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Goshen parade set for Dec. 4
Published Wednesday, December 2, 2009
If any “small town” county celebrates the coming of Christmas in a bigger way than Pike County, it would be hard to find it.
On Friday night, the town of Goshen will usher in the holiday season when the county’s third Christmas parade of 2009 comes “a-wassailing” down Main Street.
Troy held its annual Christmas Parade on Monday night and Brundidge followed with its holiday edition on Tuesday night.
And, folks in the Goshen area are looking forward to their annual Christmas Parade at 6 p.m. on Friday.
“Line up for the Goshen Christmas Parade will begin at 5 p.m. on Eagle Circle behind the high school,” said Traci Shaver, town clerk. “The parade used to be called the Festival of Lights but now it’s the Goshen Christmas Parade but we still ask that all floats or entries be lighted or have Christmas music playing.”
The theme for this year’s parade is “Christmas Memories.”
“Cash prizes will be awarded for the best entries,” Shaver said. “First place will receive $100, second place $75 and third place $50.”
Shaver said it is helpful if those planning to enter the parade will let her know but that it is not a requirement.
“It’s good to have a heads up, but we want people to enter whether they call or not,” she said. “The number to call at Goshen Town Hall is 484-3246 between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon. There’s no entry fee and, even if you haven’t called, just show up and line up.”
The Goshen Pee Wee football team is the Super Bowl champion in its league and will have a place of honor in the parade.
And, as usual, the town of Goshen will go all out to usher in Christmas.
The appetizer event for the Goshen Christmas Parade gets under way at 5 p.m. with the town’s highly anticipated and much enjoyed camp stew supper featuring “stew” made by Mr. Camp Stew himself, Carter Sanders.
Camp stew plates are $6 and quarts of the famous camp stew are $8.
“We’ll also have burgers and pizza for sale and all of the proceeds from the camp stew supper and other food sales benefit our senior programs,” Shaver said. “The camp stew cookoff will get under way at 4:30 in the annex.”
Christmas T-shirts designed by Emily Walker, a student at Goshen Elementary School will be on sale.
“Emily was the winner in the T-shirt design contest for students in grades K through 3,” Shaver said. “It’s a real cute shirt for the holidays.”
The night’s festivities will include the lighting of the town’s Christmas tree and there will also be opportunities for giving.
“We will be taking monetary donations and donations of pop-tops for three-year-old Erin Brynn (E.B.) Johnson who is hospitalized following surgery,” Shaver said. “There will also be a Toys for Tots box for those who would like to donate a new toy for a child in need this Christmas.”
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Posted by merrychristmas (anonymous) on December 3, 2009 at 10:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Sadly, pop-tops will have not direct benefit to dear EB. Poptops generate a small percentage of revenue that benefits the Ronald McDonald House. They are not redeemable for goods or services for individual usage. It is terrible that some people are encouraging others to collect these poptops so that EB's family can stay at the McDonald's House. Families of ill children can stay at the House as long as needed free of charge. I wish these good-hearted samaritans would just solicit monetary donations and much needed prayers. God bless you EB and your family!
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Posted by BamaFan4ever (anonymous) on December 4, 2009 at 7:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
merrychristmas,
Families of ill children do not get to stay for free. It is $10 per night for the first 20 days then it drops to $5 per night. Every gallon of pop-tops gets them a night free. People are also doing monetary donations and believe me, there are tons of people praying for EB and her family. Pop-tops, donations, and prayers are ALL needed.
Posted by mommyto2 (anonymous) on December 4, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks for clearing this up BamaFan4ever!! As the mother of a child who has spent a great deal of time at Childrens Hospital of Birmingham, I can say with 100% certainty that the pop tops can be redeemed for time spent at the Ronald Mcdonald House. It has been a wonderful 3 years since the last time that my child has been admitted to Childrens Hospital and we thank God for that. My famly is praying for little EB and hopefully some of our good fortune will pass on to the Johnson family. For anyone who is interested to know, the Ronald Mcdonald House Charities redeem the pop tops for money used to pay electricity bills, water bills, and other expenses incurred. This is a very worthwhile organization and serves as a safe haven for families who have children spending time at CHB. There are drop off points all around Birmingham where the poptops can be left for the Ronald Mcdonald House Charities. They also provide rooms when possible for families who have Dr.'s appointments and live too far from Birmingham to drive up before an early morning appointment or multiple appointments on different days and cannot drive to and from. Hopefully everyone will use this information and consider the Ronald Mcdonald House Charities for contributions or as a place to stay if anyone experiences a situation like the Johnson family is going through.
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