BRISTOL – License plates commemorating the Bristol Fourth of July celebration, the oldest continuous Fourth of July celebration in the country, were released Saturday, and fees from their sales will be used to benefit the event and the Rhode Island Veterans Home.
The R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles, along with the Bristol Fourth of July Committee, began distributing the first 1,100 charity license plates this past weekend at Mt. Hope High School.
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Committee members helped drivers turn in their old license plates and affix new plates to their vehicles. Another 300 license plates will be distributed through the DMV’s standard registration renewal process, according to a state spokesman.
According to the Bristol Fourth of July website, the license plate features a one-time $41.50 fee. That includes $5 for the R.I. Veterans Home and $15 for Bristol’s July 4 celebration.
Judy Squires, who co-chairs the License Plate Committee with her daughter Heidi Vermilyea, said the plates are proving to be popular. She said the idea to create them came from a Fourth of July Committee member, Chuck MacDonough, six years ago.
The DMV works with registered nonprofits to design charity plates, according to Paul Grimaldi, spokesman for the R.I. Department of Revenue. He said there is a minimum order number – 900 sets – that must be met before the plates are produced. He said that number has to do with the size of the rolls of metal used to create plates.
Information about charity plates that the DMV offers can be found HERE.
