Theme: “Celebrate JESUS –The Prince of Peace!”
This invitation is extended to you to join us for the 2010 Christmas Parade “SPECTACULAR”, Friday evening, November 26, 2010. This event, to be held in conjunction and cooperation with the lighting of Granbury’s Historic Square for the Christmas season, reminds us of the Greatest Gift ever given and “the real reason for the season”.
Each year our parade has
grown in participation and in the number of spectators viewing the parade!
Last year’s estimate was more than 10,000 spectators. The Historic Granbury
Merchants Association [HGMA} and the Lake Granbury Ministerial Alliance
[the Alliance] hope you will be a part of this year’s event. Please fill
in this form and mail it to:
Christmas Parade: P.O. Box 5007
Granbury, TX 76049-0007
Or, you may e-mail it to:
chasd1@windstream.net
If you have any questions,
please call either 817-326-2270 or 817-573-5548. Please leave a message
should you reach the answering machine.
Thank you!
AWARDS:
Trophy/Ribbons will be
awarded in the following categories:
Best of Parade Best Use of Theme Best Use of Lights Best Youth Entry
RULES:
1) Floats must be lighted
(for night-time viewing- “OVER-LIGHTED” IS BETTER).
2) Commercial entries must
follow the “theme” of the parade for that year (i.e. No “eat at Joe’s”—nor
“vote for…”), but you may display your Business’ name on your entry.
3) Entries must be no more
than 14’ tall, and be able to navigate (max. 30’ trailer) the parade route-especially
around the historic square.
4) The Alliance and HGMA
reserve the right to refuse any entry deemed inappropriate.
5) “Santa Claus” (including
“Mrs. Claus” and/or Elves) may not be depicted on any float.
6) Candy, leaflets or other
advertising are not allowed to be handed or thrown from parade entries.
7) It is important to keep
floats lighted through the entire parade route until you return to the
Parade Grounds. As you leave the parade grounds following the parade…please
clean up any animal renderings or trash left from your entry! Thanks!
If this is not heeded, we may have to begin to charge an entry fee…for
cleanup.
8) Park your floats “ONLY”
in the parking lot—Automobiles should be parked elsewhere, please.
9) Attention Equine Entries:
To participate in the parade, you will be required to include with your
application, a current negative Coggins test report. All reports
must be within date—no out of date forms will be accepted. All equine
entries will be checked. Following the parade, we also strongly request
that you “Scoop the POOP” – please see that your area is cleaned up.
Thanks so much!! See # 7 above.
PARADE SPECIFICS:
The Parade will line up
and be judged on the parking lot of the GISD Administration Building, on
the corner of Pearl St. and Hannaford St.
Please be at the GISD parking
lots at the times stated:
5:20 pm – 5:50 pm Check-in and receive parade number
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Time for Judging—All participants must be
with their entry
6:50 pm – 7:00 pm Parade Step-off. Please maintain an
even and steady flow
with the rest of the parade.
Please fill out this form
and return to: Parade, P.O. Box 5007, Granbury, TX 76049-0007 before
Monday, Nov. 23rd 2009…or
e-mail to chasd1@windstream.net
CHURCH/BUSINESS/INDIVIDUAL
NAME:___________________________________
DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY (Brief…i.e.
Float, Foot Unit, Youth Entry, #of Riders, etc. – Also, include
information you would like
read about your float during the parade):
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
(If additional space needed, please include below or on a separate sheet…Thanks)
NAME OF CONTACT PERSON:(Please print) _________________________________
PHONE #:_(____)__________________________
ADDRESS/CITY/ZIP:______________________________________________________
Release
The participants do hereby
release from all liabilities and responsibilities, the City of Granbury,
County of
Hood, State of Texas, Historic
Granbury Merchants Association, Lake Granbury Ministerial Alliance and
all
individuals connected with
the Country Christmas Celebration and the lighted Parade from any and all
liabilities arising from
transactions and occurrences at the said event, and agree to hold such
parties
forever harmless.
I have read the above rules and agree to comply with them.
SIGNATURE:_______________________________________________DATE:______________
