I went to the Twinkle light parade meeting last night. All went well. Early next week I will be emailed our parade position number. Plan on official line up time to be around 3, but we can send a couple of reps to check in and bring the kids closer to 4. Parade starts AT 5:15pm.

I am still working on a pick up spot- but it looks like we may be able to use UNM lot this year. THAT will make hauling out and back to HHS very easy. I am still pursuing options. Where ever we pick up at- we will need to have lots of cars already at pick up area. We need to arrange to get as many vehicles as we need there and those drivers hauled back to HHS BEFORE the parade line up time. Need to get a list of volunteers for that. I will get my truck down there for percussion-tubas, need one more truck-van for instruments- then the rest to drive kids with their instruments back up to HHS. In past years we have had to make two trips to get all the kids back to HHS. It would be nice not to have to do this- but if we get UNM- 2 or even 3 trips would be real easy and quick.

I think we can serve supper around 130-2. That would leave plenty of time to eat and then get the kids lighted up without any rush. The meal is all planned and taken care of- but we could use drinks- long day so some sodas-juices for meal, and maybe a hot beverage as they head out to line up, tea, cocoa, etc. We can get the 16oz hot cups and lids at Sams cheap. I will need a head count of kids-adults that will be eating. I want to have plenty- but not too plenty(lol).

How is the lights situation? We need EVERYONE in the parade to TWINKLE and SHINE!!

NEW this year- REAL PRIZES!! Class prizes are now $100 and there are a couple of $1000 awards to be had. To get any of it- we GOTTA TWINKLE and BRING ALL the SPIRIT and ENTHUSIASM we can muster!! We need to really get excited and SHOW IT!!

Hand outs- we can HAND OUT anything we want, candy, cards, flyers, etc. But NO throwing of ANYTHING. Any entry caught THROWING candy-other items will be disqualified and/or more.

ADULTS- we can use lots of adults in the parade as well. Give out stuff, yell and root on the crowds and our kids, be there for any emergency-issue, and a few to bring up the rear and make sure our kids did not drop something. ALL adults must TWINKLE!! EVERYONE must TWINKLE!! Drivers should/could be in parade, then they will be right there to drive back.

ALSO- The Twinkle Light Parade is growing- and not just locally!! Spread the word and VOTE for ALBUQUERQUE!! It's easy- you can vote once a day from each of your devices. Just click and VOTE!!

 

I did not send this to EVERYONE!! PLEASE forward on all useful info to those not in this email.

That's it for now. MORE soon.

Thank you,

Mike Goodrich