Grand Marshals Announced for 2010 Art Van Santa Parade Presented by the Grand Rapids Jaycees
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --The Grand Rapids Jaycees are pleased to announce WLAV personality Kevin Matthews, a fixture on morning radio and Art Van Furniture Executive David Van Elslander will lead the newly invigorated holiday parade through the streets of downtown Grand Rapids as Co-Grand Marshals of the 2010 Art Van Santa Parade presented by the Grand Rapids Jaycees on Saturday, November 20th.
The Santa Parade has signaled the beginning of the holiday season for more than a century and this year the Grand Rapids Jaycees have added several new features to the holiday classic. There will be five professional floats from The Parade Company, the Detroit-based company that produces America's Thanksgiving Day Parade plus Flicker, Art Van's 30-foot-tall helium dragon balloon.
"I am excited to be extended the honor of leading Santa and his reindeer through the streets of Grand Rapids," said Matthews. "This parade is a big part of what makes Grand Rapids so special and I'm honored to be part of it," added David Van Elslander, Vice President of Art Van Clearance Center and Pure Sleep.
The Art Van Santa Parade will begin Saturday, November 20th at 9am at the corner of Michigan Ave. and Monroe Ave. and end at Market Avenue. For those who can't attend, the Parade will be broadcast LIVE on WOOD-TV Channel 8 beginning at 9am and hosted by Rachael Ruiz and Terri DeBoer.
For more information about the Art Van Santa Parade presented by the Grand Rapids Jaycees visit santaparadegr.com.
The 2010 Art Van Santa Parade presented by the Grand Rapids Jaycees is sponsored by:
Art Van Furniture, 1-800-HANSONS, WOOD-TV, Citadel Broadcasting, ITC Holdings, Seyfert PR, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Varnum Law, Victory Sign & Graphics, Brian Nylaan Dental, Clark Communications, Covenant Village of the Great Lakes, Goodwill Industries, Appletree Christian Learning Center, and the Grand Rapids Art Museum
SOURCE The Grand Rapids Jaycees
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