just thrilled that you are all watching today this is going to be a great day for upright it is a fantastic day for a there big puffy blue fluffy clouds in the sky blue sky out there are only concern is that a little bit about the heat will make want to make sure that everybody gets a lot of water out there today and we're going to be here in just a couple minutes that parade going to be coming down the street for us yeah it is packed it is a great day we have umbrellas but not for rain it's for sun shade and kids running around just having a great time so if you're not here yet you're watching this live you're still time to come and catch this parade because it's a good hour and a half long and it's it's an excellent parade there's there's plenty of seats available even though we've we've got quite a big crowd down here and i don't know jim if you know we need a little bit of a change this year the used to be what we called the blocks and boards along the street where they had seating set up we removed those this year so you can bring your own chair in your own blanket down here and they're able to fit even more people downtown it works great because after the parade there's not a anything blocking where again in the wee hours of the morning on saturday for saturdays music or you know what time can you bring your blankets out for saturdays or saturdays great you can actually bring them out friday night and they start letting you do that i believe it's about eight o'clock on friday night make sure you don't bring them early because the parks i wonder from holland police department they're going to be coming through also looks like they've got some sheriff's deputies coming as well right down the street leading off the parade matt messer is the chief of police in the city hall and he does a great job with our city and we hope to be seeing some of our people on segues because that's what our police use often to travel throughout the community besides the motorcycles from the sheriff will see some police officers in the background and they're followed closely by the holland police department hundreds are it's a it's a real honor to be part of that honor guard they they work very hard trained very hard to do that they come and do a lot of different public about throughout the community i have perform with those gentleman for a number of times with my choir when we sing at the white caps game or if we have song for example at the hope luncheon the honor guard always participates in that and we just kind of our community there to get the  by collecting pop bottles and cans has raised over and thousand dollars for her and crazy horse alone also raised nine thousand dollars as a fundraiser so he has an amazing job to help  garage full constantly of kansas people just drop him off that's when that is fantastic i just love that story so much we've got following them the west public school make sure all they're doing race with students using roller blade and coming into view is a boat and that represents the map that's how a bank float back and how a bank has one of our large foundational banks here in the city how and they do an excellent job the fact they're building right down on eighth street here is just absolutely along because they want to make sure they're in line so that when you're playing and thinking what your notes are you sometimes can lose the focus as far as work you do and they did a great job but the big red truck that you see it is from creative property solutions of service landscape company and this is ready for school floats it's an early childhood community initiative that prepares children for success by putting parents through integrated community support and now we start division two into with exactly exactly what's coming into view here is forge float industrial staffing there founded in one nine hundred ninety five and they have a vision of a different type of staffing company built on relationships focused on the need of the individual client the sun wavering focus coupled with a top notch staff has been the basis for their success there they're followed up by south oliver christian school featuring dutch architecture and farm life now today parade is all children it's almost seven thousand children there performing and we didn't mention this in the beginning but each school has a different theme that they have and they create their own props how they keep those themes from year to year and south how this see coming into view is by our men's blueberries barman's liberty's a family company that's been in business since the one nine hundred fifty four we currently provide their community with the freshest blueberries stress berries and raspberries of all garden vegetables you know i find myself having a blueberry shake paul every morning and someone new breakfast and i maybe getting their blueberries and i don't even know that's that sound wonderful right now on earth and you may want to very donuts as well they're followed by the first trip to america and you'll see different props the students will be carrying here as you look here ffolliott your screen the younger students carry the blue robes which signify the ocean waves on their long voyage some of the students carry signs telling the story of the settlers voyage to america students can also be seen carrying tools and supplies will be needed to survive in this new world just as vanderbilt students are getting the tools they need for their voice in today's races all different sizes all adults cast and exactly all get to be done for the day eleven next step is nestlings nestlings mission is to nurture the health of babies by partnering with family support organizations community nestlings recently celebrated its fourth year and is distributed over two hundred thousand diapers in two thousand and fourteen nestlings was one of eight finalists in the wood t v a connecting with community and we see the lutheran adoption services just