3RD ANNUAL
BLESSING OF THE BADGES CEREMONY
May 19, 2019

Purpose: A community event to acknowledge, thank and pray for the first responders who daily are willing to risk their lives to keep their communities safe; to show appreciation to the families of first responders for their sacrifices.

This year’s attendees for the ceremony were men and women from:

• Parkton Police Department (Chief Sam May)

• Parkton Fire and Rescue (Chief Chris Nowak)

• Robeson County Sheriff’s Office (Sheriff Burnis Wilkins)

• North Carolina Highway Patrol, Troop B, District VII (First Sergeant James Jackson)

• NOTE: Robeson County Emergency Management did not attend

Other participants:

• Mayor, Town of Parkton (Mr. Al McMillan)

• Parkton Police Commissioner (Mr. Nathaniel Solomon)

• Purnell Swett High School JROTC Color Guard (Posting of the Colors)

• National Anthem (Mr. Demar Forté)

• Chaplain Larry Crane (Guest speaker)

Community Churches and Choirs:

• First Missionary Baptist Church

• Hatcher’s Chapel AME Zion

• Parkton Community Church

• Parkton Presbyterian Church

• Parkton United Methodist Church

Other local pastors and ministers

​