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12th Annual Park Road Parade

Saturday, October 2, 2010

For more information, call Richard Patrissi at 233-2447.

Richard Patrissi with Park Road Parade Clowns

Clowns (left to right): Karen Pierson [with umbrella], Ron Porta [bow tie], Daren DeFrank [red braids], Tom Goodrum [rainbow hair], Parade Coordinator Richard Patrissi [in golf cart], Emily Glass [behind Richard], Anthony Barbosa [blue and white stripes], Diane Giansanti [check pants], and Jaci Corrigan [blue/purple hair]

The 12th annual Park Road Parade, set for Saturday, October 2, 2010 will be bigger and better than ever, according to parade organizer Richard Patrissi. The parade steps off at 10:30 AM, at Ringgold Street and ends at South Quaker Lane. This zany and wildly popular parade draws over 7,000 people each year from West Hartford and beyond to Park Road neighborhood. Awards are given each year to the most unique float, best neighborhood group and best car.

The genesis of the parade started in 1998 as a celebration to a two-year road reconstruction and beautification project which bonded both businesses and residents of the area. The project spanned Prospect Avenue to South Quaker Lane and included a new pavement, streetlights, and sidewalks. The theme then and now is to celebrate the neighborhood: its diversity of people, businesses and culture.

Bring the whole family to this wonderful celebration of West Hartford. For more information, please call Richard Patrissi at 233-2447 or Renée McCue at 561-7521.

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