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CLICK HERE for Printer Friendly Version of the Application 2012 Bourne on the Fourth of July Parade Dear Parade Participant: It is our hope that you will choose to celebrate with us at the Town of Bourne’s 4th Annual Fourth of July Parade. Our parade is scheduled for Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 10 a.m. rain or shine, with line-up beginning at 8:00 a.m. Our first priority is the safety and care of children, parade participants and the spectators along the parade route. Please honor the following guidelines as they are designed to ensure success of the parade. Throwing items from the parade entries creates a safety risk for both spectators and parade participants and is prohibited. Items can be walked to the curbs for safe distribution. We will ask that one representative from each group wishing to participate in this year’s parade be present at the final parade organizational meeting a few days before the parade to discuss staging location and directions. We feel this will relieve most of the confusion on the day of the parade. The meeting date and time is June 28 at 6:30 pm at the Bourne Veterans Memorial Community Building in Buzzards Bay.. Space in the parade is limited and the registration deadline is June 1, 2012 or when unit capacity is reached, whichever occurs first. If you are interested in participating, please complete and return enclosed forms to the following: Bourne on the 4th
of July Parade Once all applications have been accepted you will be notified with further information regarding staging location, times etc. Thank you,
OFFICIAL 2012 BOURNE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE RULES 1. No alcoholic beverages of any kind are permitted to be sold, stored or consumed on Town of Bourne property at any time before, during or after the 2012 Bourne Fourth of July Parade. 2. All parade participants must have completed and submitted all waivers and forms required by the Parade Committee. Also, please include certificates of insurance if possible. The registration deadline is June 1, 2012 or when unit capacity is reached, whichever occurs first. The Committee reserves the right to reject any parade entry application. 3. The parade is scheduled for Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 10 a.m. rain or shine. Staging begins at 8:00 a.m. at a location TBD. Your entire unit must be properly in line before 10 a.m. or it will be scratched from the parade. 4. The parade route will be the intersection of Academy Drive/Main Street to the Bourne Veterans Memorial Community Building which is approximately one mile. 5. All parade units are required to be safe, decorated and have entertainment value, incorporating a patriotic theme. This is a family event, therefore appropriate behavior and dress are required. The Committee reserves the right to disqualify a group for any reason. 6. Provided the Parade Committee determines that there are a sufficient number of parade floats entered in the parade to conduct a float competition, the Parade Committee will choose the float that they feel best represents the spirit of the parade. Criteria for judging shall be based on creativity, preparation and entertainment value. Judging will take place prior to the parade at the staging location. If you wish for your float to be entered into the contest please arrive at the staging location no later than 8:30 a.m. and fully set up by 9 a.m. on the day of the parade. The parade awards presentation will be held prior to the parade. All judges’ decisions are final. 7. Throwing items from the parade entries creates a safety risk for both spectators and parade participants and is prohibited. If you have candy or other items to distribute to parade spectators, please have volunteers available to walk them to the curbs for safe distribution. 8. No float participants should get on or off a moving parade float at any time. 9. Each entry MUST keep pace with the unit that precedes it and must not permit gaps to occur between units. 10. The Bourne on the 4th of July Parade Committee, the Professional Firefighters of Bourne and the Town of Bourne assume no responsibility for accident or injury. Parade participants assume all risks and hazards incidental to the conduct of the parade including transportation to and from the parade.
2012 BOURNE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE ENTRY APPLICATION PARADE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012 10AM RETURN FORM BY JUNE 1, 2012BOURNE JULY PARADE, C/O Jennifer Kennedy, Name of group, organization, business etc.: __________________________________________________________________Primary Contact Name: _________________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Day Phone: _____________________ Evening Phone: ______________________ Cell: ______________________________ Select Your Type of Parade Entry: Adult Walking Unit (non-float) __________ Children’s Walking Unit (non-float) ____________ Other ___________ Truck with Flatbed FLOAT ___________ Pickup Truck FLOAT ____________ Car FLOAT __________ A minimum donation of $50 will be required from any profitable business wishing to enter a vehicle in the parade strictly for advertising purposes, unless the vehicle is decorated appropriately and represents the spirit of the parade. The committee reserves the right to waive the fee on a case-by-case basis. Please provide donation with the application made payable to Bourne Firefighters Parade Fund. If you are entering a float please provide us with total-overall length
of your float. Please provide estimate of number of people that will be participating with your entry: ___________ Will your walking unit or float feature live/recorded music? YES NO Please attach a certificate of insurance (for floats/vehicles ONLY). Please provide brief description of Parade Unit (including items being distributed along parade route): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
ACCEPTANCE OF AND AGREEMENT TO RULES OF THE BOURNE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE COMMITTEE I have read this application to the 2012 Bourne Fourth of July Parade and the accompanying information. I hereby agree that if my organization is accepted for participation, we will abide by all rules, regulations and requirements. I understand that failure to do so will result in disqualification from participation in the 2012 Bourne Fourth of July Parade. My group agrees to abide by all rules and directions of the parade committee and the undersigned acknowledges that they will safely participate in any parade activity, including the distribution of candy or other items along the parade route. Throwing items from the parade entries is prohibited. Items can be walked to the curbs for safe distribution. ______________________________________________ _________________ ______________________________________________ Phone: __________________________ Email: ____________________________
WAIVER, INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN 2012 Bourne Fourth of July parade The undersigned Applicant has read, understands and agrees to the rules, terms and conditions under which he/she will be allowed to participate in the 2011 Bourne Fourth of July Parade to be held on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. In consideration for being allowed to participate in the parade, the undersigned agrees to forever release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Bourne July Parade Committee, the Professional Firefighters of Bourne and the Town of Bourne for all claims or courses of action which may hereafter exist by reason of any loss, damage to property and/or personal injury and/or death which may be sustained by the undersigned and/or his/her employees and/or volunteers of the undersigned in consequence of being allowed to participate in the 2012 Bourne Fourth of July Parade. __________ (initial) The undersigned further acknowledges that he/she shall inspect his/her group’s floats, vehicles and any and all other types of equipment prior to their usage and ensure that said floats, vehicles and any and all other types of equipment are neat, clean, safe, satisfactory for his/her use and purposes, and in a good state of repair, and that there are no problems with the equipment and/or defects with the materials posing threat of injury of any kind to any volunteers and employees of the undersigned. The undersigned further attests that he/she is at least 18 years of age, and represents and certifies that he/she has been duly authorized to sign this agreement on behalf of his/her organization and that all actions necessary to so authorize the undersigned have been taken. _________________________________ __________________ _________________________________ __________________ ______________________________________________________
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