Elected Officials and Candidates for Elected Office • The elected official or candidate must personally participate and may not send a representative in their place. • Elected officials or candidates must provide their own signage. • If using a vehicle, only one vehicle per elected official or candidate is permitted and the elected official or candidate must provide their own vehicle and driver. • Distribution of campaign literature is not permitted. Cancellations • If a parade entry can no longer participate, they must contact the MSU Alumni Office at alum.events@msu.edu as soon as possible. • If a parade entry fails to show the day of the parade, the group will not be eligible to participate the following year. PARADE CHECK-IN, STAGING AND START TIME Check-In • Check-in begins at 4:30 p.m. and all parade entries must arrive no later than 5:30 p.m. • ALL PARADE ENTRIES MUST CHECK-IN on the corner of Abbott Rd and Burcham Dr at the check-in/information tent. o When parade entries check-in, they’ll be given one position number/neon green sign – this is their assigned position in the parade/staging number. o To assist with check-in, it’s helpful if parade entries have a copy of the confirmation email they received when they registered for the Homecoming Parade. o Due to the size and composition of parade entries, not all members of the group need to be present at check-in. A map with the position/staging numbers and location of all entries will be available at the check-in/information tent. Staging and Position • All parade entries are assigned a specific position in the parade. o Position changes occur up until the day of the parade, so groups will not receive their position until they arrive and check-in the day of the parade. If a group has participated in prior years, they should not assume that they will be in the same position as the prior year. o Parade entries are assigned their position in the parade based on a number of factors so positions cannot be changed or switched. • Staging begins at 4:30 p.m. and all parade entries must arrive no later than 5:30 p.m. • There are two entrances to the staging area: o Entrance 1 is at the corner of Abbott Rd and Burcham Dr . This is also where the check-in/information tent is located. We do not recommend that vehicles enter here, rather they should use Entrance 2. o Entrance 2 is at the corner of Abbott Rd and Whitehills Dr. If your parade entry includes a vehicle, you should enter from this entrance. If your entire group enters here, you’ll verbally receive your position/staging number, but your group still needs to check-in. See “Check-In” section above. We suggest that one person in the group proceeds on foot to the check- in/information tent on the corner of Abbott Rd and Burcham Dr to check in and pick up the position number/neon green sign and the remainder of the group head to the staging spot. Do not drive to the parade check-in. o A map of the staging area, entrances and check-in/information will be provided to all parade entries by October 1.
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