Hello there Blue Fins!

We are so excited for the chance to show our team spirit and strut our stuff in the Blue Ash Memorial Day Parade this year. Here is the information you need to know. 

*We will all meet in the UC Blue Ash parking lot between 9:15-9:30 AM on Monday, May 29. Plan to come down Plainfield from the north to get to UC Blue Ash due to road closures. The parade begins at 10:15. 

*Dress up to show your team spirit! Wear Blue Fins gear, swimsuits, a swim cap, goggles, snorkel or anything that makes you look like a swimmer! Ocean animal costumes are welcome! :) Perhaps even a bubble machine! Let's make it fun!

*Please bring your own bag of wrapped candy to toss out to the crowd. Avoid chocolate so nothing melts. We are only allowed to throw candy—no water guns, water balloons, or silly string. 

*We do need some parents to stick around and walk the parade with us, especially if you have a younger swimmer. With such a large team, we are expecting a lot of swimmers to join us at the parade, and we will need help keeping everyone safe. 

*Plan on walking the 1.6 mile parade route. We will have one truck that some of our youngest swimmers can sit in, but ages 7 and up will need to walk. 

*Pick up your child around 11:15 in the parking lot of the Blue Ash Library. Plan to enter the library the back way from Hunt Road (near Altitude Apartments) due to road closures. 

*I will have posters and markers during the Tuesday and Thursday evening practices next week for swimmers who would like to make a sign to carry during the parade. If you cannot make it to practice on Tuesday or Thursday next week, feel free to make your own poster at home. Posters are completely optional. 

Thank you for your help in making this a great event! Questions? Contact me at [email protected]

Joy Becker