On Saturday, March 13, the “Take it Back” camp headed out to Clare for the greenest parade in Michigan — the Clare Irish Festival parade. It was, too put it frankly, a great success.
That doesn’t mean it was all smooth sailing, though! We ran out of candy twice along the parade route, and had to make detours to the closest stores to get more for the eager kids waiting in their St. Patty’s garb! We also ran out of candidate brochures that we were handing out to the adults, but we definitely got the word out that it’s time to send someone with a fresh outlook to Lansing! I talked to several people along the parade route, and since the parade was moving quickly, we didn’t have time to get into a lot of substance. However, as one could tell from looking at the pictures on the facebook page, we shared a lot of laughs and had a great time.
Eleven friends and volunteers walked with me in the parade, as my mother and Uncle Roger traveled down the road in my family’s Chevy Silverado. If you were there and could hear, it had the Irish punk rockers, The Dropkick Murphys, blaring out of its speakers. I could tell some of the young men and women along the parade route were definitely in approval of the music choice.
On a side note, if you’ve never been to the Clare County Irish Festival, you are missing out. It was complete and utter madness (in a good way)!
I just want to say a quick thank you to all the people who helped me out with the weekend — Sherry, mom, Uncle Roger, Jeff, Aaron, John, Alex, Tyler, Sarah, Tracy, Adam and the Walls family. Also, kudos to the Clare VFW and Ladies' Auxiliary for allowing us to wait inside until the parade started. Did I mention it was cold?
You all made a difference, and hopefully the momentum rolls forward like a parade!
I just want to say Clare had a great parade, much bigger than I imagined. There is certainly a lot of activity for a small city!
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