Thursday, June 7, 2012

2012 Buckboard Day Parade


2012 Buckboard Day Parade

Rowland Heights Chinese Association & the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council will again be organizing this year’s Buckboard Parade.  It will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. As joint co-hosts of this annual community event, the RHCA & RHCCC are looking for sponsors, participants, and volunteers to make this year's parade the best one yet.

The parade theme selected for this year is:
“A Diverse Community United in Service”
and will salute role models in our community who help to make Rowland Heights a wonderful place to work, live, and go to school. This outstanding community event will give everyone the chance to celebrate various schools, youth groups, bands, community clubs and organizations, equestrian units, floats, classic cars, and business contributions to our community.

This year the parade will highlight "Educational Institutions".  Dr. Ott (District Superintendent), Leslie Phillips (winning essay nominee for Grand Marshal) and Glenn Duncan (Southlands Christian School) will be symbolizing "Educational Institutions" in Rowland Heights.   Regrettably, because all three of the winning essay students will be away at college on October 20, they will not be able to participate in the parade.

This year the  Hacienda Heights Kiwanis and Walnut Valley Rotary will be jointly sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast at 7a.m. preceeding the Parade.  Come early and have breakfast with us at the Bell Memorial Church (parking lot), on Nogales near Colima. 

The parade route will on start on Nogales Avenue south of Colima Road proceeding north, turn east (right) on Colima Road, turn north (left) on Banida Avenue, and conclude at Rowland Heights County Park, to be followed by a community festival organized by the Rowland Council PTA and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Parties interested in sponsorship, parade participation, staff volunteering, etc should send an email to buckboardparade@hotmail.com.

CONGRATULATIONS to:
The winning Grand Marshal essay writer -- Jasper Luong, Rowland High School senior, who nominated Teacher/ASB Adviser, Leslie Phillips, who does outstanding work for the community.   Jasper will received a $250 prize from the Parade committee; 
second place Grand Marshal essay was from Derrick Mar, Rowland High School senior, who nominated teacher/coach, Gordon Hamlow
third place Grand Marshal essay was from Jian-Sen Wu, Rowland High School senior .who nominated teacher, Kelli Reese.
The parade theme selected for this year is:
 
“A Diverse Community United in Service”

and will salute role models in our community who help to make Rowland Heights a wonderful place to work, live, and go to school. This outstanding community event will give everyone the chance to celebrate various schools, youth groups, bands, community clubs and organizations, equestrian units, floats, classic cars, and business contributions to our community.

This year the parade will highlight "Educational Institutions".  Dr. Ott (District Superintendent), Leslie Phillips (winning essay nominee for Grand Marshal) and Glenn Duncan (Southlands Christian School) will be symbolizing "Educational Institutions" in Rowland Heights.   Regrettably, because all three of the winning essay students will be away at college on October 20, they will not be able to participate in the parade.