Parade Entry Response Letter

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St. Patrick's Day Parade Entry Response Letter

This letter is sent to the parade participants (but not the dignitaries) immediately after we receive their entry form.

February 8, 2009

Name
Address
City, State, Zip

Dear

This is to confirm our receipt of your Sedona St. Patrick's Day parade entry form. We will be sending you a Parade Entry Packet after March 1st.

TIME LINE INFORMATION:

7:30 am     Parade Line-Up begins
7:00 am     Shamrocks in the Red Rocks registration begins
8:00 am     Shamrocks in the Red Rocks race begins
9:55 am     Final participant shuttle to the staging area
10:00 am   ALL PARADE ENTRANTS MUST BE IN LINE AT STAGING AREA
10:30 am   Parade Begins
12:00 pm   Parade Ends

IMPORTANT PARADE INFORMATION: Due to the lack of parking, the congestion in the Parade Staging Area, and to simplify your departure at the end of the parade, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!!!

PARADE PARKING: NO PARADE PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE JORDAN HISTORICAL PARK. All parade participants must park in the Wayside Chapel parking lot on Mountain View Drive (next to the Sedona Municipal public parking area off Schnebly Road) and take the FREE shuttle to the staging area, for your convenience. Parade staff will be there for assistance. Shuttles will be provided for all parade participants from the parade parking areas beginning at 7:30am. SPACE IS LIMITED.

HORSE ENTRY INFORMATION: Please park your vehicles & trailers and unload your horses in the dirt lot at the Navihopi and Jordan Road intersection. Jordan road is closed to traffic at 6:30 am, so to get to Jordan Historical Park; from 89A turn on Forest; turn right on Van Deren or Smith; turn right on Navihopi, cross Jordan Road into the dirt parking lot. A parade staff member will be there to direct you. Proceed to the equestrian staging area just across the bridge from Jordan Historical Park. Another parade staff member will be there to direct you (see map). At the end of the Parade, equestrian entries will return to their parking area via Van Deren Rd. to Navahopi Rd. The Parade Committee will provide a horse clean-up detail for all equestrian entries.

FLOAT & VEHICLE ENTRY INFORMATION: Floats and vehicles participating in the parade may drive to the parade staging area at Jordan Historical Park. Jordan road is closed to traffic at 6:30 am, so to get to Jordan Historical Park; from 89A turn on Forest; turn right on Van Deren or Smith; turn right on Navihopi, turn left on Jordan Road. We will have parade staff directing traffic in the area. Please have your float crews ride on the float/parade vehicle to the staging area. NO PARKING IS AVAILABLE for non-parade vehicles at the staging area. Please park all non-parade vehicles in the Wayside Chapel parking lot on Mountain View Drive (next to the Sedona Municipal public parking area off Schnebly Road) and take the FREE shuttle to the staging area. Staging begins at 7:30am. Please carpool!

BAND ENTRY INFORMATION: Band buses may proceed to the staging area at Jordan Historical Park. Jordan road is closed to traffic at 6:30 am, so to get to Jordan Historical Park; from 89A turn on Forest; turn right on Smith; turn right on Navihopi, turn left on Jordan Road. After unloading, in the bus-turn-around loop, please go to the reserved bus parking area (see parade staff for directions).

MARCHING/WALKING/DOG UNITS INFORMATION: Everyone marching or walking in the parade MUST park in the Wayside Chapel parking lot on Mountain View Drive (next to the Sedona Municipal public parking area off Schnebly Road) and take the FREE shuttle to the staging area. Please carpool!

Notice to ALL ENTRANTS. In the case of an emergency you are required to give way for any emergency vehicle.

THE PHYSICAL HANDOUT AND DISTRIBUTION OF CANDY BY PARTICIPANTS IS ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED. ALL CANDY MUST BE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. THROWING CANDY IS NOT ALLOWED, BY REQUEST OF THE CITY OF SEDONA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

For more information contact:
Holly Epright, Sedona Main Street Program,PO Box 1363, Sedona, AZ 86339
Phone: 928-204-2390; Fax 928-204-2548;
Email: info@sedonamainstreet.com

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