TEDDY BEAR PARADE MARCHES OUT A WELL-LOVED GRESHAM TRADITION
News Release from City of Gresham
Posted on FlashAlert: September 26th, 2014 3:45 PM
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GRESHAM, Ore. - The Teddy Bear Parade, a classic Gresham event sponsored by Soroptomist International of Gresham and attended by thousands of teddy-bear clutching children and their families, rolls out for its annual celebration of warm-and-fuzzy wonderfulness in historic downtown Gresham on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Beginning at 10 a.m., parade entrants will wind their way through the charming spectator-lined business district, including marching bands, floats, brigades of civic and community organizations and members of the Gresham City Council. Ambassadors for Rise, Advance, Dream Gresham (RAD Gresham), an outreach initiative of the Gresham City Council, will stroll through the crowd - decked out in bright blue RAD Gresham T-shirts - talking to people about RAD and directing community members to an online forum where they can submit their "RAD ideas" for desired community amenities and rate the ideas submitted by others. Learn more about RAD at GreshamOregon.gov/RAD.
This year, parade organizers are asking attendees to bring a new or gently used children's book - suitable for ages 5 through 12 - for donation to East County schools.
Parade-goers are also encouraged to check out the Gresham Farmers' Market; Gresham Saturday Market; and the City's Transportation Safety Fair and Bike Rodeo that will run from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the Arts Plaza, 401 N.E. Second St.
View the parade route and other information at http://www.sigresham.org/teddybearparade/
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GRESHAM, Ore. - The Teddy Bear Parade, a classic Gresham event sponsored by Soroptomist International of Gresham and attended by thousands of teddy-bear clutching children and their families, rolls out for its annual celebration of warm-and-fuzzy wonderfulness in historic downtown Gresham on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Beginning at 10 a.m., parade entrants will wind their way through the charming spectator-lined business district, including marching bands, floats, brigades of civic and community organizations and members of the Gresham City Council. Ambassadors for Rise, Advance, Dream Gresham (RAD Gresham), an outreach initiative of the Gresham City Council, will stroll through the crowd - decked out in bright blue RAD Gresham T-shirts - talking to people about RAD and directing community members to an online forum where they can submit their "RAD ideas" for desired community amenities and rate the ideas submitted by others. Learn more about RAD at GreshamOregon.gov/RAD.
This year, parade organizers are asking attendees to bring a new or gently used children's book - suitable for ages 5 through 12 - for donation to East County schools.
Parade-goers are also encouraged to check out the Gresham Farmers' Market; Gresham Saturday Market; and the City's Transportation Safety Fair and Bike Rodeo that will run from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the Arts Plaza, 401 N.E. Second St.
View the parade route and other information at http://www.sigresham.org/teddybearparade/
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