The Observer Newspapers | Herndon Homecoming Parade to be Held Saturday

Oct. 2, 2009

Herndon Homecoming Parade to be Held Saturday

Herndon's Annual Homecoming Parade is set to take place Saturday, October 3rd with a theme of Children's Playtime. The Parade will start at 9:30AM at the intersection of Sterling Road and Elden Street, proceeding down Elden Street to left on Lynn Street, ending at Center Street. The Review stand will be on Lynn Street at Town Hall Square, where Police Chief Summers and Herndon Town Council will serve as Judges. There are 50 units with over 1500 participants from the area schools, cvic organizations, and area businesses. Units will be judged in five categories: Civic, Performing Arts, School, Show, and Herndon High School Class Floats. There are two overall awards, the Richard F. Downer Theme Award and Major Robert E. Church Award for Best in Parade.

Herndon Homecoming Parade 2009 LINE-UP:

Police Lead with Herndon Police Chief Toussaint Summers

ROTC Color Guard

Regimental Drums & Fife of Northern VA

HHS Interim Principal & Mayor Steve DeBenedittis

Herndon Town Council

Delegate Tom Rust

FFC Board of Supervisors, Dranesville District, John Foust

Historic Fire Trucks

FFC Fire and Rescue

Captain Larry Presgrave - 1964 Corvette

HHS Football Team

HHS Cheerleaders

HHS Student Government and Homecoming Court

Herndon Middle School Marching Band

HHS Navy Junior ROTC

HHS Class of 2013

Cub and Boy Scout Pack 878 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Cub Scout Pack 913 - St. Joseph's

Cub Scout Pack 157

Cub Scout Pack 1570 - Clearview Elem

Cub Scout Pack 1577 - Dranesville Elem

HHS STEP Team

Clearview Elementary

Herndon Florist

Stevens Miller for Delegate

Dranesville Democratic Committee

23rd Battalion, Blacjk Horse Brigade, Virginia Defense Force

Herndon DeMolay

Kena Shriners Klowns

Kena Shriners Hillbilly Unit

Bethel 52 International Order of Job's Daughters

The Alliance for Herndon's Future

Jim Luehrs - Race Car

Town of Herndon Department of Public Works

HHS Drama

Saint Joseph Cheerleaders

HHS Class of 2012

GSCNC Service Unit 51-9

GSCNC Service Unit 51-11

HHS 'Pride of Herndon' Marching Band

Bob McDonnell for Governor

Tom Rust for Delegate

Herndon-Reston Youth Softball

Herndon Optimist Youth Baseball

Herndon Optimist's Youth Cheerleaders & Football Players

HHS Class of 2010

Bring Food to Donate at Parade

Delegate Tom Rust has teamed up with Herndon High School and Herndon Middle School to conduct a food drive for LINK during the Herndon High School Homecoming parade and football game. Due to the extraordinary high demand for food, the pantry at LINK is low. Food donations are desperately needed to stock the shelves. Rust and his team of volunteers will be collecting non-perishable food in children's wagons along the Homecoming parade, at the Homecoming game, and at his office (Town Hall, 730 Elden Street, Herndon). LINK is a local nonprofit organization who collects and distributes non-perishable food items to those less fortunate. Food will be collected at his office through October 9th. For more information, please contact Delegate Rust's legislative office at 703-437-9400.