ISSofBC is participating in this year’s Annual Chinatown Spring Parade to promote our organization and we’re inviting staff, clients and volunteers to join in! With over 80,000 spectators, this is now the largest multi-cultural event in Vancouver!
To celebrate our diversity and multiculturalism, we are asking ISSofBC participants who have traditional clothing from their countries of origin to wear them in the parade. Parade goers will also be able to wear ISSofBC t-shirts, hold banners, balloons, umbrellas and pass out candy as we walk and have fun together through Chinatown.
To participate in our first ever Chinatown Spring Parade, please distribute this email among your staff, clients and students in all ISSofBC locations to us help spread the word!
In addition, all interested parties must register. The deadline for submitting is noon Friday, February 5th.
Register here
Managers, teachers
or individuals can email or hand-deliver completed forms to
communications (503D Terminal).
communications@issbc.org
Here are the parade details.
When:
The ‘2016 Chinatown Spring Festival’ will take place in Vancouver
Chinatown on the seventh day of the Year of the Monkey, Sunday, February
14, 2016. The Chinatown Parade will start at 11:00 a.m. (Registration at 10:00 a.m.) and will take about two and a half hours to complete.
Where: The parade starts at Pender and Abbot (near stadium SkyTrain station) and is 1.3-km long.
Special notes: Participating is a first come first serve basis with a maximum of 100 ISSofBC participants. Children and families are most welcome to attend.
The
weather may be rainy and/or cold. Please be prepared to dress
appropriately with warm clothing under your traditional wear and with
proper shoes.
Once
we have compiled the lists from various divisions and locations,
Communications will send out further instructions and details.
