Manchester’s annual salute to America on the fourth of July is a wonderful example of community tradition. Each year, Manchester’s Fourth of July Celebration depicts small town America at its best. The tradition is organized with stirring music, precision marching bands, imaginative home made floats, antique cars, and just about everything else that represents the pride and patriotism of our country. This example of linking capital challenges the community of Manchester each year to bring people together with local community organizations. To start off the tradition, people participate in a red, white and blue pancake breakfast run By Manchester-Essex Rotary Club to reflect on the history of the town, and to give praise to the veterans who live within the community. The day then moves on to the annual parade in which streets are closed and families and friends come out of their homes, sit on the sidewalk and enjoy each others company while watching a beautiful display of floats and bands, and get to see each community organization that has put immense effort to making this tradition special. Manchester’s annual Fourth of July Celebration has brought together inclusive and diverse networks of people from surrounding communities as a strategy to build and develop its social capital.