NEW: Line-up for VFW Santa Parade

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November 20, 2008

Here is the line-up for the VFW Santa Parade on Sunday, Nov. 23, The Pre-parade Division: Assembles at Cumberland and Kensington avenues and the Hunking Middle School parking lot behind Edmond Street. This division steps off at 12:55 p.m. Participants include Richard Beaudoin, organizer; fire engines from across the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire; Trinity ambulances and other emergency vehicles; antique and specialty cars; Lee Speedway race cars; and the King Midget Car.

First Division: The first division forms at the Bradford fire station and steps off at 1 p.m.

Marchers are Daniel Plourde Jr., organizer; the 44th annual VFW Santa Parade banner, carried by Haverhill High School ROTC; Haverhill High School ROTC color guard and unit; Lorraine Post 29 VFW color guard and Methuen Post 8349 color guard; parade Marshal-Commander Lyman Biggart, Lorraine Post 29 VFW; Haverhill Veterans Council car; AMVETS Post 147, color guard and officers; Greater Haverhill Korean Veterans Association; Hannah Dustin Chapter 20 Disabled American Veterans car; American Legion Post 4 Auxiliary car; Sons of American Legion marchers and car; Essex County Sheriff's Department color guard and bike patrol; Haverhill Police Department officers, motorcycles and bike patrol; Haverhill Fire Department; city, state and federal officials; and the Hallamore Clydesdales.

Second Division: Dave McLaughlin, organizer; Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce; Sons of Italy Drum & Bugle Corps, sponsored by the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce; STARS Special Olympics float; Hunking Middle School cheerleaders; Haverhill Bank/Northeast Community Credit Union; Sarah's Place Adult Day Health van; Londonderry High School marching band, sponsored by VFW Post 29; Sassy Classy Red Hatters float; Haverhill YMCA float; Karla Pattavina's Dance Academy; Pentucket Bank/Candy Land Express float; Clan McPherson Pipes & Drums, sponsored by The Haverhill Gazette; Haverhill High School SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions); Consentino School Honor Society; Dick Kaplan's Excellent Jazz Band; and CVS/pharmacy Hillview Montessori Community Partnership floats.

Third Division: Jamie Scanlan, organizer; Salem High School marching band, sponsored by Haverhill Bank; special guest Matt Noyes, New England Cable News meteorologist; Whittier Regional Technical High School float; The Dance Works float; VFW Santa Parade collection blanket, clowns and costume characters and banner; Ocasio's Black Belt All-Star Leaders and float; Girls Inc. and Merrimack Valley Hospital floats; New Liberty Jazz Band, sponsored by The Rotary Club of Haverhill; Chunky's Cinema Mobile float; YWCA Haverhill; Bradford Elementary School fifth-grade float; Rising Star Family Dance Center; Cub Scout Packs 12 and 13 and St. Joseph School at All Saints Parish floats; Immaculate Heart of Mary school band; Girl Scout troops 60, 498, 60459, 61498, 62498; and Hilltop School float.

Fourth Division: Dan Plourde, organizer; Beverly High School marching band; Cedardale Health & Fitness and Haverhill Lions Club floats; Cub Scout Pack 63; Middlesex County Volunteers Fife & Drum; Crescent Yacht Club float; Masonic Lodge Haverhill Commandery; Choice Fitness float; Haverhill Girls Softball League; Haverhill Rotary Club float; Jambalaya Band; Covanta Energy and Betsy Conte Food Drive/Haverhill Hunger Roundtable floats; Cub Scout Pack 27; Middlesex 4-H Fife & Drums; Haverhill Historical Society Festival of Trees float; and Bektash Shrine clowns.

Fifth Division: Laura and Brian Cranton, organizers; Methuen High School marching band, sponsored by The Eagle-Tribune; Exchange and Excel clubs; Small Smiles Dental Center float; Legends Gymnastics; Transformation Salon & Day Spa float; Springfield Kiltie Band, sponsored by Pentucket Bank; Sacred Hearts Parish religious education; Sacred Hearts School float; Merrimack Montessori School float; LA Dance Studio; Haverhill High School cheerleaders; Minichiello Insurance Agency banner; Haverhill High School marching band; and the Santa Claus float.