Five Rotary members and 4 spouses were lucky enough to take part in the Burton Christmas Parade. In spite of the freezing cold, the enthusiasm was contagious as a half mile of floats and participants followed the course around Burton Square and through town on a beautiful winter night. The weatherman actually did cooperate by keeping the snow slightly to the north of town which made things much better for all. The number of parade attendees was incredible and much larger than past years. The kids were the center of attention as they stood like statues bundled in their warm winter clothing and tried to pick up candy with their gloves and mittens. Parade participants were a wide variety of local businesses and non-profits like Rotary. We displayed our new Ford F-150 pick-up truck which is this year's Maple Splash Raffle grand prize from Preston Super Stores and the truck pulled another prize which was a really nice fold out family camper also to be given away at this year's Maple Splash Festival in July. Both were decked out in colorful decals and lights for the parade. Once again our truck carried the "Olaf" character and we heard almost every kid yell "there's Olaf!" Thanks to the brave young lady in the costume who was partially frozen at the end of the parade. This event continues to grow every year and is becoming a bigger and bigger tradition with many families. What a great exposure for our club and the Maple Splash Raffle. Thanks to the Burton Chamber for putting on this great event.
Bob Johnson - Secretary - BMR