Southwest Airlines Grand Floral Parade
 

Skate the single largest spectator attraction in Oregon and the second largest all-floral parade in the United States, while helping to ensure the Rose Festival retains its ranking as the world's top environmentally friendly event.

Saturday June 9th 2007 Volunteer Information

Skating The Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade is a fun event.  The streets are closed off and we have a police escort through the city. It is a great opportunity to show people how fun, healthy and useful inline skating is. 

Although the use of protective gear is not mandatory, it is strongly suggested you wear your helmet.  Wrist, Knee and Elbow pads are also suggested.  There are many obstacles and people, skating safe sets a great example for the public.

Please email me and confirm if you are volunteering to:

• Distribute Solv Bags

• Pick up Solv Bags
  (see below descriptions of the jobs,  you can do both, or just one, most people choose to distribute the bags)

nancyh@hevanet.com
Be sure to bring your walking shoes, if it rains we are still expected to act as volunteers and hand out the bags.  
They are counting on us.

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As skaters you will skate the parade route handing out SOLV bags to the gathering crowd.  This skate is at your own pace on closed streets.  There are bridges, hills and manhole covers as well as poor road conditions to be aware of. 

• Report to the Bureau of maintenance by 7:15am June 9th

• Sign-in at the Welcome Table
  (if you are under 19 and without a parent you will need to have a waiver mailed to you for a parent to sign  503-823-1778)

• Refreshments and Volunteer T-shirt will be given to you

• 7:30am Safety Briefing and Group Photo

• 7:45am Shuttled by van to the Coliseum area at N. Weidler and Larabee.

• PGE Orientation on procedures.

• 8:00 Begin parade route with Police escort and PGE utility van.

• At end of route a shuttle will be provided to return you to the Maintenance Bureau. OR you can skate back (please notify coordinators if you choose not to take the shuttle back so they know that you are safe)

As skaters you will skate as the last entry in the parade, helping to clear the parade watchers from curbs by advising them the parade is over and they should move their personal belongings our of the way.  The street sweepers are following close behind.

This skate moves at the pace of the parade, expect to be skating for an extended period of time.  There are bridges, hills and manhole covers as well as poor road conditions to be aware of. 

• Report to the Maintenance Bureau by 9:00am

• Sign-in at the Welcome Table
  (if you are under 19 and without a parent you will need to have a waiver mailed to you for a parent to sign  503-823-1778)

• Refreshments and Volunteer T-shirt will be given to you

• 9:20AM Important orientation regarding the vehicles you will be working around.

• 10:00AM you will be shuttled to the parade formation staging area at N. Interstate Ave.

• Immediately after the route is completed you will locate the Tri-Met bus and driver (who will be located at Yamhill at 15th street) you will be shuttled back to the maintenance bureau.

• Pizza Party at the Bureau of Maintenance following the parade.

WHO TO CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Please call:   JUDY BROWN AT 823-1778

• Follow Fremont Bridge over river, stay in RIGHT lane

• Take the Vaughn St. Exit, and get into far-left lane

• At the stoplight, make a U-TURN at NW 23rd, go back over the Fremont Bridge

• Merge into the RIGHT hand lane, and take the KERBY ST EXIT

• At the stop sign, take a right and that will put you at our location

OR

• Take the Swan Island Exit (this will put you on N. Going Ave), immediately merge into he left hand lane.

• At the interstate/Going intersection turn LEFT onto interstate, which will be southbound.

• Proceed south on Interstate, go down the hill, and ten take a LEFT onto Graham (One block before the light at Russell).

• On Graham, go to the top of the hill and take a LEFT onto Kerby.

• You may also take Russell off the interstate, just take a hard left a the Ronald McDonald House onto Kerby

• Follow signs to volunteer parking area.

• Take the Fremont Bridge; stay in the FAR RIGHT HAND LANE

• Take the Kerby St exit

• Take a right at the stop sign and follow the "Volunteer Parking" signs

• COLISEUM EXIT WILL BE BLOCKED OFF!

• Continue North bound on I-5 and take the Killingsworth Ave. exit

• Stay in the far left lane

• Turn LEFT at Interstate

• Proceed south on Interstate, go down the hill and then take a LEFT onto Graham (one block before the light at Russell.

• Go to the top of the hill on Graham, and turn LEFT onto Kerby

• Follow signs to "Volunteer Parking"

• Proceed to I-5 North and follow I-5 North Bound directions