going past our view now there are theme is every child deserves a loving family and what a great service that is for the children and parents as a parent an adopted child i'm all for that  and coming into view here is holland christian middle school band on christian middle school band consistently does a very outstanding job in their parades the students of rose park will be following them and learner and nurture their hearts to transform the world for jesus christ we offer a variety of options for a three to five year olds that will meet students and their families right where they are at home in christian schools close as they go by and there followed by the holland christian the sixth grade man christian sixth grade band is comprised of students from rosa parks christian elementary and high ridge christian on that you know these are all sixth graders and this is going to be their first year marching her very first year marching  representing flower fantasy fantasy and this year's tender parade leading their parade unit is an authentic flower cart filled with out of tulips the third graders are waving flags with colorful flowers while the fourth graders are ready artists carrying colorful paint pallets like a field of real tulips and ridge provides a splash of color for all the enjoy again we've got loads and loads of kids out here today it is such a logistical feat to get all of these kids down to the beginning of the parade route march them down the mile and a half parade and then get them loaded back on buses  is an amazing cordon nation as i was taking my bike over here i'd bike over here the smart move i was watching all the buses go by empty to pick the kids up at the end and that's just such a ordinated experience when you when you're at children along the lake sure the right of many many services that address the ongoing needs of the homeless provide them getting jobs and getting them to serve in the community i've talked to many people that have gone through that program and are now successfully planning it's either just planning all the wow amazing i didn't know that made them you taught me something new today well there's the maypole that they're carrying to students at jefferson school and all the different teachers they have practices at school they have one practice during the day each of the only true schools before the parade so you know i know some schools had a practice yesterday one of the schools i taught at had a practice monday is kind of based on if the weather is good and then they spend like twenty minutes to a half hour outside again  writing how long might so there's a relationship still to already with all the students and parents and our friends of all the kids and all and heights are wonderful they love being in school every day in fact when we left school today so many of good to see you boys and girls excellent job this is davison for fourth graders here great group of kids and here comes a very special group these are students of special need that holland serves as a public school we serve everyone no matter what their ability or disability and those teachers do a great job serving  that way and the next coming into view here shortly is the holland public high school marching band nineteen eighty five they were the presidential inaugural band my mike was  he was he went to the  through the lips with the and they're all up to the early in the late ones they are followed by the mosquito squad if you've got a problem with the speedos in your yard that's definitely who you want buddies here and every single play is writing them big time wheeler bicycle i don't know how he does it it's so fun i've been on that thing a number of times it's just hard to get on or not only once you're on there it's not that's not it's great we just love that here's john c controls and they are a sponsor and they globally are diversified in technology and their industrial leader serving customers in more than one hundred fifty countries they purchased prince corp that was one of the primary corporations in the city how a number of years ago and now that is j c i they also produce hybrid batteries for electric vehicles and interior systems for automobiles in fact likely the rearview mirror on your car in my car came right here from holland michigan they're followed by west on what public school sheldon's what north holland school and they're celebrating the may day festival a day is a festival welcoming the arrival of spring and it's definitely here in fifteenth century europe may day festivities were celebrated with dances around the maypole celebrating a flourishing of nature flowers symbolize the festival and the main community about was a big picnic in the country nestled along the shores of lake michigan and the northern edge of west out it was school district sheldon woods is small school with a great family oriented feel and coming into view as there was not a a seventh grade band and there mazing rainbow colors this year they're combining the seventh grade from is all ways season right and they're followed by lakewood school also from west ottawa public schools celebrating tulips are blooming like what elementary is a place where students can learn to be college career and life ready michigan well with my students kindergarten through fifth grade we all sang that song this week in school and we learned the dutch dance to the start blooming in all the michigan and we just had a great time we are going to there just after seven o'clock tonight we're going to go for a world record in michigan is going to try to be how i am with world record for the number of people that are dancing in with machine and if you want to participate  time right now downtown we have a point nine mile route that month through town races and all day if that is such a cool thing coming into view here is the west not all public school woodside trick and hot coffee is a flower exhibition that takes place in the spring