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NFA Launches Petition Asking President Trump to #SaveTheFourth Fireworks Association Will Soon Issue Guidance for Retailers and Municipalities to Celebrate Safely WASHINGTON –  With  recent reports  that local municipalities across the country are considering canceling or have already canceled local Fourth of July celebrations due to COVID-19, the National Fireworks Association (NFA) announced today it has   launched a petition asking President Trump to  #SaveTheFourth .  “What our collective psyche needs right now is the spirit of community that makes the Fourth of July,”  said NFA President Steve Houser.  “Our country can still celebrate our freedoms on Independence Day while adhering to safety and the appropriate social distancing guidelines.” For the first time in over 10 years, our country will celebrate the Fourth of July with illuminations over Mount Rushmore which many consider the Nation’s shrine to some of our greatest ...

Our industry is rooted in the spirit of togetherness. Each year, millions of Americans come together in hundreds of thousands of neighborhoods each year to watch our industry light up  the skies in celebration of everything that makes our country great. Right now, our country is nervous with an uncertainty of when life might return back to normal. Practicing appropriate social distancing means we can’t all come together in our neighborhoods like we could have one year ago. So as we move through the next few weeks, we’re entering a very critical time for our industry - demo season. The NFA would like to help amplify your demo shoot via its social media  platforms and bring some much-needed joy to the millions of Americans who are staying in place at home in the process. Please, email  press@saveourfireworks.com  and let us know when you’re planning your demo shoot. On your own, you can do a few things to help you and advertise in your local community....

We want to remind you that there are opportunities now, through the U.S. Small Business Administration to get the financing you need as you begin your operations for the upcoming season.  It’s important for you to act urgently.  The loan programs that were passed as part of the CARES Act last week by the Congress and signed into law by the President are  first come, first served . That means if you wait, you may miss out on opportunities.  There are three primary loan programs available to you: 1.       The SBA 7(a) loan program 2.       The SBA’s economic injury disaster loan (EIDL) program 3.       The newly created Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  Of course, you can find all of the information on these programs from the CARES Act on our Save Our Fireworks website by clicking  here . SBA 7(a) Loans The 7 (a) loan program is the primary SBA loan p...