A few years ago Faith Bannister Bauer had an idea to kick off our holiday season. She invited golf cart owners to decorate and then parade throughout the village before the Luminary night block parties. Everyone loved the idea and the Golf Cart Parade was born!
Of course she got lots of feedback. “For the first two years, the participants thought the parade was too long and they missed their luminary parties. Last year, the spectators thought that it was too short. So Faith posed a question to the community on our Facebook group page: “Would the participants and spectators prefer to have this on a separate night other than Luminary night?” She suggested Sunday, December 8. All the responses were extremely positive so this year the festivities began the week before the Luminary block parties, which were held on Wednesday December 11.
Another idea Faith came up with was to organize “an after party.” All golf cart paraders were invited to gather at the clubhouse afterwards to enjoy a limited menu and some holiday cheer!
This was the first year I got to ride along and see first hand all the fun (thanks to my wonderful next door neighbors Mike and Mary). It was wonderful to see so many residents gathered on their driveways waving, cheering and enjoying the show. We had about 25 carts and traveled over every street.
Each year the number grows as does the ingenuity and creativity of the participants. Country Creek has some very talented people. Faith, you hit another homer with this event! Thanks for all your efforts.
