Quote Originally Posted by Mr. MacDougall View Post
Somewhat to my surprise, that sounds like fun... what's it take to be a Shriner, anyway?
2007-2008 Parade Calendar
October 27th – GUAVWEEN PARADE – Ybor City – 6:00 pm
November 10th – Veterans Day Parade – Town N Country, Tampa
December 8th – Brooksville Parade – 10:00 am
December 8th – Inverness Parade - noon
December 15th – Tarpon Springs Parade – 10:00am
December 15th – Safety Harbor Parade – 1:00 pm
December 31st – OUTBACK BOWL PARADE – Ybor City – 6:30 pm
January 19th – GASPARILLA – GASPAR’S FIRST WATCH CHILDREN’S PARADE – 3:30 pm
January 19th – Winter Haven Parade – 10:00 am
January 26th – YE MYSTIC KREWE OF GASPARILLA – DAY PARADE – 2:00 pm - Bayshore
February 9th – SANT’ YAGO ILLUMINATED KNIGHT PARADE – Ybor City –
February 18th – Dade City Parade – 1:00 pm
March 15th – ROUGH RIDERS – ST. PATRICK’S NIGHT PARADE – Ybor City
March 29th – CHASCO FIESTA STREET PARADE – New Port Richey – 1:00 pm
April 28th – KREWE OF DE SOTA – FLORIDA HERITAGE FESTIVAL GRAND PARADE – 7:00 pm
May 4th – CLEARWATER FUN ‘N’ SUN PARADE – 7:30 pm
July 4th - 4th of July Pararde - Brandon - 10:00 am

As you can see on three occassions, we do two parades in one day.

To answer your question Mr. MacDougall, You have to be a Mason first.
For more information you can go to www.egyptshrine.org

The parades are fun, but the greatest thing about being a Shriner is the kids that we help at our 22 Shriner Hospitals for Children in North America

John