Every year, West County hosts a festive and popular
Cinco de Mayo parade, jointly sponsored by the
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Cinco de Mayo 2014
photo - Robert Rogers
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cities of Richmond and San Pablo.
Planning is under way for this year's parade, which will be held on
Saturday, May 2, and volunteers are needed!
Volunteering is a great way to enjoy the parade while contributing to make it happen.
Organizers are looking for
: Monitors, to walk the parade route helping to keep the flow moving forward;
Leaders, to help with parade participants on the day of the event;
Traffic Directors, who are placed at strategic locations to help guide traffic;
Float Directors, to help build floats prior to the parade;
Check-In assistants for horse-riders; and
General Helpers, to pitch in with all of the tasks that help make this parade a wonderful community tradition.
To learn more, attend a
Volunteer Meeting on March 3, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Los Cenzontles,
13108 San Pablo Ave., San Pablo.
Or contact
Janet Ceja-Orozco, via email, preferred, (soccerjanet@yahoo.com), or by phone at 510-685-9401.
Check the
Cinco de Mayo website for more. I'll send a parade reminder with details closer to the date.
