fireworks but everything else in the background that has to happen. So there's a lot of planning that goes on for the good. You know that last six months, up to the fireworks, so who do you coordinate with?
Speaker 1:do you coordinate with the police department and the fire department or parks department?
Speaker 2:yeah, we coordinate with everybody that's involved down there. The city's very gracious, um, you know, with you know getting a getting us help with the police department, fire department, the city, I mean it, it takes all hands with the city to make that happen.
Speaker 3:Well, and the safety too. You know we talk about safety a lot. Um, the reason you know being, you know, since the last three years we took it over, I've pushed the the fence back, okay, so we're on the hill. You know we did that for safety for the people, so we can shoot those cool things down in the front. You know we did that for safety for the people, so we can shoot those cool things down in the front. And you know, and people getting down in, you know where the water, where everybody has a drink of water, we have to clear all that out. You know there's a lot of big shells going off and we wouldn't want anybody ever getting hurt because fireworks are unpredictable, right, right. So that's why we do that.
Speaker 1:So I was actually going to ask about your guys's safety protocols. So you, you're kind of touching base on that, um. And then how do you ensure safe distances? Um? What about weather conditions. How does that?
Speaker 3:affect your life. No rain, no rain, no rain. Okay, um well, we've had these conversations, so we we paid attention, yeah two years ago it came up, went to chris I was like hey, it's gonna pour storms coming this was like we were watching it just about all afternoon and it coming in and I felt like I should be paid for meteorologist school because like I had it spot on, did I not?
Speaker 3:oh, yeah, I said we have to go now. Yeah, we went now. I think we went early, it was a little daylight, but we had to. Yeah, we shot it. No, what 15, 20 minutes.
Speaker 2:Everybody cleared out it biggest storm you've ever seen yeah, we got back to, uh, the legion that night and we were unloading stuff in the pouring. I couldn't even clean up.
Speaker 3:I couldn't even get our stuff until the next day wow, it was.
Speaker 2:It was that bad. But yeah, weather is important but I will tell you um, as jeremy has pointed out before too, we will try 100 to shoot that fireworks that night because of his schedule. There's a bunch of stuff going on behind the scenes with Jeremy and his schedules.
Speaker 3:Yeah, we get a lot of phone calls. So if people are wondering or watching the show or you know, if it's raining that day, we're still going to try and shoot, okay, that means if it doesn't rain constantly. So there's a lot of other things, like Chris said, like bathrooms and all the vendors and all the money involved with all that stuff. We have to try and shoot that show because it's very hard to re-coordinate that, re-coordinate resources, the whole nine yards. So we will do our best to get it in. We will do our best to get it in.
Speaker 1:So for the listeners, what day? I know you said Saturday. What day and time for people that might not know or might be new to the area?
Speaker 2:So we're shooting on July 5th and typically I've coordinated with the food trucks. They're going to be up there, start setting up around 2 o'clock. G-101-3 is going to start broadcasting at 3 o'clock that day and we're still looking to. I think we're going to have trying to get a couple bands to come up and play, like we have the previous years. So that's all in the works. But yeah, we'll start going up there around 2 o'clock and everybody's starting to set up. So that's typically when we start to see some crowds trickling in. And then the rain date. If it does happen to rain and we can't shoot that day, it would be the following Saturday on the 12th.
Speaker 1:Okay.
Speaker 3:And then. So if you're listening to like Fountain City's on the 12th this year, if Richmond doesn't go or we have an issue, we will push that to the 11th.
Speaker 1:So that's the plan. So you were mentioning food trucks. Are there going to be any other vendors up there as well?
Speaker 2:Just food trucks. We've talked about actually getting some other vendors up there. That's kind of in the future for us to come up and kind of line up the road up there for others to come up and, you know, sell their goods or, you know, whatever they might have. So yeah, that's definitely in the plans.
Speaker 1:Well, you still have the vendor there this year that sells the balloons with the lights on it.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's actually the Legion. That's the only booth now that we have up there. Um, so, it's, it's our balloon booth, what we call it. But, yes, um, people just absolutely love some of this stuff and like fireworks, we're always, um looking for different things to add up there in the balloon booth. Um, you know different things that we think the kids would like. So, yeah, it's, uh, that's something that we do up there and we we really enjoy it. We have a good group of volunteers that run that booth and do a good job at it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I think. Uh, last year I had to. I have a four year old, so I had to get a balloon little wand and then the glasses that lit up and I'll, so yeah.
Speaker 3:So what'd you think of the show last year?
Speaker 1:oh, I loved it. So we're very lucky we have a friend that lives right there at the top of the hill so we always sit in his yard. We don't have to go and find a spot on the hill ahead of time and they cook out and have a lot of food there. So we're very lucky that we have that area that we can go and we're not trying to fight for the perfect spot on the hill. But yeah, we love it. We've been going the past few years, sitting at our friend's house and watching the show, but prior I would always go with my sister to Cambridge City. They live in Cambridge, so prior years I would come to the Richmond one sometimes, but I would mostly go to the Cambridge City one just to be with my sister and her family. But no, I really enjoy coming to this one. It's big.
Speaker 3:Yeah, we provide the fireworks for Cambridge. The firemen they do their own there. But yeah, we do. We have a relationship with Cambridge and that's why we never really shot cambridge for them. But um, yeah, we help them.
Speaker 1:We help them get their products and they're good people yeah, we enjoyed it going there, um, but no, we really enjoy the richmond ones. It's. It's a lot bigger, there's more going on. I feel like and yeah, it's it, the whole vibe, yep.
