BEAVERTON RESIDENTS INVITED TO ENTER 2015 PARADE THEME CONTEST (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: April 6th, 2015 12:15 PM
Downloadable file: A float in the 2014 Beaverton Celebration Parade. The City of Beaverton seeks theme entries for the 2015 Beaverton Celebration Parade, to b e held Saturday, Sept. 12. Residents can submit entries by mail or email, in person, or via social media with hashta
BEAVERTON, Ore. - The City of Beaverton invites residents to share their theme ideas for the 2015 Beaverton Celebration Parade. The winning entrant will receive a prize package, including a celebrity ride in the 58th annual parade on Saturday, Sept. 12. Theme entries are due on Friday, May 1, by 5 p.m.
The winning theme will be used for costumes and floats, so ideal entries are those that can be easily expressed through decorations. Previous parade themes have included: Everything is Golden, Community Pride...City Wide, Dancing in the Streets, A Vision of the Future, The Many Faces of Our City, and Community--For One and All.
Residents can enter by:
* Email: events@BeavertonOregon.gov, subject line: Parade Theme Contest
* Mail: Attn: Victor Sin, Events Coordinator, City of Beaverton, PO Box 4755, Beaverton, OR 97076
* In Person: Mayor's Community Programs office, fifth floor, The Beaverton Building, 12725 SW Millikan Way
* Social Media: Use hashtag #BVTPARADE15 or direct message - Twitter @CityofBeaverton or Facebook City of Beaverton
There is a limit of two entries per household. Email, mail, and in-person entries must include the resident's full name, email, phone number and street address. Social media entries must include contact information to reach the winning entrant. For more information, contact Victor Sin, community events coordinator, at 503-526-2559 or visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Parade.
ABOUT THE PARADE
The Beaverton Celebration Parade began in 1957 and has grown into a community tradition. This year's parade will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m., beginning at the corner of SW Wilson Ave and SW Allen Blvd. It will travel along SW Fifth Ave to Griffith Park. The fifth annual Beaverton Celebration 5K run will begin the day's festivities at 9 a.m. Family cycling event Bike Beaverton will be held on Sunday, September 13 from 1-4 p.m. across from the Beaverton City Library at SW Hall Blvd and SW Third St.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: A float in the 2014 Beaverton Celebration Parade. The City of Beaverton seeks theme entries for the 2015 Beaverton Celebration Parade, to be held Saturday, Sept. 12. Residents can submit entries by mail or email, in person, or via social media with hashtag #BVTPARADE15 until Friday, May 1. Two entries per household. (Photo by City of Beaverton)
Caption 2: Elite Dance Studio marches in the 2014 Beaverton Celebration Parade. The City of Beaverton seeks theme entries for the 2015 Beaverton Celebration Parade, to be held Saturday, Sept. 12. Residents can submit entries by mail or email, in person, or via social media with hashtag #BVTPARADE15 until Friday, May 1. Two entries per household. (Photo by City of Beaverton)
The winning theme will be used for costumes and floats, so ideal entries are those that can be easily expressed through decorations. Previous parade themes have included: Everything is Golden, Community Pride...City Wide, Dancing in the Streets, A Vision of the Future, The Many Faces of Our City, and Community--For One and All.
Residents can enter by:
* Email: events@BeavertonOregon.gov, subject line: Parade Theme Contest
* Mail: Attn: Victor Sin, Events Coordinator, City of Beaverton, PO Box 4755, Beaverton, OR 97076
* In Person: Mayor's Community Programs office, fifth floor, The Beaverton Building, 12725 SW Millikan Way
* Social Media: Use hashtag #BVTPARADE15 or direct message - Twitter @CityofBeaverton or Facebook City of Beaverton
There is a limit of two entries per household. Email, mail, and in-person entries must include the resident's full name, email, phone number and street address. Social media entries must include contact information to reach the winning entrant. For more information, contact Victor Sin, community events coordinator, at 503-526-2559 or visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/Parade.
ABOUT THE PARADE
The Beaverton Celebration Parade began in 1957 and has grown into a community tradition. This year's parade will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m., beginning at the corner of SW Wilson Ave and SW Allen Blvd. It will travel along SW Fifth Ave to Griffith Park. The fifth annual Beaverton Celebration 5K run will begin the day's festivities at 9 a.m. Family cycling event Bike Beaverton will be held on Sunday, September 13 from 1-4 p.m. across from the Beaverton City Library at SW Hall Blvd and SW Third St.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Caption: A float in the 2014 Beaverton Celebration Parade. The City of Beaverton seeks theme entries for the 2015 Beaverton Celebration Parade, to be held Saturday, Sept. 12. Residents can submit entries by mail or email, in person, or via social media with hashtag #BVTPARADE15 until Friday, May 1. Two entries per household. (Photo by City of Beaverton)
Caption 2: Elite Dance Studio marches in the 2014 Beaverton Celebration Parade. The City of Beaverton seeks theme entries for the 2015 Beaverton Celebration Parade, to be held Saturday, Sept. 12. Residents can submit entries by mail or email, in person, or via social media with hashtag #BVTPARADE15 until Friday, May 1. Two entries per household. (Photo by City of Beaverton)
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