in the netherlands the leading bulb growers in the novel and show off their best flowers in a sixty acre park my parents went there a number of years ago and they they said it was just absolutely stunning i've seen pictures i have yet to get there and i know it's on students and i think we've seen about five thousand so far it is so amazing how many students are here and not every student is here by any means but it's so cool to see them come out and they just  on screen is the west out of a public school bookmobile with their motto linked together one team one collective voice our kids our community and this year the west out of a book i feel is celebrating its fortieth anniversary it's to be traveling throughout the area and it's got a nine week summer program monday through wednesday ten a m to one with six stops per day all throughout the community great opportunity for kids to get out to under the morning in the summer time and it's sponsored by with diamonds of amsterdam they welcome all children they enrich their knowledge nurture their faith and build their character in a catholic christian environment they're a faith based school educating children from pre k through eighth grade  with the diamond shops and factories in the netherlands that are produced many of the world's most famous diamonds through their diamonds of amsterdam presentation child care for infants through fifth grade children at four locations in holland and hamilton area l l p is a nonprofit organization that serves families in the area since one nine hundred ninety seven they provide stimulating learning environments with highly educated teachers who are ready to nurture your child and equip them with the necessary skills to be ready for school and for a life and they're followed by stealing city side school eighth grade marching band the calgary schools and their theme is fishing in honor of the dutch tradition of fishing the students are carrying fish that they have made and are there can the gardeners are writing in style scumming soon i think with bikes and bright colors to entice the fish to buy coverage stools are a smaller christian school on the south side of town and they do a great job there as well i'm i'm straining to ministry float and we're hopeless about homeless still hopeful is there a theme that they're passionately committed to reaching high risk youth and families of the message of freedom hope and healing in jesus christ the promise ministries is currently seeking to raise funds family to experience that recovery or where recovery becomes reality has been providing professional addiction treatment to the residents of the lake shore here for over forty four years they provide a range of services including education outpatient treatment teachers serve these children that i have disabilities and such an amazing way when i used to direct hits you in high school i would take my choir students there every year we would sing for them and it would be such a great experience for both your kids in the high school and the out of area center students that would just love it that the joy in their heart that shows is just amazing and the service that these teachers provide them with the love that they show is just outstanding that my wife teaches  education and did her student teaching at the ottawa area center and it has touched her heart since the day she first have to sit in the building this is their twenty second year participating as a school in this kinda parade that is absolutely wonderful and and that is so neat what a special group and there's one of those ten wheels like the fire like that right is nice yeah and i love the bicycles that they're that they're writing and even the kids that are coming and walking along the entire parade route is absolutely fantastic exactly jim this is this is one of three parades that we have this week we had the folks parade yesterday also known as the folks put out on that was the people's parade got the opportunity to come down and scrub the streets and dutch costume and in today's saturdays parade because we expect so many people to be coming in town really extend the parade route for a full additional miles so it's a two and a half mile parade route and the parade itself takes about an hour and a half from start to finish and sunset it's and that's our big  parade of bands it's supposed to be nice weather on saturday working on our fingers crossed maybe some rain in the forecast but i think that that's going to hold off and the grand marshal should people want to come out to see grand marshal is jim drier the enduring swimmer he is still on the grand can walk well coming into view as you go crest academy they bring a hundred fifty and who's yes the students of this year's kender great our great lighthouses of the netherlands celebrates the rich nautical influence and history of that country and the holland has an art gallery displaying her homework with a studio providing an easy atmosphere for everyone of all ages to create wonderful art and i'll take caroline and his the crown winner t and you're able to watch these parades any time you so desire and watch them over and over and over for a mind your child exactly i think that's i think my mother's going to be doing you know over and over again and we don't want folks to miss also the opportunity on saturday before the parade we've got preview bands that are performing at twelve thirty we have dutch dancers that are performing at twelve forty five right down here downtown and then the big brains going to start at two o'clock yeah and one more thing don't forget tonight go over to the largest some photos of that because that would be cool that's i i'm hoping keeping my fingers crossed we get enough people we need twenty seven hundred people down here tonight so here's a comment about whether come on down and join us bring your wooden shoes if you don't have wooden shoes we should have some for you to be able to borrow if