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Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell today announced that 47 groups from across the Commonwealth will be participating in Virginia’s Inaugural parade on Saturday, Jan. 16th. The parade will take place immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, starting at approximately 1:15 p.m.
The parade lineup will include a number of organizations with personal connections to Virginia’s 71st governor. His American Legion Post from Virginia Beach will join the parade, as will his high school alma mater, Bishop Ireton in Alexandria. The Governor-elect’s youngest daughter’s college will be represented by the James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes. And Virginia’s next First Lady, Maureen McDonnell, will wave to the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Alumni Association and Hoggettes, and the Washington Redskins Marching Band.
Virginia’s rich history and diverse culture will be highlighted throughout the parade. Dancers from all eight Virginia Tribes will take part. As will the Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum, the Hope Chinese School, the Virginia Asian Associations, and the Monticello High School Marching Band. The parade will also feature the Virginia Tech Highty-Tighties, the Virginia State University Marching Band, and the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets. A full list of parade participants, in order of lineup, can be found below.
In keeping with the Inaugural theme of “A Commonwealth of Opportunity,” and the Inaugural’s partnerships with both the Virginia Federation of Food Banks and The Salvation Army, the Governor-elect asks that parade observers bring non-perishable food items and coats to donate to their fellow Virginians. Labeled bins will be placed at two entrances to Capitol Square: Grace Street between 8th and 9th Streets, and at Governor Street and 12th Street.
This year’s Inaugural parade has been extended in order to better accommodate families with small children. The expanded route will allow the general public to observe the parade not just at the State Capitol, but also along the streets of Richmond. The parade will commence at the corner of East Grace Street and 8th Street. It will travel east down Grace Street, onto the Capitol Grounds and process around the Capitol past the reviewing stands. The parade will then continue west on Franklin Street, concluding at East Franklin Street and 6th Street.
2010 Inaugural Parade Participants In order of Appearance
Group Name Town
29th Division Band Roanoke
Colonial Williamsburg’s Fifes and Drums Williamsburg
Hampton University Choir Hampton
Dancers from all 8 Virginia Tribes
Protecting Virginia Today
Virginia National Guard-Joint Color Guard
Joint Force Headquarters-Virginia
Virginia Air National Guard 192nd Fighter Wing
329th Regional Support Group
116th Brigade Combat Team
91st Troop Command
29th Division
183rd Regional Training Institute
Maneuver Training Center
Virginia Defense Force
7th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line Disputanta
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Arlington
Rogers Rangers Gloucester
American Legion Post 110 & (Assorted Veterans Groups) Virginia Beach
Bishop Ireton High School Alexandria
James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes Harrisonburg
The RVN Veterans Associations Coalition Springfield
Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Alumni Association and Hoggettes Alexandria
The Washington Redskins Marching Band Alexandria
Jamestown Honor Guard Williamsburg
Horsing Around Virginia Culpeper
Hanover All-County Marching Ashland
Virginia Asian Associations Richmond
Ocean Lakes High School Virginia Beach
Korean Tae-Kwon-Do Association of Virginia Springfield
Saint Gregory the Great Catholic School Virginia Beach
Kellum High School Virginia Beach
Virginia Tourism Corporation Richmond
Colonial Forge High School Band Stafford
1st Continental Light Dragoons (Blands) Williamsburg
St. Andrews Legend Pipe and Drum Alexandria
Monticello High School Marching Charlottesville
New Horizon Hampton
Virginia Tech – Highty-Tighties Blacksburg
Filipino-American Veterans of Hampton Roads Virginia Beach
VA Women’s Institute for Leadership Staunton
Virginia State University Band Petersburg
Hope Chinese School Great Falls
Manchester High School Lancer Band Midlothian
Girl Scout Troop 603 Midlothian
Girl Scouts of the Northern New River Valley Newport
Virginia Military Institute Lexington
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