Community service hours.
The Committee thanks you for your interest in helping with the Parade. The Committee will accommodate your preferences if possible and in accordance with the needs of the Parade

Parade Day Volunteer Tasks and descriptions

Community service hours given to student volunteers.

“Lawn signs” –  Place “lawn signs” advertising the Parade in medians. 2 weeks before Parade

“No Parking” signs – Place along Parade Route. 48 hours prior to Parade

Trash Can & Barricade Placement – Place trash cans & barricades along Parade route. 24 hours prior to Parade.

Decorations – Decorate the four announcer’s stages (flatbeds). 7:30-9:30 AM.

Volunteer sign-up & radio management  – Check-in volunteers, assign radios to listed volunteers, log radios distributed, direct volunteers to their posts. At Dr. Insomniac’s patio. 8:00 – 10 AM

Staging  – Assist entrants to position themselves in numerical order in the staging area. 8:00 AM – Noon.

VIP & Special Entrant Assistance  – Assist VIPs, veterans etc. at their staging area. 8:00 AM -Noon.

Traffic Monitor – Close & re-open streets. 8:00 AM -1 PM

Street Monitor  – Stand at street corner barricades to supervise if barricades need opening for emergencies, occasionally help to move parade along or slow it down. 9:00 AM -1:00 PM.

Spotters – At announcers’ stages. Keep parade moving along in a timely manner. Notify announcers of any changes/ new announcements. Breakdown the stages for pick-up by the crew at parade’s end. 9:30 AM – 1 PM.

Clean-up – Clean-up parade route at the end of the parade. Noon – 2:00 PM