Delaware City - Polktown DE Juneteenth Website

Juneteenth Celebration

2025 Juneteenth Working Teams:

Juneteenth Co-Conveners: Mary Bricker-Jenkins and Marilyn Whittington

Historical Research: Mary Bricker-Jenkins – Convener

Logistics: Donzella Johnson and Linda Butler – Team Leaders

Publicity: Claire Wyngaard and Tom Tigani – Team Leaders

Finance and Fundraising: Tim Slavin – Team Leader

Black Owned Businesses and Organizations: Karrine Coleman – Team Leader

Event Sponsors:

City of Delaware City – https://www.delawarecity.org/

Delaware City Fire Department –  https://dcfc15.com/

Delaware City Library – https://delawarecity.lib.de.us/

Delaware City Police Department – https://www.delawarecity.org/police-department

Delaware City Refining Company – https://www.pbfenergy.com/

Fort Delaware State Park – https://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

Friends of the African Union Church Cemetery (FAUCC) – https://africanunioncemetery.org/

Main Street Delaware City – https://visitmydc.com/

Mount Salem U.A.M.E. Church –  https://www.facebook.com/mtsalemuame.church/

Underground Railroad Coalition of Delaware – https://www.ugrrdelaware.org/

Donors:

Delaware City Refining Company

Friends of the African Union Church Cemetery

Friends of Nicole Poore

Cassidy Heulitt

Theora Lowe-Staton