Chamber Business Connection CBC Vol.3, Issue 10 | Page 16

Girl Power
A look at Community Parade
organizing partner
The Grove City Girls Club.
For 30 years the Arts in the Alley Community Parade
signals the beginning of the Arts in the Alley Festival.
It has been one of the many highlights of the festival
with thousands gathering in the anticipation of
witnessing antique cars, handmade floats, local
bands, community leaders and of course…candy.
The ladies of this organization bring great peace
to the families that they assist by allowing them
to provide and experience special things that are
outside of just the normal necessities (although they
do help with some of those too), they offer those they
serve with the ability to gain the help they need to
improve their quality of life.
The Arts in the Alley parade is a great joint effort
for both GCACC and the Girls Club promoting both
organizations’ greater goal to make the Grove City
community the best community to live and work in
central Ohio.
In partnership with the Grove City Area Chamber of
Commerce, the Grove City Girls club oversees all
operations of the parade to ensure that this event
feature runs smoothly. The Grove City Girls Club
organizers work diligently to manage over 125 unique
parade entries and countless volunteers.
Over the years the Community Parade has become
one of the most attended events of the entire year.
The parade is one of the largest fund-raisers for the
Girls Club, which funds their mission of assisting
families in need. Their focus is unique in the fact
that they only assist families and children who don’t
qualify for government assistance, these working-
class families often need help with the “special”
things in life, things like senior pictures, prom
dresses, class trips and other occasions that are
meaningful to a child.
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This Year’s Parade Details:
The parade starts at 9:30 am on Saturday
at the corner of Southwest Boulevard and
Broadway.