This Saturday morning, SoAR will have a float in Roswell’s Frances McGahee Youth Day Parade from 10AM to 11:30AM. The float will include Burl Finkelstein’s massive V2 and Everett Stowes 1/25th Saturn V (along with posters and other rockets).

Youth Day has been a long-standing tradition in Roswell that began in 1950 when a group of parents decided to sponsor a parade and a day of activities to honor the youth of the city. In 1951, Mayor Ford Rucker proclaimed the second Saturday in October as “Roswell Youth Day,” and each year the tradition grows stronger within the community.

The 69th Annual Frances McGahee Youth Day Parade begins immediately after the 23rd Annual Historic Roswell 5K Road Race at 10:00 a.m. The parade will begin at First Baptist Church on Mimosa Boulevard and end in Roswell Area Park on Woodstock Road. This year’s theme is “Be Someone’s Hero.”

If you’re a SoAR member (and especially if you have kids that can be on the float), you can participate by meeting at 9AM at the First Baptist Church.

The October Mill Springs launch will start later than usual, 1PM, due to the parade, and run until 5PM.