News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON RESIDENT CREATES THEME FOR 2012 CELEBRATION PARADE
Posted: June 5th, 2012 12:00 PM
Beaverton resident Laurette McGee recently won the 2012 Beaverton Parade Theme Contest for her creation of the 2012 Celebration Parade theme: The Many Faces of our City. Now in its 55th year, the Celebration Parade will be held Saturday, Sep. 8, 2012 at 10 a.m.
"The parade theme contest is a great opportunity for Beaverton residents to share their own unique perspective of the community and shape one of our signature events," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "This year's theme reflects the diversity of the city, which is one of our greatest strengths."
As the Parade Theme Contest winner, McGee won a prize package that includes a "celebrity" ride in this year's parade along with a gift basket of products from local business.
"My inspiration for the Many Faces of Our City theme came from our city being so diversified," said Laurette McGee. "The theme reflects my feeling that there is always an interesting person around the corner."
The Beaverton Celebration Parade began in 1957 and has grown into a community tradition. Previous parade themes have included Catch the Spirit, Everything is Golden, Community Pride...City Wide, Dancing in the Streets and A Vision of the Future.
For more information about the 2012 Celebration Parade or to see pictures from previous Celebration Parades, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Parade. For those interested in participating, parade entry forms are available on the webpage and will be due on Aug. 10.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Most recently, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Proj
ect of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofbeaverton.
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