Update Dec 4: The parade officials are adamant that nobody younger than 12 can walk in the parade, and they will not allow wagons. The train depot float will allow for about 5 riders. If you want to ride, please check with Lloyd, or Jessica Chavez, to see if space is available. If you do not have a ride spot, do not plan to participate. The Train Depot float will be in position K, which is near the Autozone store at the beginning of the parade, after the officials.
Pack 734 will participate in the Plant City Christmas Parade on Friday evening, December 5 as part of the Railroad Museum position. The parade starts at 7PM, and we should be in place by 6:30. Boys should wear their blue or khaki uniforms, or pack T-shirt, and we would like them to wear a Santa hat. The parade start area will be congested, so try to carpool when dropping off the boys. Parents can walk with the scouts. If you are not walking, try to have some other parent chosen to watch your scout until you reclaim him at the parade end. (Trade cell phone numbers.) They suggest you park near the parade end at the Courthouse at Reynolds and Michigan… but warn that the lots may fill up early. You can park anywhere in the area that you can find a legal parking spot – but please do not park in the Big Lots parking lot.
Parents should either walk with the Scout, or have another designated person to walk with him. Wagons are acceptable, but no skates or other wheeled items. Wear either your Scout uniform, or the pack 734 T-shirt, and a festive hat or other decoration. We can hand out candy to parade spectators, but no throwing
Line Up: Parade participants will assemble along Collins street south of Ball street. The parade route starts at Collins Street & Ball Street (this is where the Babcock Store was located)– heads North on Collins to Reynolds Street – turn west on Reynolds, then south on Wheeler and end at Drane. This is about a 0.8 mile parade (a little less than a mile). There will be a free hot dog roast at the parade end for parade participants. (This is a good place to retrieve your Scout. A Leader will be there until all our scouts are recovered.) Uniforms or a Pack 734 T-shirt please, and a Santa hat if you have one, and other festive decoration.