Hello Barton Hills Neighbors!
It’s that time again…
BARTON HILLS INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE–WEDNESDAY, JULY 4TH, 2007
8:30 AM — Parade line-up & muster
9:00 AM — Parade Start
DEPART — Barton Hills Market, 1220 Barton Hills Drive
ARRIVE — Barton Hills Elementary Playground for Refreshments & Games
We’re only a month away before THE day, so please help us out with some of the items, services and help needed listed below.
Everyone does a FANTASTIC job of pulling this parade together in short order, so PLEASE let me know TODAY what you’ll be able to do, and THANKS AGAIN, for all your VOLUNTEERISM on behalf of the forever-fabulous Barton Hills Neighborhood!
PARADE UPDATE:
First, WE HAVE THE FIRE TRUCK this year! It’s confirmed! Our FAVORITE FIREMEN will again bring up the rear of the parade in 2007! It’s always a treat to have our friends from Fire Station #11– Kinney Avenue–join us!
Jim-Jims Water Ice has agreed to sell refreshments again after the parade, so bring some spending money!
Also, as you already know, we have a wonderful new SUN SCREEN CANOPY over the basketball court at Barton Hills Elementary! Won’t that be a blessing against the hot morning sunshine! Still, please remember to wear sunscreen, a hat & protective clothing, especially for young children.
HERE ARE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES:
NEEDED – !!! VOLUNTEERS * VOLUNTEERS * VOLUNTEERS * VOLUNTEERS * VOLUNTEERS !!!
SPONSORSHIPS–If you HAVE a business or KNOW a business who would like to support the Barton Hills Independence Day Parade 2007, please contact Kay Killen today.
BOY SCOUT & GIRL SCOUT TROUPS — for Color Guard, American and Texas Flags, Pledge of Allegiance; ALL troops welcome!
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS — If you’re a member of a special interest group, i.e. environmental, dance, running/biking/boarding/unicycle, gardening, etc., please sign up today to enroll your group in the parade! Are we ready for a ‘riding lawnmower brigade’? What about an all-hybrid car group? Come on…show your colors!
JUDGES – Please let me know TODAY if you are interested in participating this year as a judge of all things red, white & blue!
VOLUNTEERS JULY 4th–
a) Playground Set-up 7:30am-9:00am. (8-10 people) needed to set-up tables, set out cookies/brownies, cut watermelons, prepare playground.
b) Playground Clean-up (8-10 people) ALL parade participants are asked to help pick-up and clean-up the playground; yet a focus group is perfect for fast action – please help! Get your children involved!
CONVERTIBLE CARS — for VIP guests (If yours’ is a vintage vehicle, please insure it won’t overheat with the slow driving)
LARGE IGLOOS — 6-7 needed for water/lemonade cantine
COOKIES & BROWNIES — (20 dz) cut, and ready to go
WATERMELONS — (8-10) prefer cold and ready to go. Will be cut on site.
ICE — Barton Hills Market donates, and volunteer needs to pick up early morning on 4th.
DECORATION TEAM — Need children & adults interested in decorating floats & vehicles for parade
BALLOONS / HELIUM — a) Need one volunteer to pick up helium container on July 3. b) Need team of volunteers (3-4) to inflate and distribute balloons around playground @ 8:00am.
GAMES — Leaders needed to coordinate: a) 2-person sack races, b) balloon toss , c) watermelon seed-spitting contests, d) bocce ball, 3) washer toss. This is really the FUN part, so please let me know if you can help!
TABLES — Volunteer needed to pick up 6′ tables from World of Rentals on 3rd, deliver to playground, and return on 5th.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU — to EVERYONE who volunteers from year-to-year! We have EXCEPTIONAL neighbor volunteers… and this parade wouldn’t happen without YOU!!! We do, however, need NEW people to STEP UP and HELP! This could be YOU! Are you NEW to the ‘hood? Have you been WAITING to volunteer? Do you have a special TALENT to share? Please let me know your interest in participating! And if you have something BRAND NEW to offer, please tell me!
LET’S MAKE THIS JULY 4TH PARADE 2007 THE BEST EVER!!!
With bright visions of Stars, Stripes, and Red, White and Blue,
Kay Killen
Parade Coordinator 2007
512-447-4287 (leave message/phone #)