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Signature Projects - Grand Rapids Jaycees Patriot Day Parade - Entries

     
 

Entry applications will be accepted for the 5th Annual Grand Rapids Jaycees Patriot Day Parade. The deadline for applications is Friday, August 22. The fee for entries received ON OR BEFORE August 22 is $30 (Non-Profit) and $40 (Corporate). The fee for entries received AFTER August 22 is $40 (Non-Profit) and $50 (Corporate). Applications postmarked after Friday, August 29 will NOT be accepted. The entry fee for marching bands, military, and public rescue services (fire, police, EMT ONLY) units will be waived.

Entrants will be listed in a program that will be distributed to spectators the day of the parade. Entries received after the August 29 deadline are not guaranteed to be listed in the program.

Parade Rules & Regulations (PLEASE READ!)
Entrant Application Package
Marching Band Competition Guidelines

Checks should be made out to: GRAND RAPIDS JAYCEES
Please note "Parade Entry Fee" in Memo Line

Please send completed entrant applications along with entry fee (if applicable) to:

Grand Rapids Jaycees Patriot Day Parade
c/o Grand Rapids Jaycees
2774 Birchcrest SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Fax: (616) 949-8742

Entry Competition
Entries will compete in the following categories: Best Open Entry and Best Corporate Entry. Winners will receive a plaque and will be given a banner to carry in the parade. Judging will take place in the staging areas before the start of the parade. **Note: If your organization does not wish to be judged, please indicate so on your application.**

2007 Entry Competition Winners:
Best Open Entry - Ionia Free Fair
Best Corporate Entry - Liberty Tax Service

If you have any questions, please contact patriotdayparade@yahoo.com or call (616) 780-1220.