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Applications Available For 30th King Holiday Parade
The deadline to register is Saturday, December 1st
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
The 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade will be held on the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday, Mon- day, January 21, 2019. The deadline for those wishing to participate in the parade is Saturday, December 1, 2018. No application will be accepted after December 15, 2018.
As in the past, the Parade Committee starts to out to the community around Labor Day. “We’ve been planning all year,” Robert Scott, Jr., Co-Chair of the Parade said. “We try to keep it out there so that people will go ahead, go online fill out the application and not wait until the deadline. So often when the deadline nears, many people say they didn’t know, even though we get it in the Sentinel and it’s on social media,” he ex- plained.
Scott co-chairs the Pa- rade and Gala with Howard Harris.
ROBERT SCOTT, JR. ...Parade Co-Chair
“When the holidays come, people get busy and so many forget to register. When January comes, it’s too late to add to the list of participants,” Harris said.
The 2019 parade will be the celebratory 30th event that started in 1988 as a march/walk from St. Paul AME Church (downtown) to the Hillsborough County Courthouse.
After enjoying several years in the West Tampa community, and the celebra- tion ending in the Pepin- Rood Stadium at the University of Tampa, the pa- rade is now held in East Tampa.
HOWARD HARRIS ...Parade Co-Chair
The parade starts at N. 15th Street, follows a route down Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., down 22nd St., and ends on Osborne Ave. (at 22nd St.)
“Participating in the event is not only great fun, but it also provides an excel- lent way to promote organi- zations or businesses at minimal cost. It’s a time when families and friends get together like a reunion,” Scott said.
“Entries are limited, so please note the application deadline date and submit your application with re- quired attachments, as early as possible,” Scott said.
Parade applications, ac- companying documents (ve- hicle insurance and/ or tax exempt certification) and entry fees can now be sub- mitted online, Scott said. “Alternatively, applications can be downloaded from our website and mailed in. Visit the Parade Foundation web- site at www.mlkjrparade. com for application submis- sion.
Scott said, “Please re- view all forms carefully and complete all requested infor- mation. Please note that ap- plications submitted after the deadline will incur a late fee. All motorized and/or trailer vehicles must be in- sured to participate in the parade.”
Note: For the safety of par- ticipants and spectators, if
weather or other unforeseen events occur that are out of the committee’s control, the Dr. Martin Luther King Pa- rade Foundation reserves the right to cancel scheduled events or parade. Applica- tion fees are non-refundable. If canceled, there are no al- ternative dates.
Information on the 3rd Annual Fundraising Dinner and Gala will be forthcom- ing.
The mailing address is Dr. Martin Luther King Pa- rade Foundation, 5508 N. 50th Street, Suite 28, 6, Tampa, Florida 33610. Ap- plications will be processed and given position numbers as they are received.
For additional informa- tion or to volunteer in any capacity, contact Scott at (813) 690-6840 or Co-Chair, Harris, (813) 404-3039. You can also call the office at (813) 327-8316. The office is located at 5508 N. 50th St., Ste. 28.
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