In case you did not receive the email and want to be part of this entry, what you should know is that alumni parade participants are asked to show up at the formation area at the DMV offices at Lincoln Park Avenue and Mission by 10 a.m. They will follow the cheer leaders and the school band. Participating alumni are asked to wear school colors and comfortable shoes. You can get any further information on that entry directly by contacting the Alumni Association through it's website.
The Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council's own announcement provides some additional details on the parade. From that web posting:
"At the end, there will be a celebration for the whole community in the
parking lot behind the Bank of America with Santa, snow, Christmas gifts, music
and food for all. Thousands of spectators are expected to crowd along the Parade
route. For over two hours they will be treated to a seemingly endless line of
colorful drill teams, dance groups, bands, classic cars, dignitaries and large
and small floats. The Miss Taiwan entry will grace an antique fire truck from
Fire Station #1."
The Christmas Parade announcer will be LHS teacher, Mark Shapiro, as noted in an earlier posting on this blog. He will be delivering the play-by-play on the parade from Griffin Avenue and North Broadway, making the adjustment from his regular duty as Lincoln High School's Football home games announcer. Now you have the location and you know his work, so get there early to find a spot to hear the Shapiro touch, a truly unique experience.
I am glad to see that the "Christmas Parade" is still called that and not a "Holiday Parade"which sounds so cheesy and yielding to political correctness. If there is a federal and a state holiday for Christmas, there should not be any hand-wringing over the title of a parade that comes once a year with most entries themed with Christmas decorations and Santa Claus as the big ending. Ho, Ho, Ho.
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