LET'S TEACH our kids about patriotism and creativity. It's that simple! With this patriotic bike parade we hope to do just that. I hope you'll make plans to attend. We've been doing it since 2004!
Warm regards,
Justin Rudd!
Exec. Director
Community Action Team (CAT)
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Kids and adults welcome in the parade! In lieu of an entry fee, please bring some tuna, pasta noodles, breakfast cereal or peanut butter that will be donated to agencies serving homeless men and women in our community. 21st annual Kids Bike Parade & Costume Contest set for 10 AM, Friday, July 4
• 9:30 a.m., on-site registration/sign-in opens
• 10 a.m., Bike parade, all ages, free
• 10:30 a.m. Kids patriotic speeches and poems (optional), microphone provided
• 10:35 a.m. Awards on the boat launch ramp, cash prizes!
Takes place at Granada Ave. (@ 5000 E. Ocean Blvd., 90803).
SPONSORS: Port of Long Beach and Councilwoman Kristina Duggan.
MORE THAN 400 kids expected in Justin Rudd's "Great American 4th of July Kids Bike Parade"
Presented by Justin Rudd's Community Action Team (CAT).
Beachfront parking at 1 Granada Ave. during the parade. And, free street parking.
Bike Parade entrants
When you arrive on July 4 (pay for your meter at the kiosk or street parking is free):
1. put your bike in the parade lineup first (on the concrete boat launch ramp)
2. get your entry number from a volunteer when you sign-in (volunteers will meet/greet you in the lineup for this)
3. parade begins at 10 a.m. sharp
4. After the parade, stay for the awards ceremony at the end of the concrete boat launch ramp (contests listed below).
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SPECIAL GUESTS
• Miss Teen Long Beach
• Miss Long Beach
• Ms. Long Beach
• Mrs. Long Beach
• Miss Teen Southern California
• Miss Southern California
• Ms. Southern California
• Mrs. Southern California
SPECTATORS Free to spectate. The out-and-back, two-mile parade route travels east along the bike path and continues down Bay Shore Avenue to Second Street. Bring a chair and a cheering section for these youngsters.
