The Vero Beach Christmas Parade is an evening parade that will be held on Saturday Dec. 3rd along Ocean Drive on the Beach. The Parade starts at the intersection of Cardinal & Flamevine, turns east to Ocean Drive and proceeds along Ocean Drive to Greytwig where it disperses.
So we can look like a unified group, we ask that each child and adult wear a Latitude 27.39 Sail Club T-shirt, and a red Santa hat (can be purchased at the dollar store). The parade sponsors ask each participant and viewer to donate 1 or 2 canned good food items to the parade (these food items will be given to the local food bank.)
The parade starts at 5:30 PM on Flamevine. The floats will line up along Cardinal Drive starting at 4:00. You must be at the YSF float by 5:15 to participate in the parade. Please allow time for parking and shuttling from your car to the start of the parade. The YSF Float is number 26 in the parade line-up. The number will be posted on the passenger side of the windshield of every tow vehicle. YSF's float will be waiting on Cardinal near Dahlia Lane. We ask that you drop off your children and everyone but the driver (including your food donations) on Dahlia Lane near Cardinal Drive. (Cardinal Drive will be closed to traffic, so you will have to turn around and drive to the end of the parade route to park.)
Please park near the end of the parade route which is Ocean Drive at Greytwig. Suggestions of where to park include; on a side street (NOT ON GREYTWIG) or at JC Park. Once you park, walk to the shuttle cars. We have 3 cars which will have a YSF sign taped to the windshield. They will be driven by either Toby Jarman, Marty Baker or Dan Thomas. The shuttle cars will be located at the intersection of Live Oak Rd. and Ocean Drive. Please identify yourselves when you enter the car. The cars will shuttle you to the YSF float.
The shuttle cars will stop running at 5:00. After that you are on your own.
Once the YSF float reaches the end of the parade (Ocean Dr. at Greytwig), you have 2 choices; 1. walk with your children to your car, or 2. have your children ride in the tow vehicle to the Marina where you can pick them up.
As you can see car pooling is advised. (Perhaps one family leaving their car at the marina and the another family leaving theirs at the end of the parade route.)
A few more suggestions..........you may want to layer with the Latitude 27.39 T-shirt on the outside............your children may want to bring a power bar if they get hungry...........bring a flash light because it is dark at the end of the parade route.
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After the parade, the group met at the 2002 Restaurant at Miracle Mile for dinner. We have our own room and will order off the menu and each person will pay for his own meal. When you arrive, tell them you are with the Parade Group. 2002 Restaurant (address: 575 21st Street) is located on the Publix side of Miracle Mile next of TooJays. Since we are a large group I asked the wait staff to bring the food out as ready, so you may order when you arrive if you desire. Our group will arrive in stages. The YSF float should be at the end of the parade route by 6:30. It takes a while to get to your cars and drive to the restaurant.
Address any questions to Chris Pope (772) 567-9000 or chrispvb@att.net or cdpope643@bellsouth.net
Thanks,
Chris Pope
Youth Sailing Foundation of IRC
