42nd Annual Rowland Heights Buckboard Parade and Festival this saturday october 18!
ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA – OCTOBER 16, 2014 – It’s time for a parade! The community is invited to the 42nd Annual Buckboard Days Parade and Festival this Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Rowland Heights! The parade kicks off at 9 a.m. at the corner of Nogales and Colima, and will feature a variety of local school bands and student performance groups, community organizations, equestrian groups, floats and the Wells Fargo Stage Coach. (See list of participants below). The theme for this year’s parade is “Nature in Our Own Backyard” and the Parade Grand Marshal is local environmental scientist and educator/Rowland Unified School District Parent Kimo Morris, Ph.D. The parade ends at Rowland Heights County Park where the Family Festival takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring parade awards, entertainment, food and 50 community information and service booths organized by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. Visit www.buckboarddaysparade.org for more event information.
Before the parade, enjoy a $5 pancake breakfast by the Hacienda Heights Kiwanis starting at 7 a.m. The breakfast is in the Bell Memorial Church parking lot on Nogales near the corner of Colima (1747 Nogales St, Rowland Heights).
The community comes together to celebrate this annual parade co-organized by the Rowland Heights Chinese Association and the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council. Parade Co-Chairs are Rachel Fung, Rowland Heights Chinese Association and John Grant, Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council.
THANK YOU TO THE BUCKBOARD DAYS PARADE SPONSORS:
Event Sponsors: Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe and First General Bank. Diamond Sponsors: Rose Hills, Rowland Water District, Sabrina Lee, Southlands Christian Schools, STC Foundation, Walnut Valley Water District, Wells Fargo Bank. Gold Sponsors: Aera Energy, LLC, Southern California Edison Co. Silver Sponsors: Association of Rowland Educators (ARE), Henry Woo Architects, Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council, SK Taekwondo School. Bronze Sponsors: Advanced Martial Arts, Shaolin Temple Cultural Center. Banner Sponsors: Puente Hills Mall and Whittier Hospital Medical Center.
Buckboard Parade Entries To Date
| 1953 PACKARD CLIPPER DELUXE - AUTOMOBILE SEDAN |
| A+ PLUMBING |
| ALVARADO MARCHING MATADORS |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS – EAST TERRITORY LOS ANGELES REGION |
| AMERICAN YOUTH SOCCER ORGANIZATION REGION 215 |
| BELL MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHRUCH 102 YEAR CELEBRATION |
| BERNARDO YORBA MIDDLE SCHOOL "MARCHING MATADORS" |
| BOB’S TOWING |
| CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL |
| CHINESE KUNG FU |
| CUB SCOUTS PACK 755 |
| DAZZLER DOLLS |
| EQUESTRIAN GROUP – Patty & “Timmie” / David & “Sierra” |
| FIRST GENERAL BANK |
| FRIENDS OF ROWLAND UNIFIED SCHOOLS FOUNDATION |
| GIANO GLADIATOR BAND & DANCE TEAM |
| GRAND MARSHAL, KIMO MORRIS AND FAMILY |
| HERMANOS BANUELOS CHARRO EQUESTRIAN TEAM |
| INFINITI Q60 CONVERTIBLE |
| JELLICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| KAYPA (Korean American Youth Performing Arts) |
| KOREAN TRADITIONAL BAND |
| LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS – 4th DISTRICT DEPUTY STEVE NAPOLITANO |
| LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 145 |
| LA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT COLOR GUARD |
| MARK PARK CHEETAZ |
| MEALS ON WHEELS |
| MT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
| NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL EMERALD DANCE TEAM |
| NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM |
| OBREGON & BELVEDERE PARK |
| PETTING ZOO AMBASSDOR |
| PUENTE HILLS GIRL SCOUTS |
| REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY |
| ROWLAND COUNCIL PTA |
| ROWLAND HEIGHTS CHINESE ASSOCIATION |
| ROWLAND HEIGHTS COMMUNITY COORDINATING COUNCIL |
| ROWLAND HEIGHTS LIBRARY |
| ROWLAND HEIGHTS LITTLE LEAGUE |
| ROWLAND HEIGHTS TAI CHI EXERCISE GROUP |
| ROWLAND HIGH SCHOOL RAIDER EDUCATION FOUNDATION |
| ROWLAND HIGH SCHOOL RAIDER REGIMENT |
| ROWLAND PEP SQUAD |
| ROWLAND RAIDERS POP WARNER FOOTBALL & CHEER |
| ROWLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION & CABINET |
| ROWLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY BAND |
| ROWLAND WATER DISTRICT |
| S.K. TAE KWON DO ROWLAND HEIGHTS |
| SAN ANGELO PARK |
| CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR BOB HUFF |
| SENIOR PATHFINDERS CLUB |
| SHAOLIN TEMPLE CULTRAL CENTER |
| SOUTHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS |
| STC FOUNDATION |
| SUNSHINE PARK CHEER TEAM (THE JEWELZ) |
| TAI JI MEN QIGONG ACADEMY |
| THEO SEELEY |
| WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT |
| WELLS FARGO BANK STAGECOACH |
| WHITTIER HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER |
Visit www.buckboarddaysparade.org for more event information.