Parade of Schools, Zoo to Boo Saturday
A Parade of Schools and Zoo to Boo Family Fun Day will help close out Red Ribbon Week this weekend in St. Mary Parish.
Red Ribbon Week promotes taking a stand against the abuse of drugs and alcohol. Organizers are celebrating 30 years of hosting Red Ribbon Week in St. Mary Parish.
No drugs, alcohol or tobacco are allowed at any of the events.
The Parade of Schools will line up at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Morgan City Fire Department parking lot on Victor II Boulevard. The walking parade begins at 10 a.m. and proceeds to the Morgan City Municipal Auditorium grounds.
Prizes will be awarded for best school drug-free cheer and best school drug-free banner in the elementary and junior high divisions. First-, second- and third-place winners will be awarded in both divisions.
Following the parade will be Zoo to Boo Family Fun Day from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of the St. Mary Chamber of Commerce in Morgan City.
A $1 donation per person is requested at the gate entrance of Zoo to Boo. The event includes game and activity booths sponsored by parish 4-H clubs. Games cost about 25 cents each.
Participants will also receive a Halloween bag filled with a Halloween favor. Concessions, including hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks, will be available for purchase with proceeds benefiting St. Mary Outreach. Cake will be served compliments of Cannata’s Market.
A Halloween costume contest begins at noon and is sponsored by the St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce. Prizes will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place boy and girl winners in each of the four categories. Those categories are 3 years old, pre-K4 to kindergarten, first- through third-grade and fourth- through fifth-grade.
The week will conclude Sunday with a Day of Prayer.
Red Ribbon Week included a motorcade Oct. 20 of law enforcement and other first responder vehicles from across the parish. Monday was Wear Orange Day and Bully-Free Day with students in pre-K through fifth-grade signing bully-free pledge cards. Tuesday was Character Counts Day, while Wednesday was Wear Red Day. Thursday was Tobacco-Free Day, and Friday was Domestic Violence Awareness Day and Wear Purple Day.