West Des Moines Independence Day Parade…

Urbandale Independence Day Parade…

Following is detailed information for Ankeny Summerfest volunteer participants:

ANKENY SUMMERFEST PARADE: Saturday, July 9  PARADE STARTS AT 9:00 a.m. Volunteers need to arrive by 8:30.

Staging will be at Ankeny High School in Lot C or D (both are together and it depends on where we are placed).  This is the lot that is closest to North Ankeny Boulevard.  

There isn’t any parking at Ankeny High School but there is a drop off area that is clearly marked off of North Ankeny Boulevard. 

Ankeny Summerfest Assembly Map - Click on Image for Large Version

  
 
RULES FROM THE ANKENY PARADE COORDINATORS:  

This year there is a concerted effort to enhance  the safety and community feel of the SummerFest Parade and therefore a few rules must be complied with

•       Items cannot be thrown from a vehicle and must be handed out or distributed close to the curb and the spectators.    
•       Drivers of vehicles may not talk or text while participating in the parade
•       Any entries with animals must have their own designated waste collection person walk behind the entry at all times.  All animals must be leashed or tethered appropriately for the animal.
•       All entries must represent the family oriented event that is the SummerFest Parade
•       You must keep pace with the parade flow; failure to do so may cause your entry to be removed.

OTHER NOTES:

We will have candy, tattoos and literature to hand out.  Throwing of any kind is not allowed in any of the parades.

Water will be provided for the walkers.

Transportation back to the starting point of the parade will be coordinated as best we can, but it may require several shuttle trips to get everyone back.  

For more information on volunteering for the parade, please contact Mary Whisenand at marywhisenand@mediacombb.net

Your Polk County Republican Party will have a presence at the Ankeny Summerfest Parade.  Help us make our presence known, solicit volunteers, and increase our voter base by volunteering to be walkers, collect contact information or with the distribution of literature.

Date of Parade:  July 9, 2011

Time of Parade:  9:00 am (assembly for the parade will be between 8:00 and 8:30 am)

Parade Beginning:  Ankeny High School.

Volunteer Contact:  Mary Whisenand, marywhisenand@mediacombb.net

Following is the participation information for those volunteering to help with the West Des Moines Independence Day Parade on July 3, 2011.

Assembly:  We are lining up in the RED staging area which is EAST of Valley High School.  It is EAST of the school and walkers need to be there no later than 5:00 for the 5:30 start.  The theme of the parade this year is All Star Fun!  This is a long parade so please be confident that you are physically able to walk the route from Valley High School to Valley Junction.  We want our volunteers to be safe and not “over tax” themselves!

West Des Moines Parade Staging

A full size version of the above staging map is available by clicking here

Highlights of the Rules governing participation, from organizers in West Des Moines, in the parade:

 Assembly and Entry

If you are entering as a group (scouts, church group, school group, car, club, etc.), you must assemble your group some place other than the staging area. Once you are all together,  walk/ride or drive to the parade line-up location noted above. This year we are putting entries into order as they arrive and we are not using entry numbers. The only vehicles allowed in the line up area will be the vehicles that are going to be in the parade. Parking for non-parade vehicles is in the parking lot on the northeast side of Valley High School. (corner of Valley West Drive and Woodland Ave.)

Polk County Republicans NOTE:  There is VERY limited parking anywhere near the high school.  Last year we coordinated having the float/Jeep in place and every volunteer walked in to the parking lot from their parking spaces closer to parade time.  Volunteers will be given specific information regarding assembly point prior to Parade time and we will attempt to have the assembly point posted here at PolkGop.com as well.

Candy and Other Handouts

Candy and other items to distribute are welcome; however we STRONGLY recommend having people walking next to your vehicle throwing the candy!! Watch the crowd and have people designated with your unit to do nothing but make sure no one is in the path of your vehicle. SQUIRT GUNS OR WATER REALTED ITEMS ARE NOT ALLOWED!!! Be for warned that you will not be allowed back in the parade if you engage in unsafe behavior that encourages spectators and participants to act in an unsafe manner.

Pace and Length

Complete information on the guidelines and rules can be found by clicking here…

Information on volunteering for participation in the parade is provided below or accessed by clicking here..

Your Polk County Republican Party will have a presence at the West Des Moines Independence Day Parade.  Help us make our presence known, solicit volunteers, and increase our voter base by volunteering to be walkers, collect contact information or with the distribution of literature.

Date of Parade:  July 3, 2011

Time of Parade:  5:30 PM

Parade Beginning:  Valley West Drive and Ashworth Road.

Volunteer Contact:  Mary Whisenand, marywhisenand@mediacombb.net

We have been having a great time at the various parades in Polk County this year, with our our terrific float and awesome crew of volunteers!  We have pictures from several of the parades, and other events, all loaded up on Flickr!.  You can view all of the pictures on our new Photo Page!

Mary Whisenand has been coordinating our parades this year, and has been doing a fabulous job!  More pictures and excitement yet to come… we still have the Mitchelville on September 18!

Here are some samples of some of our parade pix!

Mary Whisenand, Bonita Davis, Dave Funk, and Mike Cook.
Bonita and Dave are both candidates for County Supervisor.

Kevin Koester’s Crew!

Getting the float ready in Urbandale!