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Every year for the last 4 years Don LaBarge has coordinated Mesa West volunteers at the Mesa Veterans Day Parade by taking charge of the part of the parade honoring the "Fallen Soldiers. The local high schools send about 60 ROTC students who help the Mesa West volunteers put together the poles and pictures of local veterans killed in war. The ROTC members then march in the Parade carrying the pictures.Don is in charge of the Mesa West part and needs at least 4 volunteers. Jim McGown and Bob Zarling have volunteered in the past.
Don picks up the U-Haul which has been loaded the night before with all the gear. He arrives at 7:00 AM at the Parade staging area and the ROTC
kids arrive and put the parts together.
kids arrive and put the parts together.
At the end of the parade, there is a debarking area. Don drives the truck to that location where he parks. The Mesa West volunteer crew will need to oversee and participate in taking apart the poles and pictures and storing them back in boxes. Mesa West Community Service Director, Melodie Jackson is reaching out to Interact President, Hannah Mason, asking that Westwood Interact Club members again be on hand to take the units apart while the Mesa West crew repacks them. Typically, the volunteers are finished around 1:00 PM.