Post edited 6:01 pm – August 12, 2011 by Cybergarou

It's no secret that furries have a special fondness for Halloween, and it's not just because of all the tasty candy. We have a lot of fun during the season, and I would like to give everyone another option for enjoying the holiday. The Halloween Capital of the World, Anoka, is having their Grand Day Parade on October 29th and I want to put together a unit to march in the parade.

What I'm looking for from you guys is pretty simple. I want some fursuiters who can walk along, wave, quickly pose for pictures, and in general make people smile. I also want some non-fursuiters who can go with and help me get everyone from point A to point B, in addition to waving at people. It is a themed parade so I recommend that the non-fursuiters wear something such as a tail or ears so it is clear that they belong amongst the fursuiters. If anyone would like to help out behind the scenes, we could use help getting gear transported for people who are dropped off to where they are picked up.

Everyone will have to be at the staging area by 12:30pm and we should all be home in time for supper. The parade is 1.2 miles long and the route is shown by the green arrows on this map. There is going to be a small fee for participating to help cover the $75 cost of registering a parade unit, this cost won't exceed $10. Due to the nature of parade units, I need to know ahead of time who will be participating. Let me know here if you are thinking of participating. There is going to be a signup at the upcoming picnic and we will collect the fee at that time. No additional signups will be accepted after September 10th.

Jojo said:

I would like to participate. I have ears and a tail that I could wear. Also, I'm not totally sure about transportation to the picnic. I am trying hard to get there, and am sure, if I got there, that I would be able to pay the fee.

 

One more question… You say it's on August 29th…? That seems a tad too early for it, and in relation to deadlines for stuff you put in your post. Are you sure it's not in October?

*blinks* Yeah, I'm not sure how I spaced that out. The date is October 29th. Thanks for pointing that out.

As for paying the fee. The picnic is the most convenient time for me to collect it, but I can consider another option if it becomes needed. Let me know if you won't be able to make it to the picnic and I'll see what I can do. (We don't want one person's inability to get to an event to be the reason they can't go to another.)

Bloody hell there's a lot of fursuiting stuff going on about this time. I need to get in gear if I want to finish a new suit! So many things to distract, mustn't let them! Must… be… finished!

Alright, I'd like to toss my name tentatively into the fursuiters pile, I think. With Zoo Boo also going on that day, I'll probably have to make a choice and I won't promise one over the other at the moment.

I didn't get enough commitments for the Halloween parade so we won't be participating in it this year. We may try again another year and there will be other parades coming up, one of which I will be mentioning in a couple months.

Thanks to everyone who expressed interest in participating. If you would still like to do some fursuiting with the group this Halloween, there are still several opportunities for you to look forward to.