NEW YORK—Drew Bonfield was the drum major, leading Indiana’s Center Grove Marching Band in their first performance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27.
In addition to the crowds of two million gathered on the street, many cheering the band on, Bonfield also had the support of his twin brother and sister, Dylan and Katie, both 14, his mother, and grandmother.
“If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t be here,” said his mom, Nanci Bonfield, 43, who drove her kids in a day-long car trip from Indiana with plenty of bathroom breaks.
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She wore a pin with her son’s face on it on the lapel of her winter coat as she and her family toured the city, awaiting the band’s performance.
Drew’s grandmother, Jackie Petersen, 65, of Columbia, Mo., flew from Kansas City to New York and met the Bonfields there.
High school marching band members participating in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade greatly appreciate and feel the love and support that their families and friends show them.