Speaker 2:One of our goals, you know, in the upcoming years too, is to, you know, to do something. Have an all day event up there where you know we maybe have a car show or something like that to where you know people can just come out, enjoy and really have a good time. So we're looking at doing some things out there for that in the near future. Again, with the getting some more vendors out there for, you know, if they want to sell crafts, whatever, that might be just a really good celebration day for the 4th.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and just making an all-day festival.
Speaker 2:That's right, yeah.
Speaker 1:That would be great. So going back, you know I wanted to kind of talk about you know, how can the public support the fireworks going forward? You did touch on how is it funded. So just for the listeners, they can either come down to American Legion or they can mail in a check or even contact you and you'd be willing to go and pick it up. Even if it's $5 from an individual, it all adds up and especially if the community does show up. I know we were talking previously, you guys are still short funding for this year's fireworks, right?
Speaker 2:Yeah, and again, we have checks coming in just about every day. You know, as we sat yesterday, you know we were around, I think, around $10,000 short, but you know we do have funds coming in. So we did get a big check, a big stage sponsor check, yesterday which was or coming to us, but we were notified that that's coming in. So you know that's a $5,000 check. So, yeah, um yeah it's, it's a real good one Thank you for ever. Absolutely.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:So, um, you know that that's huge for us, but, um, and you know again, it's just, uh, you know, we even at the fireworks, at the balloon booth, uh, we have a donation bucket up there and then we always try to get a couple people just going out, walking through the crowd. Um, you know, with a donation, uh bucket as well, to to support our next year's fireworks so it's continuously planning and trying to continuously, never stops.
Speaker 2:That's right. Yeah, it's challenging at times, but um, that's, that's the fun of it, you know and you know something you do for the community.
Speaker 1:it'd be really great if the community showed up. Even, like I said, if it's $5, you get a bunch of people donating $5. I mean, it all adds up, that's right it does.
Speaker 2:Yep, We'll take anything Like you said. It all adds up in the end, oh yeah.
Speaker 1:And for the community, that's something in the end. So, and for you know, the community, that's something I would, you know, I think is is a great feeling, is I'm not only doing this for my family, but I'm doing it for the whole community.
Speaker 3:That's right, yep.
Speaker 1:So, um, what does the firework show mean to Richmond? Do you think just your experience and I'm not sure how many years you've been working on I know the American Legion has been 81 years, four years Do you have a lot of people contacting you and telling you what it means to them for here in Richmond?
Speaker 2:There's been a couple that reach out, you know, from time to time Not a lot, but you know we do get the passerbyers. You know, that night, you know, as they're walking out and stuff like that, just thanking us for a good evening and stuff like that. I think for the most part, again, it's a time where you can get your family together all at once and enjoy an evening together, because it doesn't happen a lot. I think it does. Your phones are down. Yeah, you know they're in your pockets. Nobody's looking at their phones. It's probably one time that you know social media, right?
Speaker 3:Yeah, that's one way to gauge. I think you asked that question. I think the number one thing for Richmond is tradition, because the legacy you know from the years before me, I mean for anything. They had some amazing shows and I think that's what people remember.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 3:So we want to make sure it's awesome.
Speaker 1:Well, I'm excited to see the surprise that you have in store Before we're done with this episode. Real quick, you guys have a golf outing coming up, correct?
Speaker 2:Yeah, we do. It's actually this Saturday, weather permitting of course, but yeah, it's this Saturday out at Highland Lake Golf Course. But yeah, we're trying to get donations for the fireworks. A lot of those proceeds will go towards the fireworks after Saturday. So, yeah, if you're interested in getting out there and playing I mean there's still open spots and stuff like that to go out there and support the fireworks in a different way. So we John Renfro, he's one of our legioneers he puts on this golf tournament for us. He's been doing it for the last, I think, three years now. So it's a good way to raise funds in a different way and he's been doing a very, very good job with it.
Speaker 1:Do they need to contact American Legion to register?
Speaker 2:No, they can register. They can contact Highland lake, golf course all right.
Speaker 1:So yeah, if you're a big golfer, come out saturday register okay, well, I just, you know real quick, wanted to go back over funding. You can contact american legion. You can go to the golf outing this saturday, like I said, even if it's $5 or $4, whatever you have and change, take it down there and just help support the fireworks for the community. And make sure you show up on Saturday, July 5th, starting around two o'clock and then just enjoy the food trucks.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think I read on one of the posts on social media. I think we have roughly 35 000 people in richmond or something like that, for everybody gave a dollar we could have one heck of a big show, great show, you know what? I mean so. So yeah, we, uh, we, uh, we and um, we're happy with any type of donation, like you said. Um, it doesn't matter, you know, if you can give, that would be awesome.
Speaker 3:We'd be greatly appreciated yeah, and I think also, uh, just thank you richmond, thank you businesses and everybody that supports us, the legion, the city, everybody. So again, thank you for all your effort and we appreciate you can't do it without it.
Speaker 2:Can't do it without the community nope, couldn't do it without the community Nope, couldn't do it without the city.
Speaker 3:I mean it takes everybody, yeah, so it does Well.
Speaker 1:thank you, Jeremy and Chris, for joining me and just talking about the fireworks. I think this will help give a better understanding to the community of what it takes to put on and how much it actually does take to put on with the tariffs and everything now.
Speaker 2:Yeah, thank you, yeah, thanks for having us.
Speaker 1:Yeah, no problem. Like I said, I'm excited We'll be up there. We might not get there at 2, but we'll be up there on the hill.
Speaker 2:Be there. We'll be there all day, yeah all day. Yeah, come see us.
Speaker 1:That's Inside Richmond, the City's Pulse, keeping you updated and informed Until next time.