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An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event. [1] Opening ceremonies at significant events such as the Olympic Games , FIFA World Cup , and the Rugby World Cup might involve thousands of participants and be watched worldwide.
The new Market Street Bridge was officially dedicated on October 18, 2007, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony with speeches by Mayor Mary B. Wolf of Williamsport, Lycoming County Commissioner Rebecca Burke, State Senator Roger A. Madigan, State Representative Steven W Capelli, and others.
In 1986 The Biological Sciences Building was constructed in the previous location of Miami Universities historic Miami Field. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held at 8 AM, on November 1, 1986. The attendance included many Ohio government officials, professors, donors, and Miami Staff. After opening the building was used for a variety of ...
10 months later on sunny winter day the Goldman School held a ribbon cutting in front of the newly renovated school. "As the Arc Caddo-Bossier celebrates 70 years of existence this year, we are so ...
Groundbreaking ceremony for Hunts Point Cooperative Market in New York City, 1962. Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod, turf-cutting, or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project.
The renovation costs were financed by the Dutch funding agency Usona and the Sint Maarten government. The international sports park was officially reopened with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs Patricia Lourens-Phillip on 7 March 2014. [4] [5]
President Bush reopened the renovated room in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the morning of July 11, 2007. He held his first formal press conference in the new briefing room the next day, following the release of a report on the progress of the Iraqi government. [10] The modernization cost nearly US$8.5 million.
On June 4, 2012, the American International School of Lomé inaugurated a new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for parents, board members, teachers, staff, students, and those involved in the construction. The Togolese Minister of Education was the keynote speaker. U.S. Ambassador Whitehead also gave a speech.