Kids of all ages are invited to participate in Burlingame's first pet parade on Saturday, May 22, when the Broadway Merchants Association hosts a parade to celebrate the completion of the street's beautification project.
Parade participants will meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot near Broadway and Capuchino Avenue behind Foto-Foto, where crepe paper will be available for last-minute decorations. Judging will begin at 8:15 a.m. sharp. At 9 a.m., Mayor Rosalie O'Mahony will cut a ribbon stretched across Broadway at Capuchino, then she will climb aboard a 35-foot trackless miniature train to lead the parade.
The parade will feature a menagerie of pet owners and pets of all types, shapes and sizes, interspersed with miniature floats built on red wagons, bicycles and kiddie cars. The theme of the parade is "whimsical."
The procession will end three blocks away in the parking lot near Broadway and Chula Vista, next to Pick of the Litter, the Peninsula Humane Society's thrift shop, where prizes will be awarded for the best float or wagon, best owner/pet combination (most look alike, best dressed, etc.), best dressed group, and most interesting or unusual pet. The Humane Society and the Homeless Cat Network plan to have pets available for adoption in the parking lot.
Nursery schools, school groups, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and other community groups are invited to participate, as well as marching bands. There is no age limit for participants. There also are no limitations as to the types of pets permitted in the parade; even stuffed animals are allowed.
"We just want to make sure the little critters and snakes are caged," said "Top Dog" Rudy Horak, who organized the parade with Ross Bruce, president of the Broadway Merchants Association, and a group of local residents.
For more information visit the Pet Parade's Web site at www.burlingamepetparade.com, call Rudy Horak at (650) 344-6572 or stop by Doodledings at 1224 Broadway in Burlingame.
Parade participants will meet at 8 a.m. in the parking lot near Broadway and Capuchino Avenue behind Foto-Foto, where crepe paper will be available for last-minute decorations. Judging will begin at 8:15 a.m. sharp. At 9 a.m., Mayor Rosalie O'Mahony will cut a ribbon stretched across Broadway at Capuchino, then she will climb aboard a 35-foot trackless miniature train to lead the parade.
The parade will feature a menagerie of pet owners and pets of all types, shapes and sizes, interspersed with miniature floats built on red wagons, bicycles and kiddie cars. The theme of the parade is "whimsical."
The procession will end three blocks away in the parking lot near Broadway and Chula Vista, next to Pick of the Litter, the Peninsula Humane Society's thrift shop, where prizes will be awarded for the best float or wagon, best owner/pet combination (most look alike, best dressed, etc.), best dressed group, and most interesting or unusual pet. The Humane Society and the Homeless Cat Network plan to have pets available for adoption in the parking lot.
Nursery schools, school groups, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and other community groups are invited to participate, as well as marching bands. There is no age limit for participants. There also are no limitations as to the types of pets permitted in the parade; even stuffed animals are allowed.
"We just want to make sure the little critters and snakes are caged," said "Top Dog" Rudy Horak, who organized the parade with Ross Bruce, president of the Broadway Merchants Association, and a group of local residents.
For more information visit the Pet Parade's Web site at www.burlingamepetparade.com, call Rudy Horak at (650) 344-6572 or stop by Doodledings at 1224 Broadway in Burlingame.
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