TOMORROW MARKS ONE MONTH

UNTIL THE 100 YEAR.

THERE WILL BE SOME NEW

DEVELOPMENTS AND WHAT YOU SEE

THIS YEAR.

TODAY OUR GUEST IS HERE TO GIVE

US DETAILS.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE ONE

MONTH OUT.

HERE WE ARE, IT

IS OCTOBER.

NOVEMBER 23, A SATURDAY IS GOING

TO BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.

AND THE BIG MILESTONE OF 100

YEARS WHICH IS AWESOME.

IT WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO BE

CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL

ANNIVERSARY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

23.

THIS IS A HUGE TRADITION FOR THE

COMMUNITY OF GRAND RAPIDS

STARTING IN 1919.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED TO

BRING PEOPLE TO KICK OFF THE

HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

NOW, WE JUST TRY TO BRING IN

LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CELEBRATE

THE KICKOFF TO THIS HOLIDAY AND

BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED,

SOME HAVE NOT.

WE KNOW THIS IS A COMMUNITY

FAVORITE.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME SANTA CLAUS

COMES TO DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS.

LET'S TALK A LITTL BIT ABOUT

WHAT IS NEW THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE A GREAT NEW POSTER.

WE WANT TO FOCUS ON

THE

REBRANDING THIS YEAR.

HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE NEW POSTER

AND WE TRY TO PULL OUT A LOT OF

THE VINTAGE COLORS TO ENHANCE

KNOWING THAT IT IS THE 100 YEAR.

WE ARE HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH

A LOCAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER AS

WELL.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH

HER TO GET THIS POSTER DESIGNED

AS WELL AS A LOT OF OUR OTHER

MEDIA.

TO CREATE A

GROUP -- CONSISTENT

BRAND FOR OURSELVES.

YOU HAVE OTHER GUESTS BESIDES

SANTA.

MISS MICHIGAN IS ONE.

MAX YES WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE

HER WITH US.

AFTER THE PARADE, SHE AND SAID

THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A

MEET AND GREET IN THE CHAMBER

BUILDING HELD AT.

IT WILL BE GREAT TO INTERACT

WITH BOTH OF THEM.

YOU WILL HAVE OTHER PEOPLE.

STAY TUNED BECAUSE WE WILL BE

TALKING WITH YOU A LOT LEADING

UP TO THE PARADE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SO

WELL LOVED.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COME

OUT TO ENJOY IT.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE

HELP OF VOLUNTEERS.

WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE A WELL

OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS THIS YEAR.

THAT WILL INCLUDE HOLDING

BALLOONS, BOTH -- BANNERS, WE

NEED HELP IN OUR DNP AREA -- VIP

AREA.

THE DEADLINE IS THE DAY BEFORE

OUR BIG VOLUNTEERORIENTATION

PARTY.

THAT'S A LOT OF FUN.

EVERYONE GETTING TOGETHER, A

CASUAL ATMOSPHERE AND HAVE

EVERYONE UP TO GET TO THE GROUND

RUNNING EARLY IN THE MORNING

ON

NOVEMBER 23.

YOU ARE ALSO LOOKIG FOR

ENTRANCE.

YOU HAVE BANNED FROM SCHOOL.

GYMNASTICS

ORGANIZATIONS,

ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON

ANIMALS.

YOU CAN'T GO

WRONG WITH CUTE

KIDS OR CUTE DOGS.

THAT'S ALWAYS SAY ON TV.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE A HUGE ARRAY.

WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ADDING SOME

NEW LOAN OPTIONS.

-- BALLOON OPTIONS.

EVEN WITH THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND

THE MARCHING BANDS, THERE IS A

COMPETITION ASSOCIATED WITH

THAT.

THE WINNING SCHOOL IS ABLE TO

GET $1000 PRIZE MONEY.

THAT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO

CONTINUE GIVING BACK TO THEM AS

WELL.

AS FAR AS SPONSORSHIPS GO, NOT

TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT, LOCAL

BUSINESSES CAN HAVE THE

OPPORTUNITY TO SPONSOR A BAND AS

WELL.

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON

OUR WEBSITE.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GIVE BACK

TO

THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A FUNDRAISER THAT

DOES GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE WORK OF THE JUNIOR CHAMBER

MAKES THIS ALL HAPPEN.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON

FOOT.

WORKING ALL YEAR

LONG TO MAKE

THIS A FREE, FUN FAMILY EVENT.

YES THE JAYCEES HAS A LONG

HISTORY IN GRAND RAPIDS OF

GIVING BACK.

YOU MAY NOTICE AS YOU DRIVE

AROUND TOWN, SEVERAL PARKS.

THIS IS OUR KEY EVENT AT THIS

POINT CAN THE ORGANIZATION

DISTRICT.

WE HAVE A HOLIDAY SHOPPING TOUR

WHERE KIDS CAN GO INTO MEYER TO

SHOP FOR THEIR FAMILY.

WE ALSO HAVE

AN EVENT WHERE

YOUNG PEOPLE CAN TALK AND GIVE

THEIR EXPERIENCES TO OTHERS.

THERE ARE WAYS TO SPONSOR

WHETHER IT IS A BIG FORMAT FOR

SOMETHING SMALLER.

IF YOU JUST WANT TICKETS TO THE

THE RT AREA, THAT'S GREAT TOO.

WE TALK ABOUT VOLUNTEERS,

ENTRANCE, SPONSORS.

A GOOD RESOURCE IS THE WEBSITE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT

THIS LEADING UP TO THE DATE AND

GETTING PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR

STOPPING BY.