Charter Oak Unified School District 20240 East Cienega Avenue, Covina, California 91724 Telephone: (626) 966-8331 • FAX: (626) 967-9580 • www.cousd.net JANE A. BOCK. PRESIDENT • DON H. DAVIS, VICE PRESIDENT BRIAN R. AKERS. MEMBER • JEANEITE V. FLORES. MEMBER • GREGG PETERSON, MEMBER Dear Charter Oak Holiday Parade Participant, This year our Holiday Festival is one of the biggest Craft Festivals in the San Gabriel Valley! It would be a good idea to bring cash for vendors, food trucks and raffle! Raffle tickets are $1 each and we have some great prizes. (You do not need to be present to win.) We are excited to have you in the Charter Oak Holiday Parade! Enjoy the parade and then be sure to venture over to the Holiday Festival with great vendors and food trucks. End the evening watching the fireworks from the stadium bleachers. General information: • Parade date: Friday, December 7, 2018 at 6:00pm • Parade will take place RAIN OR SHINE. We apologize but no refunds will be issued for inclement weather. • Roads will be closed to through traffic starting at 4:00pm! Check-in and Line-up: • Line-up is in the Charter Oak High School Parking Lot. Enter at west side entrance and proceed to check in table (by baseball field). Follow volunteer directions to your spot. • Entry line-up times are assigned as noted below and begin at 4:00pm. Line-up times are important. Please arrive on time. • See attached Line-up List Line-up Times 4:00pm Entries 1-15 4:20pm Entries 16-30 4:40pm Entries 31-45 5:00pm Entries 46-58 4:00pm – Roads closed to through traffic 6:00pm—Parade begins 7:30pm - Parade ends; Holiday Festival at COHS begins 9:00pm/9:30pm – Fireworks at COHS Stadium Parade Entries: • ONLY VEHICLES DRIVING IN THE PARADE WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE COHS PARKING LOT. Entries should head east on Covina Boulevard in order to enter COHS parking lot, proceed to check in table (by baseball field). Follow volunteer directions to your spot. Participant Drop Off: • DROP OFF FOR STUDENTS AND ENTRY PARTICIPANTS IS IN THE CIRCLE DRIVE OF CHARTER OAK HIGH SCHOOL. YOU MAY ONLY ENTER THE CIRCLE DRIVE FROM THE WEST END OF COVINA BOULEVARD. All other roads will be closed. Thank you in advance for your patience. We encourage you to park in the District Service Center and Adult Education/ETC parking lots and walk across CO Park to the parade area. • If you are a large group, you should send only one person to the check-in table. • Entries with multiple marchers should arrange a meeting place on the grass in front of COHS at the drop off area and proceed to the line-up spot in a timely manner. It is your job to ensure adequate supervision for children. Leave driveways clear. • Drivers must remain with their vehicles at all times. Disbanding/End of Parade: • At the end of the parade, you should disband as quickly as possible. • Marching groups — Designate a meeting area in advance and be sure parents are aware where to meet their child. • All Vehicles can proceed through the COHS parking lot and follow staff direction and signs to parking area or to exit through campus to Cypress Boulevard. You are encouraged to park as directed by volunteers and attend one of the larges vendor festivals in the San Gabriel Valley! • Vehicles towing flatbeds or trailers are encouraged to park in the Viewing Area in the COHS parking lot along the stadium to allow spectators to view your hard work and fabulous creations. Please follow volunteer parking instructions. Parade Route: • It is important to keep the parade moving. There is NO STOPPING (INCLUDING NO STOPPING TO PEFORM). Everyone must always be in a forward motion so there is no hold up or gaps between parade entries. No throwing of items into the crowd along the route. • Parade begins heading west on Covina Boulevard from Charter Oak High School parking lot to north on Mangrove, to east on Cienega to south on Bonnie Cove, to west on Covina Boulevard, ending at Charter Oak High School parking lot. Follow volunteer directions to disband, exit or park. • Parade route is 1.3 miles. • Maintain a safe distance of no more/no less than 2 car lengths from the group in front of you. • Vehicles should have headlights off with just running lights on. Vehicles that do not have the ability to turn headlights off must cover headlights. • Restrooms are available at Charter Oak Park, Adult Education Center (20350 E. Cienega Avenue) and COHS Stadium. Parking: • Parking will