DECEMBER 6 - 12, 2017 UCW 15
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The Rotary Clubs of Fayetteville present
the 2017 Rotary Christmas Parade Satur-
day, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
"The parade is dedicated to the children
of Fayetteville and Cumberland County
with the theme of 'The angels are watching
over us,'" said Matthew Smith, chairman of
the Rotary Christmas Parade. "We will have
approximately 110 units in the parade."
Smith added that the parade will be tele-
vised by FayTV Channel 7, and the point of
pickup for the camera will be at the Market
House. There will be commentators at the
grandstand area and the Market House.
This is the 18th year of the parade.
"There are three clubs that have spon-
sored the parade: the Fayetteville Club,
the West Fayetteville Club and the Lafay-
ette Rotary Club," said Smith. "This is a
joint project that the three clubs do each
year." There will be representatives from
Fort Bragg, and the Interact and Rotaract
Clubs will participate in the parade.
The route begins at Person Street and
goes to the Market House, onward to Hay
Street, and will conclude at the Medical
Arts building.
"We will have various bands from the
high schools performing in the parade
this year and a number of new entries,"
said Smith. "We are having the homemade
f loat contest this year, which we have
not had for several years." Smith said the
homemade f loat contest brings a lot of
interest for some groups and is a treat for
the people that come to watch the parade
as well.
The parade will conclude with Santa
Claus and his elves passing out Tootsie
Rolls to the kids.
"The Rotarians enjoy doing this every
year," said Smith. "Some people think
that all you have to do is get a place for
people to line up and have a parade. This
is literally a year-round project, and we
look forward to doing this as a community
service project for the Rotary Club."
If your business or organization would
like to volunteer, contact Mike Reid at
(910) 964-3998. For applications, visit
w w w.rotarychristmasparade.com. The
parade will take place rain or shine. Email
general@rotarychristmasparade.com for
more information.
Christmas parade brings Santa Claus to town
by DR. SHANESSA FENNER
EVENTS
The Christmas parade is set for Dec. 9 in downtown Fayetteville.
DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Prin-
cipal, WT Brown Elementary School.
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