1/26/14 - The City of Brighton is calling on everyone who has ever lived, worked, or attended school there to come back and celebrate the community at a reunion this summer. The first annual âcommunity reunionâ is planned to take place from July 18th to the 20th. Organizer Beverley Barton says the idea came about after she and a classmate organized an âall-classâ reunion for Brighton High School last year. She says the event was only advertised for about a month, but received a large turnout of 3-400 people. She hopes the new event this summer, aimed at everyone who has ever called Brighton home, will bring a couple thousand people into the area. Organizers are putting together dances, historical tours of the city, and baseball and football games around the city for the event. They are also encouraging residents to schedule their own class and family reunions to take place over that weekend. The community reunion is planned to be an annual event, and the cityâs chamber of commerce is already planning to set aside every third weekend in July for it. Barton says a similar sort of event was held in the city in the late 19th century. Although it was called a âhomecoming,â it involved all former residents of the city returning to celebrate their shared heritage. The Brighton Community Reunion is in need of sponsors and volunteers. For more information, follow the link below or email brightoncore@gmail.com. (TD)
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