be limited. Be sure to follow all regular parking restrictions on streets and in neighborhoods. There will be no parking on the parade route. • Access to and from some parking areas will be limited but parking is available in the following areas until full: o COUSD District Service Center, 20240 E. Cienega Avenue, Covina, CA 91724 o Adult Education/ETC, 20350 E. Cienega Avenue, Covina, CA 91724 o Cedargrove Elementary, 1209 N. Glendora Avenue, Covina, CA 91724 • Again, it is imperative that you understand regular parking rules will be in place and access to and from lots will be limited. • CHARTER OAK PARK LOT IS VENDOR PARKING ONLY Spectators, Holiday Festival, Fireworks: • Tell your family and friends to set chairs up along Mangrove, Cienega, Bonnie Cove, Covina Boulevard to view the parade. (Parade starts and ends in the Charter Oak High School parking lot.) • Browse the Holiday Festival and visit vendors at COHS following the parade! This year's festival features one of largest vendor festivals in the San Gabriel Valley with the most creative and interesting vendors! • Sit in the COHS Stadium bleachers to watch the fireworks display. (No set up on the field this year as we are putting in new turf!) Bleachers will be available for seating and viewing. o 4:00pm - Roads closed to through traffic o 6:00pm - Parade begins o 7:30pm - Parade ends; Holiday Festival at COHS begins o 9:00pm/9:30pm - Fireworks at COHS Stadium A special thank you to: LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger Los Angeles County Sheriff Covina Police Department County of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Los Angeles County Fire Department Our Supporters: American Modular Schneider Electric Sandalwood Systems Construction Downtown Covina Taco Bell Delong Mariscal Painting Athens Services Custom Signs Kiwanis Club of South Hills Taco Bell UPS Store #6983 All Cities Glass & Screen 24-Seven Home Health Inc Leighton Consulting, Inc. John Strycula Broker Assoc. CBRE, Inc. Realty One Group Walt Allen, Covina Mayor Golden State Water Company Margaret A. Chidester & First Financial CU PBSW Architects Assoc. Pest Innovations Keygent Lou's Glass House St. Louise de Marillac Church Charter Oak Day School Arrow Parking Lot Service, Inc Dave Bang Associates, Inc Project Support Services, Inc Twin Cousins, Inc. / Dippin Restoration 1 of the Foothills Penco Engineering, Inc Dots Young Rembrandts Colley Ford Monarch Pharmacy Patricia Donnelly, DDS Charter Oak Holiday Parade Line-up 2018 Lineup # Entry Name American Association of University Woman (AAUW) - East San 37 Gabriel Branch 21 American Future 20 Badillo Elementary 42 Blue Rose Performing Arts 33 California CHP 48 Cedargrove Tech Team 52 Charter Oak Boltz Baseball Charter Oak Child Development Program w/ CO Children's 27 Center 9 Charter Oak Day School and COHS Interact Club 54 Charter Oak Educators Assoc. (COEA) 35 Charter Oak Woman's Club 24 Charter Oak Youth Baseball/Softball (COYBSA) 51 Charter Oak Youth Football 23A Charter Park and Tiny Tots Program 17 Chinese Lantern Festival 26 Citrus College Alumni & Friends 1 COHS Aquatics 8 COHS ASB 43 COHS ASL Club 34 COHS Auto Club 53 COHS Choir 55 COHS Dance 22 COHS Homecoming Court 38 COHS Thespians 28 COHS Unity Club (All) 56 COUSD District Office 3 COUSD Governing Board Brian Akers 6 COUSD Governing Board David Rose 5 COUSD Governing Board Gregg Peterson 4 COUSD Governing Board Jeanette Flores 2 COUSD Governing Board President Jane Bock 7 COUSD- Supt. 39 Covina Mayor, Walter Allen III A Dazzler Dolls 18 Girl Scouts-Covina Oaks Troop 32 Girl Scout-Troup 894 25 Glen Oak Elementary 29 Glendora Chamber of Commerce 44 Glendora Chevrolet 15 Glendora Council Member- Gary Boyer 16 Glendora Councilmember Karen Davis 13 Glendora Mayor Mendell Thompson Glendora Mayor Pro Tem Judy Nelson – and Councilmember 14 Michael Allawos 10 Jewelz Cheer 0 LA County Fire Truck 40 LA County Library 11 Monarch Pharmacy 57 Mr & Mrs Santa Claus 19 Personnel Commission 49 Restoration 1 of the Foothills 47 Royal Oak ASB 46 Royal Oak drama 45 Royal Oak ELD 50 Southland Properties 31 St Louise De Marillac Pep Squad 30 Sunflower Alternative School 41 Top Billing Entertainment 23 Valleydale Park Cheer 36 Washington Elementary 12 Willow Elementary Lu monaay Parade Lily tur cults Announcer Table #1 @ inter- Covina Blvd section / COHS side of street Disband to • On•En "mw! 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