NEWS INFORMATION FROM

THE OFFICE OF MAYOR STEPHEN R. REED
City of Harrisburg
King City Government Center
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1678
Telephone: 717.255.3040

FOR IMMEDIATE USE
22 November 2004

CITY 2004 HOLIDAY PARADE WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Harrisburg, PA—Harrisburg’s annual Holiday Parade drew more than 35,000 people today, kicking off the Thanksgiving-Hanukkah-Christmas-Kwanzaa season in the midstate. More than 3,000 marchers in nearly 100 parade units, including 17 bands, made it one of the largest Holiday Parades in the 18-year history of the event, Mayor Stephen R. Reed announced this afternoon.

The Mayor presented $7,500 in prize and appearance monies to the following parade units immediately following the parade at Strawberry Square. Prizes were awarded to the first, second and third place entries in each of five different parade categories.

High School Marching Bands
1st—Hempfield H.S.
2nd—Tie—Boiling Springs H.S.
2nd—Tie—Bangor/“Slater” H.S.
3rd—Central Dauphin H.S.

Specialty Units
1st—Falun Gong
2nd—Cent. Dauphin Safety Team
3rd—Humane Society

Non-Profit Units
1st—Open Stage of Harrisburg
2nd—4th In The Fire
3rd—Crowne Plaza Hotel

Commercial Units
1st—Downtown Improvement Dist.
2nd—Strawberry Square
3rd—Cub Scout Pack 36

Miscellaneous Units
1st—Melvin Baker(Car)
2nd—Capitol City Cruisers
3rd—Blue Moon Cruisers

The Mayor said Downtown and Midtown shops all offer special holiday fare for the next six weeks, while on Harrisburg City Island, the City Island Festival of Lights offers thousands of lighted set-pieces and other holiday displays.

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