Tree Lighting, Parade Set for Thursday
During the annual downtown Cartersville Christmas parade at 6 p.m., SPLASH Bartow will collect non-perishable food for the hungry.
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Eric Barrella and Jewel Akpose pose with Swoop during a break from decorating the Chattahoochee Technical College float for the Cartersville Christmas Parade.
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Cartersville Exchange Club's Christmas Parade is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. near City Hall. It begins in the Tabernacle Baptist Church parking lot, continuing right on Church Street, left on Bartow Street, left on Main Street, left on Stonewall Street, left on Church Street, right on Tennessee Street and back to the church parking lot.
While it's sponsored by the Cartersville Exchange Club, proceeds benefit Advocates for Children and the Boys & Girls Club of Bartow County.
Just prior to the parade, Downtown Development Authority hosts the annual Christmas downtown Christmas tree lighting in Friendship Plaza at 5 p.m.
SPLASH Bartow To Collect Food
Bartow's SPLASH—which stands for Show People Love and Share Him—is collecting canned and non-perishable food for distribution to those in need. During the parade, the group will take contibutions from parade viewers.
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Tabernacle Baptist Church
112 E Church St, Cartersville, GA -
Advocates for Bartow's Children
49 Monroe Xing SE, Cartersville, GA -
Boys & Girls Club of Bartow County
642 Henderson Dr, Cartersville, GA -
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Downtown Development Authority
1 Friendship Plaza, Suite B, Cartersville, GA
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Downtown Cartersville Tree Lighting Celebration
December 1, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Brande Poulnot
2:24 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Also during the parade, during the first-annual "Toys on Parade," Etowah Valley Young Marines will collect new, unwrapped toys to be delivered to Bartow County Toys for Tots. http://www.facebook.com/events/185387088219869/
Brande Poulnot
7:24 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Here's the plan for the tree lighting:
4:40–4:45 Welcome
Invocation by Min. Don Startup/Tabernacle
4:45–5:00 Tabernacle Youth Choir
5:00–5:15 Cartersville School of Ballet
5:15-5:35 First Baptist Church Choir
5:35-5:50 Fusion Dance Group
5:50-5:52 Santa Claus says Merry Christmas
5:52-5:59 Savannah Lowery/Solo
5:59 Mayor Pro Tem Dianne Tate Lights the Tree
6:00 Exchange Club Christmas Parade Begins