Mountain Brook Reschedules Annual Holiday Event
Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce officials made the right call when they rescheduled the annual holiday parade last Sunday to this weekend.
The parade was originally planned for Dec. 8 when the OTM area was hit with heavy rains. The parade will start at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15.
“We have all of these floats that people have worked really hard to put together for the parade, and we have a lot of antique vehicles and convertibles scheduled to be in the parade, and we just didn’t want to risk it in the rain,” said Hannon Davison, project manager at the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce.
Davison said at press time that the forecast for Dec. 15 looks more promising for the annual parade in Mountain Brook.
“Right now, it’s calling for abundant sunshine on the 15th, so we like that forecast,” she said.
The Grand Marshal of this year’s parade will be Slade Anderson, a first-grade student at Crestline Elementary School.
Last November just before Thanksgiving, Anderson was diagnosed with leukemia.
Anderson said he was excited about riding in a cool car in the parade on Dec. 15.
“I want my friends to ride with me, too,” he said.
Anderson’s mother, Emily, said the family felt honored to have Slade named the parade’s Grand Marshal.
“This community is really amazing,” she said. “The way everyone has responded and supported us, it really makes us thankful to live in Mountain Brook.”
Paul Allen, one of the parade organizers, said he is still nailing down which parade participants will be able to reschedule and make it to the Dec. 15 event.
Allen said the parade will feature about 10 decorated floats. Miss Alabama Chandler Champion will also make an appearance at the event.
Allen said he expects between 2,500-3,500 spectators to come out to watch this year’s parade.
“It grows every year, and I think this year will be even better,” he said.
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