The night of October 20th was unseasonably warm and a perfect night to show off our Spartan pride by walking with our APA banner in the MSU Homecoming Parade. Sharing candy, tattoos and smiles along the way was a bonus; adding to the excitement of the festivities. Â Thanks to the shout outs from APA members and friends along the way.
Since this was the first time ever that we believe APA has been in the parade, we kept our entry on the small side, but those APA and family members sure had fun. Â Â Next year we will be expanding to welcome a much larger group and there is even a proposal on the table to build a float. So if anyone lives fairly close and would like to offer up their garage and/or project manage the float building, please let us know at [email protected].
Below are some testimonials from some APA members who were in the parade.
| “So glad you invited us to walk in the parade, we had a blast, my daughter, granddaughter, nieces and nephew loved every minute of it.
It was wonderful to see friends and family shout out to all of us and made us feel great to be showing our support for our awesome Union. They all want to attend next year if we have an entry, thanks again for the invitation!†– Maria Rabi, IT Services Client Services |
| “Thank you….APA for giving us the opportunity to walk in the parade.
It was a wonderful memorable experience for us, especially for my daughter Jocelyn who had wished to be part of the ones to hand out candies in MSU Homecoming Parade when she watched the parade in 2016 for the first time. Her wish came true when she walked with the APA Union last Friday. I was getting a little nervous/self-conscious in the beginning when seeing so many (thousands?… feels like millions) people on the side walk looking at us but when I saw Jocelyn enjoying the experience so much, my nervousness went away. It was great to meet all of you during the parade and be a part of the APA Union.†– Cathy Tran, Controller’s Office |
