Arcado Elementary School principal Penny Palmer Young will serve as Grand Marshal of the 2014 Lilburn Christmas Parade.
Arcado Elementary was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a winner of the 2014 Green Ribbon Schools Sustainability Award. Arcado was one of only two schools in the state of Georgia to receive this honor. Principal Young, a graduate of Brookwood High School, has worked at the school for five years.
The annual Lilburn Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and will move along Main Street to City Hall. Following the parade, children will have the opportunity to have professional pictures taken with Santa. Parade applications are due by November 14 at 5 p.m.
Other holiday events include the City’s annual tree lighting, which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. In addition to the lighting of the tree, the Lilburn Middle School Chorus will provide live entertainment, and holiday coloring contest winners will be announced.
Media Contact: Rozalyn Schmitt, Event Coordinator, 770-638-2225, rschmitt@cityoflilburn.com
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