Fourth of July Parade

Attention MillCreekNation,

Plans for our 37th Annual Fourth of July Parade include YOU!  Here are the details:

Line-up for Parade:  9:30AM  Start lining up the parade processional at the Clubhouse around 9:30.

Parade Starts: 10AM Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Parade Route:  Same as always which is north on Westlake, left onto Millrun, left onto Westridge, left onto Greenfield, right onto Mill Creek Drive, left onto Westridge and stop at the Clubhouse.

Parade Theme:  Anything Goes!  Design it yourself.

Participants:

     Floats:  We encourage each street to enter at least one float!  And by FLOAT, we mean ANYTHING that can roll along the parade route.  We will have an open theme, so you can let your creative side go wild.  Design your own 4th of July tribute/message.  Some popular themes in the past have been American Monuments, Presidents, Honoring our Veterans, Things Unique to America (like the SuperBowl, Hollywood, etc.), and for politicians riding in the parade, Vote for ______.  You can build a scene with signs and riders in costume on the back of a flatbed trailer or just load a group of folks into a Jeep (or convertible or golf cart) and throw candy to people lining the parade route. (In addition to the usual stores, Party City has lots of stuff you might want to use to decorate a vehicle or float.)

     Others:  Any Mill Creek citizen can also be in the parade—bicycles, kids in strollers, scooters, lawn mowers, ATV’s, dogs as well as floats!  We want our parade to last as long as possible and for everyone to just have fun.

     Politicians:  If you know of ANY political candidate or local official who would be interested in participating, invite them to join us!  They only need to show up with whatever entry or vehicle they would like to ride on/in for the parade.

Media:  Feel free to Live Tweet the Parade using the hashtag #millcreekparade.  Or post onto Facebook.  Would someone like to set up a place on Facebook where we can share photos and videos of the parade?

We look forward to celebrating Thirty-seven Years of Mill Creek tradition with YOU on the 4th of July!  For questions, contact Susan Weatherholt, Parade Chairperson, on her cellphone at 601-942-7173.