Give a Kid a Flag to Wave
The Michigan City Exchange Club gave hundreds of flags to kids at the start of the parade. Promoting appreciation of our Americanism Programs, Pride in Country, and Respect for the Flag are some of are our club's goals. The tumultuous struggles of world powers in the twentieth century have done little to guarantee a peaceful future for the majority of the world’s people. However, there’s one country in modern times that people flock to for safety, freedom and opportunity — the United States of America.
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Everett Lawson was presented with the MC Exchange Club’s Proudly We Hail Award Plaque on June 3, 2025. This award is given out to patriotic people in our community who have been observed properly displaying and maintaining our nation’s flag. Thank you Everett!
Richard Kidke - Civil Air Patrol with Everett Lawson, Front
Dan Granquist and Dave Bobinski -Exchange Club President Elect
Background
Michigan City JROTC Program
Major McGrath serves as Senior Marine Instructor at Michigan City HS, for the JROTC program. He described the JROTC program not as a military program—but as a leadership program, focusing on leadership traits. Some of the classes discussed are financial planning, debate and history. The MCAS JROTC program typically provides hundreds of hours of service to the community each year, including participation in many patriotic events. The current JROTC program has over fifty students enrolled. Major McGrath summed up the objectives of the JROTC as: being respectful of people, being prompt, and a person of integrity/a person of their word.
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