Here’s the detailed information for the 4^th of July Parade.

In summary: We will be the 3^rd group in row A (ride east on HR Parkway, in front of Targets from Lucent on the left side of HR Parkway). Arrive between 0730 and 0830 (on the earlier side if you want to decorate your bike.) We will form 3 columns across except for Louie and Troy. You will have plenty of room after we first start moving. The parade shouldn’t take much longer than 1 hour. After the parade is over, follow me to the Les Schwab Tire Center, where it will be easy for you to depart from the parade.

Thanks for you participation.

Rich

                                                                            

Dear Parade Participant,

Thank you for your entry in the 2015 Highlands Ranch 4^th of July Parade!  Your entry has been classified as a float.  We are excited to have you join us in this patriotic community event. We anticipate a beautiful fun-filled day!  In order to make things run smoothly, we are passing along some suggestions and tips to make everyone’s experience the best possible. Please share this with all participants in your group.

Highlands Ranch Motorcycle Riders

First off, you are assigned to row #      A                             and are entry #       3

You can access the staging map by clicking here.                  Map to enter your row, click here.

We will stage “floats” along Highlands Ranch Parkway west of Hepburn and east of Lucent. Highlands Ranch Parkway will be closed at 6:30 a.m. that morning from Lucent to Broadway.  If you are unsure of where you are to go, the Information Tent for the floats will be on Highlands Ranch Parkway near the southeast corner of Highlands Ranch Parkway and Lucent.  Please enter Highlands Ranch Parkway via Lucent Blvd.  Please have all participants for your float park in the Target parking lot and then join the float in the staging area.  Parking in the Target lot will make it more convenient for float riders to reach their cars when the float comes back from the parade and disburses in the Target parking lot.  Handicap parking is available in the Kaiser Permanente parking lot located on the east side of the building.  Also, if your entry has a horse, please park your horse trailer in the designated horse trailer parking within the Target Parking lot and bring your horse to your designated entry location.  Refer to attached map (Yellow Box).  Note:  Please stay in your designated spot and not move into someone else's space.  If you do this and are out of order, you will not be announced and your announcement will not be read.  The exceptions to this are the Hot Rodders and Thunderbird entries which will go directly to Hepburn south of Highlands Ranch Parkway.  Enter from Mayberry.  Hot Rodders may line up in the two right lanes and Thunderbird Club in the left two.  Please put your entry number on the lead car only.

Please have your group meet at a designated location.  Please look for volunteers wearing NAVY BLUE t-shirts to direct you.  As a float entry, you may stage at 7:30 a.m. If you have questions, you may inquire at the Information Tent mentioned above.  Please place your entry number on the passenger side so it is visible to the announcing booth on the south side of the route.  If the announcer cannot see your number as you pass by, no announcement will be made.  Please bring something to attach your entry number onto your float, such as tape or magnets.  You must be in line no later than 8:30 a.m. Please note you are solely responsible for any decorations and signage you want on your float other than your entry number, which we will give you that morning. HRCA reserves the right to place or change entry location at its discretion. We wish we could put everyone at the front of the parade, but please be understanding of our efforts to mix entries.  If you have horses, please have a helper who can be the pooper scooper.  Everyone who is walking in the parade will appreciate it!

It could be a very warm day — please bring water and other fluids, sunscreen, protective eyewear, and snacks for everyone in your unit. Port-o-lets will be located in the southeast corner of the Kaiser Permanente parking lot at Hepburn and Highlands Ranch Parkway.  Please plan accordingly for your needs!  The parade will not be cancelled due to inclement weather and no refunds will be made.

It is important that maneuvers do not slow or impede the forward movement of the parade. You must stay with the flow of traffic and not stop during the parade. IF YOU ARE HANDING OUT CANDY, FLYERS, MARKETING MATERIAL, COUPONS, ETC. please know you CAN NOT throw or toss the candy.   Due to safety concerns, we need EVERYTHING HANDED out to keep the spectators out of the streets.

NEW this year.  Everyone who is participating in the parade will have to sign a waiver form.  Children will need to have parent, guardian, or chaperone signature.  Your row leader will have a sheet for everyone in your group to sign.  Please allow time for this as part of your staging process.  (If you would like to read the waiver, please see below.)  You are also encouraged to print the waiver, and get everyone in your party to print their name and sign prior to the event. Names and signatures can all be done on ONE page per group.

Please note if a parade entry breaks down, go around it, do not stop, and continue along the parade route.  At the end of the parade all floats need to go as far as possible into the Target parking lot to dismantle.  Do NOT stop on Hepburn to unload your float. Floats that do not need to dismantle; still needs to proceed on Hepburn take a right on Sgt. Jon Stiles, then a left on Town Center Dr. to Lucent Blvd.  You may NOT exit off of Highlands Ranch Parkway and Lucent, that intersection will be closed.

The parade will start promptly at 9 a.m.  Make sure to allow plenty of time to arrive, park, and get placed in the line-up – we would hate to have to leave you behind!  Please be aware that the Family Bike and Pet Parade precedes the parade at 8:45 a.m. As our point of contact for your entry, please take the time to send along this information to all the people involved with your entry so they are informed of the procedure for the day. It is vital that they know what to do before they arrive so they aren’t wondering where to go, blocking traffic, and becoming frustrated.

Please call our office a day or two prior to the day of the parade with any questions or concerns.  If you need to contact us the day of the parade, our cell phone numbers are listed below.

See you on the Fourth!

Cindy Shoemaker                                                                   Valerie Miller

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WAIVER

I have read and agree to comply with the Participant Rules and Regulations.  I fully understand that participation in the parade involves risks of bodily injury and property damage, which may be caused by my own actions, or inactions, those of others, the conditions in which the activity takes place, and/or the negligence of others.  I hereby assume and fully accept all risks and responsibility of losses, cost, and damage I may incur as a result of my participation in the parade regardless of cause.

I and my successors, heirs and representatives hereby waive, release, and discharge HRCA and its officers, directors, agents, volunteers, managers, members, and employees from and against any and all claims of liability that may result from my participation in the parade regardless of cause and I hereby agree not to sue and to indemnify and hold harmless the HRCA and its officers, directors, agents, volunteers, managers, members, and employees from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, demands, and costs (including reasonable attorney fees) including any property damage, personal injury, or death that I may suffer or that may result from my participation in the parade.

I further consent to being photographed and/or videotaped during my participation in the parade and authorize HRCA to cause such photographs and/or video to be exhibited with, or without advertising and I hereby release HRCA and its officers, directors, agents, volunteers, managers, members, and employees from any and all claims for damages based upon the usage or publication of such images, photographs and/or videotapes.

I have read and fully understand the statements made herein and I voluntarily sign this Waiver and Release intending to be bound by its terms.  I understand that I have given up substantial rights by signing it and have signed it freely and without an inducement or assurance of any nature and intend it to be a complete and unconditional release of all liability and agree that if any portion of this waiver and release is held to be invalid the balance, notwithstanding, shall continue in full force and effect.   I intend that this Waiver and Release be interpreted and construed as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the laws of the State of Colorado. 

If I am executing this Wavier and Release as a parent/guardian, I understand and agree to the above for my minor.