ZIONSVILLE LIONS CLUB
PO BOX 252
ZIONSVILLE, IN 46077
Come and join our celebration of the sixtieth annual Zionsville Lions Club Fall Festival and be a part of our:
“Rock Around the Clock”
ZIONSVILLE FALL FESTIVAL PARADE
September 7th, 2013
Help us kick off the Lions Fall Festival with our annual parade. This is a community event that is always fun for the kids and for the rest of us who are still kids at heart.
We are looking for interesting, exciting, fun entrants for our parade. Our theme of "Rock Around the Clock" gives us the opportunity to celebrate the fifties and rock and roll. Think of poodle skirts and penny loafers, American Bandstand, crew-cuts, President Eisenhower and Sputnik. OR forget our theme and have your entry be about something important to your organizations. OR forget a theme and just come march with your group for the fun of it.
We look forward to a great parade and to having you with us.
Enclosed is a flyer for the parade. Please complete and return the entry form portion at your earliest convenience, we need the information to organize the parade and order of march.
PLEASE NOTE: THE PARADE WILL STEP OFF AT 10:30 AM, 15 MINUTES EARLIER THAN IN THE PRIOR YEARS. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR ENTRY IS AT THE LINEUP AREA ON TIME (8:45-9:30 am).
If you have any questions, please call or e-mail.
Sincerely,
George Tikijian
Parade Chairman
ph 873-6685 e-mail
Enc.: Parade entry form
(See the other side for some hints and suggestions.)
Some Do's and Don'ts and Helpful Hints
The parade lines up in the school bus pickup/drop-off area along Mulberry Street, in front of the Zionsville High School and Educational Services Building. Please try and get there between 8:45 and 9:30 am, this is especially important if you have a vehicle or float in the parade. We will attempt to email your parade contact with your assigned entry driveway and lineup location, a few days before the parade.
Do not throw candy or souvenirs, walk alongside your entry and hand them out or you will be subject to ejection from the parade!
Please do not pull into the lineup area to drop off marchers. Vehicles not in the parade should enter and exit the High School parking lot from Hal Sharpe Rd (until 9:45am you may also enter from the southernmost entrance off Mulberry St.). There are children, marchers, floats, and parade vehicles we are trying to sort out and organize (with 15 minutes less time to do it); it will be faster, safer, and helpful to avoid the lineup area with a non-parade vehicle.
The High School will have doors open so marchers can use the restrooms and easily get from the parking lots to the lineup area.
Once your float, vehicle and/or marchers are set and in place, have fun and visit around. But please always have someone remain with the float or vehicle so that we can move it as we need to make adjustments. We step off at 10:30 am precisely (15 minutes earlier than prior years), please have everyone back and ready to go by 10.
If you have a problem or a question, look for the guy or gal in a Lions shirt.
Float judging occurs in the lineup area, so look your best.
We do not routinely send a confirmation of your entry, if you want to make sure we have you in the parade; check the box on your entry form asking for a confirmation. Make sure we have an email address so we can let you know your assigned area.
The parade route is 1.2 miles, if it is a hot day you might want to bring some water; there are fountains in the high school.
HAVE FUN AND ENJOY YOURSELVES.