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    Promoted by the National Flag Foundation, Americans everywhere should light up in red, white and blue the evening of July 4, 2026. Public and well as private business office buildings can light up and display the flag!

    Promoted by Utah 250, “America’s Potluck” is an initiative encouraging neighbors, communities, companies and others to gather on July 5, 2026, to share a meal and create community, belonging, and civil discussion. In the tradition of Sunday afternoon lunches and...

    Official America 250 flags can be obtained from jairaudo@msm.com or other vendors on the America 250 website. Include them in Honor and Color Guards; fly them on city, county, business and home flagpoles.

    Select a patriotic theme, set contest rules and prizes. Run a contest for children of your business, church/synagogue, civic organization or other…  Congratulate the winner at a meeting or other event.

Participate as an organization in local Independence Day events, such as a parade, community picnic/fireworks or other event. 

    Months prior to July 4, 2026, develop a book club, select several books, and meet regularly in person or online to discuss the book(s), lessons learned, and how opinions may differ. For a shorter (3 sessions) program with guided readings and discussion questions...

You, your city, business or other organization may design its own logo, specify the USA250-OC logo as USA250-OC [your name] (at no cost to you, but requires approval), or use the America 250 logo (requires its approval).

Order large quantities of pocket copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights from several online sources. These can be personalized to include the name and address of your organization.

    Invite guest speakers to join informal lunch sessions to inform, educate and inspire friends and employees about our nation’s founding men and women, principles and events. Lunches could include watching virtual tours of historic places and monuments or short,...