2011 Halloween parades
Everyone Loves A Parade – HELP SUPPORT ACVESA – Join the Halloween Parade Team for 2 Evenings of Fun
TO ALL ADAMS COUNTY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, & FRIENDS
ACVESA needs each of YOU to join the Halloween Parade Team to promote ACVESA!
Gettysburg Parade October 25 at 7:30pm
Hanover Parade October 27 at 7:30pm
This years theme will be:
Promoting the Capital Campaign for the Multipurpose Training Center
ACVESA is requesting all emergency services personnel, to participate in the parades, so we can show the strength of the ACVESA organization. This year is extremely important, due to promoting the ACVESA purpose “TRAINING” and the “CAPITAL CAMPAIGN”.
We will be attending the parades with: ACVESA Color Guard, Float, ACVESA Fire Fighters/EMS Marching Group
The Larger the team – The greater we Promote ACVESA!
All participants are encouraged to wear a type of
firefighting gear/fire company clothing.
Example:
Turn out Gear – Coat and/or helmet, EMS Coats, Job shirts, Company Shirts, etc
It would be great if some participants would wear SCBA and other carry a firefighting tool
Each company – We are requesting a minimum of 6 large bags of candy (individually wrapped pieces) 3 bags for each parade
Fire Company participants should bring the candy to each parade or give your candy to a committee member before the parades
The candy will be passed out by several ACVESA Parade Team members to the parade spectators
Each company – Please share all parade information received with all members, families, and friends
If you need additional information – please contact one of the following committee members:
Stacey Snyder 359-0663 Ken Kime 334-4771
Jim Lady 677-4987 Aaron Welper 752-5552
Pam Reichart 259-9629 Jere Lady 677-6788
Jerry Poland 858-7054 {Wayne Reid 637-8073 - In charge of color guard}
YOUR PARTICIPATION IS REQUESTED TO SHOW OUR MESSAGE:
We are from 23 fire companies * We are ACVESA * We work as a TEAM
Gettysburg Parade October 25, 2011
We will meet at the Gettysburg Middle School, the parade formation site.
Suggestions:
- Car Pool with other participants from your station and/or your locality
- Enter the Gettysburg Middle School area from East Middle St at Liberty St
- Be at the formation site @ 19:00 Hours (Parade starts at 19:30)
Hanover Parade October 27, 2011
Formation Site: Wirt Ave * McAllister Street – South Hanover (Sheppard & Myers Athletic Field)
Meeting Site: We will meet at North Hanover Mall parking lot behind the Sears Automotive Center
We will provide transportation for the team participants to the parade formation site, leaving the parking lot @ 6:45 sharp. After the parade, transportation will be provided to return you to the mall parking lot.
SPECIAL NOTES FOR HANOVER PARADE:
* Due to arranging transportation from the North Hanover Mall Sears Parking Lot and returning to the North Hanover Mall, It would be very helpful to know the number of people planning to participate in the Hanover parade with ACVESA. Please call one of the committee members no later than Monday evening October 24 with the number of participants from you company.
*Due to the congestion at the parade formation site, will not be able to have fire apparatus in the Hanover parade, unless you do not have a problem, having your company apparatus out of service from late morning until the end of the parade. If having your company apparatus out of service is not a problem please call 528-4196 during the day, ask for Jere or Aaron to make arrangements for the apparatus. We aim to be at the formation site at 12:00 noon.