Darien Lions Club
Celebrating Our 41st Anniversary

4th of July Parade 2012 

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The Darien Lions Club sponsors the 4th of July Parade for the enjoyment of all Darien residents and visitors. 
This year's event will be held on Monday, July 4th, 2012.

Starting at 9:30am from the north side of Hinsdale South High School on Clarendon Hills Road the parade heads north to Plainfield Road, The parade then heads southwest to 75th Street, then west past Cass Avenue ending at Eisenhower Jr. High School.    

Announcers will be on hand to describe all of the Parade's entries at the main reviewing stand, and trophies are presented to the winning entries.   

Click here to see last year's Independence Day Parade pictures.

Interested in taking part in this year's Parade?
Come out and join us in this celebration of our country's independence.

On behalf of the Darien Lions Club, I’m pleased to invite you to participate in our 41^st annual Independence Day Parade. 

Parade entrants will assemble near Hinsdale South High School beginning at 8:15am for the Parade lineup.  The Parade will begin promptly at 9:30am.

All entrants must complete and submit the attached Parade Application and Parade Rules forms.  The forms can be downloaded from the following links:
 -  MS Word format: PARADE-APPLICATION-2011.doc  PARADE-RULES-2011.doc

Please complete all information and return it via email (complete and return the Word documents), fax,or USPS.
In order to minimize postage costs, we prefer to use email to the maximum extent possible.

You will be contacted at a later date with information regarding where to report on Parade Day.

Please note: It will be the responsibility of each participant to provide their own vehicle for the Parade.  Signs for vehicles will be provided only for officials from the City of Darien and Lions Club Honorees.  All other participants are expected to provide signage for their own entry.

Please also revisit our website periodically for information updates.

Feel free to contact us via email or by phone with any questions or to discuss further.

Whether you are an entrant or observer, the Darien Lions look forward to seeing you at the Parade!

Your 2012 Parade Chairman,

Lion Dennis Breier                     Lion Mark Lewis (Co-Chairman)