Moses Lake Business Association’s 17th Annual Holiday Lighted Agricultural Appreciation Parade & Street Party is scheduled for Friday, December 2nd
November 28, 2011 – Moses Lake, Washington. Moses Lake is proud of its location in the heartland of the Northwest’s most diversified agricultural region. The Moses Lake Agricultural Appreciation Parade pays tribute to Moses Lake’s agricultural heritage…past, present and future! Those that participate light up their farm equipment or float, saddle up the horses, and bring everything down to Third Avenue in LakeTown Landing. Along with the parade is a street party featuring many local organizations.
The event features entertainment in Sinkiuse Square from 5 – 7 pm including the Frontier Middle School Cheerleaders, Zumba Demonstration, Rock’n B Cloggers, and the MLHS Drill Team. There will be free hayrides, the Toys for Tots Toy drive is sponsored by Q Country 100.3 KWIQ and the US Marine Corps and KWIQ will be broadcasting live from 4 to 6 pm., photos with Santa, Free Kangaroo Bounce House on Ash Steet, the LakeTown Landing Scavenger Hunt, LakeTown Landing merchants will be open late for holiday shoppers, and of course the main event is the lighted parade.
Marianne Kirwan, Executive Director for the Moses Lake Business Association, says “We start planning for this event back in September. It’s a holiday tradition for Moses Lake and LakeTown Landing. The merchants look forward to the crowds and we’re able to put on an event where many groups, organizations and individuals can benefit. What started as an appreciation to our agriculture and cultural roots has turned into more and more holiday fun and an event for the whole family.”
The Moses Lake Business Association (MLBA) is a non-profit organization formed in 1993 by interested Moses Lake citizens. The purpose of the organization is to stimulate economic development in the Moses Lake business district called LakeTown Landing and to promote the area as an exciting place to live, shop, work and play. The MLBA also seeks to maintain a healthy business community and a high quality of life. MLBA is a member of the Washington State Downtown Revitalization Program. It is currently seeking to obtain Main Street Program status, which will benefit the organization by qualifying for state and national funding for programs and projects. The four components of this program are design, economic restructuring, promotion and organization.
To contact the Moses Lake Business Association you can call 509-764-1745 or visit their website at www.mlbacares.org. You can also become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mlbacares or www.facebook.com/LakeTownLanding.
