Bedford Celebrates Minuteman Company's Change of Command and Honors 2014 Citizen of the Year

Captain Roy Kring of the Bedford Minuteman Company and Bedford's 2014 Citizen of the Year Alma Pomponi - Image (c) JMcCT, 2014 — Captain Roy Kring of the Bedford Minuteman Company and Bedford’s 2014 Citizen of the Year Alma Pomponi – Image (c) JMcCT, 2014

At a town-wide party on Friday, September 26, Bedford celebrated both its 2014 Citizen of the Year Alma Pomponi and the Bedford Minuteman Company’s newest leader, Captain Roy Kring.

Citizen of the Year Celebration

Citizen of the Year Alma Pomponi, flanked by her family and Selectman Margot Fleischman. The plaque she is holding is inscribed, "In appreciation of her tireless contributions for the past twenty-seven years to the Citizen Scholarship Foundation “Dollars for Scholars” which has greatly benefited the students of Bedford by actively involving the residents and community in furthering the educational aspirations of students, Alma Pomponi is awarded the distinguished honor of being named Citizen of the Year 2014" — Citizen of the Year Alma Pomponi, flanked by her family and Selectman Margot Fleischman. The plaque she is holding is inscribed, “In appreciation of her tireless contributions for the past twenty-seven years to the Citizen Scholarship Foundation “Dollars for Scholars” which has greatly benefited the students of Bedford by actively involving the residents and community in furthering the educational aspirations of students, Alma Pomponi is awarded the distinguished honor of being named Citizen of the Year 2014” – Image (c) JMcCT

Citizen of the Year Alma Pomponi is known well within Bedford’s Dollars for Scholars / Citizens Scholarship Foundation, and this honor brings her contributions to a wider audience. Selectman Margot Fleischman’s remarks touched on Alma’s accomplishments, “For nearly 30 years, Alma has been a Board member of the Bedford CSF Dollars for Scholars chapter, and for the past 24 years, she has coordinated the annual BHS Student Phone-a-thon, raising over $800,000 from the Bedford community that has been awarded to over two thousand deserving graduating seniors.”

Click here to read the full text of Fleischman’s remarks: Celebrating Alma Pomponi.

Click to learn more about Alma Pomponi, Citizen of the Year 2014.

Several prior Citizens of the Year attended the celebration including Ralph Hammond, Roberta “Bobbi” Ennis and Fay Russo (back row) with Judith McConnell and Don Marshall (front row)

A small contingent of the CSF board who attended the reception

Bedford Minuteman Company’s Change of Command

Company photo — *Members of the Bedford Minuteman Company attended the Company’s 2014/2015 change of command ceremony on September 26. – Image (c) JMcCT, 2014*

The Bedford Minuteman Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and Captain Roy Kring will be leading the festivities. To begin the year, the Minuteman Company held their Change of Command during Friday’s event, complete with a short fife and drum salute. In addition to Captain Kring, the Company installed the following officers: 1st Lieutenant James Ringwood, 2nd Lieutenant Adjutant Bryan Nash, 2nd Lieutenant/Finance Richard Manley, Cornet Mike Hand, Sergeant Major Charles Hacala, Sergeant Quartermaster Terri Kramer, along with Executive Board members Peter Secor and Jim McGinn.

Click to read more about Captain Kring.