Philippine Independence Day Parade ! (revisited)

[Carla Zapata]

Hello my blueberries!  

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day. But onto a more serious task at hand--The Philippine Independence Day Parade! It's going to be this Sunday June 6, 2010. For now we are going to meet at 9am on 42nd Street and 5th Ave, but the parade itself does not start until 1pm. Here is the basic rundown of the day's events:

10:00am – 6:00pm
STREET FAIR
Madison Avenue
From 24th Street to 26th Street
Lining up both sides of the Avenue from 24th to 25th Street are food vendors making for a virtual Filipino Food Festival. On the next block, 25th to 26th Street, are merchants, exhibitors, service companies and corporate institutions.

12:45 p.m.
OPENING CEREMONIES
Madison Ave. at 41st St.
Ribbon-cutting, then the start of the parade.

1:00 p.m.
INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE (THAT'S US!) 
Madison Avenue from 41st St, heading south (downtown).
Leading the Independence Day Parade will be Independence Day Parade Grand Marshal, Filipino community leaders, Philippine Government officials, NYC Gov’t officials, honored guests, and a contingent of marchers from Filipino- American associations, organizations and assorted groups, Marching Bands, floats, open cars, and others. Bringing up the rear of the Parade, in her own float is the 2010 Diwa Ng Kalayaan (Spirit of Independence),

2:00pm – 6:00pm
CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Madison Avenue, North of 23rd Street.
Filipino-American talents, performers, artists on stage.

Useful links:

The RAPS specific event: use this to ask questions of your eboard or fellow members.
The D3 event: use this to see who else is coming--reunion, anyone? 
The Official Parade Website: use this to learn more about the parade and the vendors who will be there that day.

I know this was a long one but there's a lot of info to put out! Thanks for being awesome, as always. 

xoxo
--
Carla Zapata
Rutgers University
School of Arts and Sciences 2012
(973) 885-0785