09/25/2025
Here is a note from our PTC about the Teddy Bear Parade this Saturday morning, we encourage you to wear East Orient gear or colors if possible (Green or Blue). Please see the attachments for more information and maps of the event.
We are SO excited to have you in the Soroptimist Teddy Bear Parade Saturday, September 27!! Please read this email carefully as it will tell you everything you need to know. Also, please forward this information to your marchers, so they know what to expect. We have 90 participants this year, so your help in making staging run smoothly is much appreciated!
Your Color Group: RED
Vehicles Arrive By: 8:30am
Marchers Arrive By: 9:30am
Please arrive at: Entrance B (enter at Powell & Main, travel up to 8th St)
Marcher Parking: Town Fair Center (by Pet Smart)
Additional rules & information attached.
ENTRY INTO EAST HILL: Please arrive at the time above and let your marchers know when to arrive. Once the parade concludes, all vehicles must be off property by 12:30pm, so East Hill can lock the gates.
BREAKFAST: We will have coffee and breakfast items for purchase on-site to make getting out of the house this early a little easier! 🙂 This is a fundraiser to help with our mission. (more on that - https://www.sigresham.org/about/our-work/).
TIMING OF PARADE: Volunteers with neon painted batons will be along the parade route to help lessen the gaps between groups. The batons will act as visual cues to let you know if you need to go faster or slower.
SAFETY: Please ensure you drive in a straight line through the parade route, do not move your vehicle side to side. Watch for children, and do not get too close or too far behind the vehicle/float in front of you. Let’s all work together to have a SAFE and FUN parade day!
PASSING OUT CANDY: PLEASE watch for children! Marchers should not reach into and grab more candy from a moving vehicle, this can be incredibly dangerous. Please help us keep this new tradition by being safe.
TEDDY BEAR DONATION: We will be accepting teddy bears for the TIP (Trauma Intervention Program) again this year. They requested 6-8” stuffed animals. All other sizes will be donated elsewhere. There will be bins at the registration table and around the Staging Area for collection of donations after the parade. Thank you!
We look forward to seeing you bright and early Saturday morning! Again, thank you for being in the parade, it truly is a blast raising community spirit with you all!
