Wood Dale Memorial Day Parade - Eventeny
Wood Dale Memorial Day Parade
Starts on Monday, May 29th, 2023
WOOD DALE, Illinois, United States
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About the event
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Tioga Post 2149 of Wood Dale, IL, in conjunction with the City of Wood Dale, would like to extend an invitation to your organization to participate in our annual Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Services that follow. The parade will be held on Monday, May 29. The lineup will begin at 10:00 AM and will step off at 11:00 AM About the event: Wood Dale's Memorial Day Parade is a community tradition. As always, we are expecting a fun-filled family day. Wood Dale's, Irving Park, and Addison Roads is the location for the parade. Memorial Day brings out a huge crowd to honor those we have lost and to build a strong community. Candy may be distributed along the route. Please toss candy to the curb or have volunteers walk close to the curb to distribute it. The parade will step off from Elizabeth Drive and proceed north on Addison Road and Irving Park Road. At Irving Park Road it will then turn east and end just beyond the bridge. A Memorial Service will be held at Veterans Memorial Park following the parade to honor our servicemen and women. Shuttle service will cycle to and from the Wood Dale Bowling Alley, 155 W Irving Park Rd, to the parade formation area. Parking at the bowling alley is highly encouraged.
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May 29, 2023 · 10:00 AM - May 29, 2023 · 1:00 PM(GMT-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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Parade Participant Information: • Shuttle service will cycle to and from the Wood Dale Bowling Alley, 155 W Irving Park Rd, to the parade formation area. Parking at the bowling alley is highly encouraged. • Participants should meet at the corner of Elizabeth Drive and Addison Road by 10 am for staging. There is no parking available there. • Parade vehicles in the parade must enter Elizabeth Drive from Wood Dale Road. (One way only). • Entry from Addison Road will not be allowed. • Parade will kick off at 11 am and travel from Addison Road and Elizabeth Drive North to Veteran’s Memorial Park on Irving Park Road. • A luncheon will occur at the VFW following the ceremony at the Memorial. You and your family are welcome to attend.
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Deadline: May 21, 2023 (Deadline passed)
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Tioga Post 2149 of Wood Dale, IL, in conjunction with the City of Wood Dale, would like to invite your organization to participate in the annual Memorial Day Parade and the following Memorial Services. The parade will be held on Monday, May 29th. The lineup will begin at 10:00 AM and will depart at 11:00 AM.

The application needs to be completed and submitted by Monday, May 15. 

The parade will depart from Elizabeth Drive and proceed north on Addison Rd to Irving Park Rd. At Irving Park Rd, it will then turn east and end just beyond the bridge. A Memorial Service will be held at Veterans Memorial Park to honor our servicemen and women.

If you plan to distribute any candy along the parade route, please toss it to the curb or have volunteers walk close to the curb to distribute it.
Shuttle services will cycle to and from the Wood Dale Bowling Alley on Irving Pk. Rd. to the parade formation area. Parking at the Bowling Alley is highly encouraged. 

After the ceremony, a light lunch will be served at the VFW Post located at 510 Georgetown Square in Wood Dale.

Our parade will focus on both patriotism and honoring our servicemen and women at home and abroad. We look forward to your participation. Should you have any questions, please
feel free to contact the VFW at 630-766-0334.

Thank you,
Rich Williams
Tioga Post Commander

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