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MERIDEN - Donald Drust took a chance a decade ago, moving his family from New Jersey to take over operations at the ShopRite on South Broad Street. With that commitment came another to the community, and now that effort is being recognized with a major honor.
Drust is grand marshal of this year’s Daffodil Festival parade, the central event in Meriden’s spring celebration.
“Once his name came up it was like, ‘Why didn’t we select him before?’ ” said Mark Zebora, the city’s director of parks and recreation.
Drust was selected by the 28-member Daffodil Festival Committee to lead Saturday’s “Daffodils on Parade” event, along with this year’s Little Miss Daffodil, crowned on Wednesday, and her honor escort.

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