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Steveston Santa Claus Parade
December 23, 2009
A great start to Christmas, no snow on the parade this year. Beginning at 7pm, the parade wound through the Steveston Village streets. The parade began at 6th Avenue and Hunt Street and ended at the Steveston Community Center where all participants were welcomed with hot chocolate and snacks to eat.
This year we in addition to our special guest "Santa" we had variety of floats, marching band, community organizations as well as festive entertainment. Rotarians collected non-perishable food donations that are put into hampers and delivered to seniors within the community. All other food is delivered to the Richmond Food Bank for regular distribution. As always, any cash donations received during the parade is donated to the Richmond schools breakfast program.
December 2007
After a one year hiatus, the Rotary Club of Steveston with the Steveston Community Society revived a 30+ year tradition started by the Steveston Lions Club.
The 2007 Steveston Santa Claus Parade was headed by the RCMP, with the Bicknell honor guard and marching band, the Richmond Chorus singing while riding in Steveston Community Society hay wagons, our food collection vehicle, the Coast Mountain Reindeer bus, the Richmond Fire Rescue truck, and our special guest - Santa Claus riding in his sleigh.
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At 6pm on the last Sunday before Christmas, we marched a route between 2nd and 6th Avenues in old Steveston and then traveled south and east on Bayview Avenue, collecting food and cash donations for Steveston residents enroute to the community centre for a mug-up for parade participants.
The next day we repacked donations into 2 dozen hampers and distributed them in the community.
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