Greenbelt Labor Day Parade - 2008

This page gives the latest information available about the 2008 Greenbelt Labor Day Parade, which will be held on Labor Day, September 1, 2008. Parade participants are encouraged to check this page for their position in the parade. Adjustments in parade order and entrants may be made up through the day before the parade, so be sure to check this list late the evening before or even early in the morning prior to the parade.

NOTE: The rule limiting the number of motor vehicles that a parade participant can utilize in the parade will be strictly enforced. Politicians are strictly limited to no more than one motor vehicle per entrant (except by special arrangement with the parade organizers for security requirements). Other entrants are also limited to no more than one motor vehicle except for cases in which vehicles are the featured item (e.g., floats, antique cars and other specialty cars, police and fire departments, etc.) and special entrants such as Miss Greenbelt.

The parade starts promptly at 10am. Please be in position no later than 9:30am. You may arrive as early as 8:00am - and are encouraged to line up between 8:00am and 9:00am.

You may park your car at Buddy Attick park. However, if the parking lot fills up, you will need to park in the neighborhoods up Ridge Road and Lastner Lane off of Crescent Road. If you are driving in from outside old Greenbelt, you will need get to Crescent Road via Kenilworth Avenue. You will not be able to drive west on Crescent Road from the center of old Greenbelt.

If you have a group that is walking in the parade, you are encouraged to meet up at Buddy Attick park and then walk from there to your line up position.

Check the table below for your group's parade position. The parade position number corresponds to a marked position on Crescent Road between Greenhill Road (at the Baptist Church) and Lastner Lane. The positions are marked by number on eleven power poles starting at Lastner Lane (#1), followed by multiples of ten (#10, #20, #30, #40, #50, #60, #70, #80, #90) up to #100 at Lastner Lane. For example, position number 53 is about a third of the way between the power poles marked #50 and #60.

If you can find your group's parade position in the table below, you may go directly to the corner of Lastner Lane and Crescent Road and give your parade position number and group name to the parade Marshall at that location. You may then proceed directly to the area of your parade position. Check with the parade Marshall nearest to you parade position for final positioning (there may be some last minute minor adjustments in positioning).

If you forget your group's parade position, or can't find it in the table below, please check in with the parade Marshall at the entrance of Buddy Attick Park. This parade Marshall will help you figure out your parade position.

Please send any questions or concerns about the parade order to GreenbeltLaborDayParade@verizon.net.

(NOTE: Some groups - e.g., with small children or elderly participants may enter at other specified locations as noted in the Table)

Parade Order - 2008 - (updated July 12, 2008)

#	Entrant		Notes
1	Greenbelt Police Color Guard
2	Chesapeake Caldeonian Pipes and Drum
3	Outstanding Citizen
4	Greenbelt City Council: Mayor Judith "J" Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Rodney Roberts, Edward Putens, Leta Mach and Konrad Herling)		Riding on Greenbelt Antique Fire Truck
5	Senator Benjamin L. Cardin
6	Congressman Steny Hoyer
7	Greenbelt City Vol. Fire Department Vehicles		Line up on Greenhill Road - parade marshall will insert into parade after Miss Greenbelt.
	Antique Fire Trucks:
8	1939 Ahrens-Fox (Bernie Punte, Columbia, MD)
9	1968 Mac C-95 Pumper from Tyrone, PA
10	1979 Mack CF Ladder Truck from LaPlata, MD
11	1968 Seagrave K-Model Pumper
12
13
14
15	Greenbelt City Police Vehicles:
16	(Citizen Rescue Vehicle, DARE vehicles,
17	Greenbelt City Police Cruiser and McGruff)
18
19
20
21	Miss Greenbelt (several cars and a float)		Gather at Baptist Church Enter at Greenhill Road
22
	Other Police Departments:
23	Prince George's Co Sheriff Dept.
24
25
26
27	Parkdale Marching Panthers
28
29	Community Teachers
30	Animal Control, City of Greenbelt
31	Greenbelt Cub Scouts Pack 202
32	Greenbelt Nursery School	Enter at Sunoco Gas Station
33	Creative Kids Camp	Enter at Greenbelt Community Church
34	Interfaith Clergy Association
35	Greenbelt Elementary School
36	Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Education (ACE)
37	Greenbelt Girl Scouts	Enter at St. Hughs
38	Project Vote Smart	Enter at St. Hugh's (if walking)
39	MD State Senator Paul G. Pinsky
40	MD Delegate Anne Healey
41	MD Delegate Tawanna Gaines
42	MD Delegate Justin Ross
43	Green Transportation Owners	(several "green" vehicles)
44
45
46
47
48
49
50	Greenbelt Pride
51	Greenbelt Homes, Inc.	(float)
52	Prince George's Co. Executive Jack Johnson
53	P. G. Co. On-the-Go-Bus
54
55	Seabrook Seventh-day Adventist Church
56	Greenbelt City Stars	(jump rope team)
57	Glenn Ivey, P. G. Co. State's Attorney Office
58	Prince George's Co. Council Member Ingrid M. Turner
59	Eleanor Roosevelt HS Dance Club
60	Knights of Columbus
61	Register of Wills, Cereta A. Lee
62	Clerk of the Circuit Court, Ms. Magee
63	Antique Classic Cars of Greenbelt	About 13 cars…
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65
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67
68
69
70
71
72	Greenbelt American Legion "Supporting our Troops"	float
73	JR ROTC Eleanor Roosevelt HS
74	Eleanor Roosevelt HS Varsity & JV Cheerleaders
75	Eleanor Roosevelt HS Poms
76	Greenbelt Baseball "City Champions"
77	Greenbelt Swim Team
78	Greenbelt OM
79	Eleanor & Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Club of Greenbelt