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Holiday Parade & Snow Storm in Ybor
Forecast Snow in GaYBOR/Ybor City
Sponsored in Part by the GaYBOR District Coalition
For the 2nd year the holidays come alive during the Christmas Season in GaYBOR/ Ybor City with the Ybor City Holiday Spirit Snowfall and Parade. Last years hobo parade was an impromptu one with the streets being blasted with snow machines all along 7th Ave. There wasn’t a place on 7th that you didn’t see TV media covering Ybor City in a very positive point of view with snow like flakes coming from the Disney snow machines high above the tops of Ybor buildings.
It all happens again this year, this Saturday in fact with the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree in Centro Ybor just last week. This year local high school bands, horse drawn carriages and holiday characters are going to attract a huge holiday audience. Thanks to the hundreds of businesses, organizations, GaYBOR District, YCDC, Hamburger Mary’s, Florida Entertainment Group ( G.Bar, Honey Pot & Social Club) and Holiday Spirit coordinator, Mathieu Stanoch.
The parade kicks off Saturday, Dec. 15th at 7:00 pm starting at 19th Street heading west on 7th Ave creating many sparkling smiling eyes.
Snow 2011
A.S.A.P. Santa Speedo Run
Congratulations to J. Aller, AIDS Development Manager (and our nephew) from A.S.A.P. on bringing the Annual Santa Speedo Run to GaYBOR/ Ybor City. This year the red bikini running boys in jingles help fund Brighter Seasons for Children. The youth program strives to help make a better Holiday Season for children affected with HIV/ AIDS by giving gifts, parties, meals and back to school backpacks fully stocked for the children.
By the pictures below it was a perfect day for a Fun Run Benefit. This year over 200 runners and more that just registered but did not do the run, brought in over $30,500 on this Sunday Ybor afternoon jog.
A large crowd of over 500 people cheered on the bling and campy racers. There was a Santa and his 8 running chained bikini reindeer entry that won over the wide eyed gatherers. This was the first time it came to GaYBOR/ Ybor City. There are 5 other major running events held annually in Ybor City.
A couple getting ready to go on a cruise was totally amazed by the skimpy clothed runners getting ready in our MC FILM store. Ybor City Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center told us about many visiting tourists were snapping pictures and talking all about the holiday dazzled red bikini runners.
” Is this common here in Ybor?” one lady asked the info center staff, we were told.
Winners received a welcome bag and tee-shirt and were awarded with a Santa Speedo Medal for their personal achievement.
Dockside Lakeland manager, Joey and owner Rick closed the club for the day to have his clubs team be a part of the tradition children’s charity benefit run.
Santa Speedo Run on National CBS Morning News
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