Lions Club Parade, Candlelight Stroll Set For Moorestown Saturday

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Moorestown celebrates the holiday season with two big events on Saturday.

The Lions Club Christmas Parade steps off at noon. The Main Street Candlelight Stroll then commences at 2 p.m.

The parade will be led by mayor and council, Citizens Of The Year Julie and Pete Bender, Lions Club President John Burkhardt and Ms. Senior New Jersey.

This year's theme is "Snow Much Fun," and participants will be judged based on their consistency in keeping to the theme. There are prizes for first, second and third place in the float and marching group categories.

The participants include the Girl Scouts, Brownies, Cub Scouts, and any other group that chooses to enter a float or marching group.

There will be two string bands, pipers, the high school band, Caring Canines and theBurlington County Animal Alliance. Animals are always welcome. Fire companies and first aid vehicles will also participate.

It begins at the corner of Chester and Central avenues, marches up Chester to Main Street, turns down Main Street and heads west to Church where the reviewing stand will be standing. It then breaks up as it turns down Church toward Route 38.

Main Street in the Business District, Chester Avenue and South Church Street will all be closed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the parade, according to Moorestown police.

No parking will be permitted on Main Street between Chester Avenue and Church Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drivers should expect traffic delays in the area during the event, slow down, and watch for pedestrians in the roadways.

During this year's parade, Brownie Troop #20002 will collect toys for the Burlington County Sheriff's Department Toy Drive. They will collect new, unwrapped toys from spectators as they march. There will also be a collection box at the Moorestown Community House the day of the parade.

The girls in the troop will dress up like snowflakes to show the uniqueness and beauty in every girl as their representation of the parade's theme. They will each wear personally designed snowflake tutus. They will be collecting toys for one of the organizations listed below:

• Christian Caring Center
• Delaware House Health Services
• Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Protection and Permanency
• Foster and Adoptive Family Services
• House of God Outreach
• Oaks Integrated Care - Aspire Youth
• Providence House Shelter
• Servicios Latinos
• Sisterhood

The Moorestown Business Association’s Candlelight Stroll on Main Street follows the parade at 2 p.m. and runs through 6 p.m. The event will include horse-drawn carriage rides, an outdoor holiday crafters village, seasonal music, an art contest for children, holiday activities, a visit from Santa, and more.

Main Street will be open during the Candlelight Stroll, but drivers should slow down and watch for pedestrians attending the event and the horse-drawn wagon ride in the area of Main and High streets.

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