Krewe of Head Start parade rolls Feb. 3
The 2018 St. Mary/Vermilion CAA Head Start Krewe of Head Start Parade is set to roll down the streets of Franklin Saturday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m.
The parade began in 1993 as the Head Start Program’s major recruitment tool for pre-school children ages 3-5. It is also a marketing venue for all the services currently offered by the agency.
This year’s theme is “Soaring into the Future.”
“We want to get the word out about our ever-evolving agency and great things happening in the Community Action and Head Start world,” CEO Almetra J. Franklin said. “What better time to do that than during Carnival time when joy and fun and festivities are ever present.” This year’s Grand Marshall is Baldwin Mayor Donna Lanceslin. There will also be a “Best Truck Contest” for the best looking pick-up truck on the road. ATVs (4-wheelers, UTVs and mini tractors) are welcome to enter.”
Entry fees are being waived for all DJs wanting to participate in the parade. Line up begins at 10 a.m. at the Franklin Senior High School parking lot. The parade route is approximately two miles and leaves from the high school turns onto Main Street and proceeds through downtown Franklin.
The deadline for all parade entries is Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m. An entry form may be obtained at the St. Mary CAA Central Office, located at 1407 Barrow St. in Franklin. This form must be completed and returned along with a copy of a driver’s license and proof of insurance. For more information, please contact David Teno or Jeffery Beverly at 337-828-5703.
Fees for participants are as follows:
Floats & Flatbeds $35
Trucks & Cars $25
Dance/Drill Teams $10
Motorcycles/4-Wheelers $10
Walkers $5
In addition to the parade, the St. Mary Parish Early Childhood Network, of which St. Mary CAA is lead Agency, is hosting a coordinated enrollment event prior to the start of the parade. This will be held in the parking lot of Franklin Senior High School beginning at 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Parents of pre-school aged children are invited to come and early enroll their child for any of the following schools in St. Mary Parish:
A Child’s Place Learning Center
Barney & Baby Bop #2
Chitimacha Tribal School
Glencoe Charter School
Joslyn’s Fun Learning Center
Pam’s Personal Touch
St. Mary CAA Head Start
Verdunville Outreach Daycare
St. Mary Parish School Board
Yaamahana Child Development Center
(All schools serving pre-k)
For more information, call Mary Grim Howard at 337-828-5703.