Allendale invites health care workers to lead Fourth of July parade

Carolyn Muyskens, The Holland Sentinel
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Medical professionals from around Ottawa County will be honored as grand marshals of the Allendale "Grand Parade" on the Fourth of July.
Medical professionals from around Ottawa County will be honored as grand marshals of the Allendale "Grand Parade" on the Fourth of July.

ALLENDALE TWP. — The Allendale Chamber of Commerce is inviting health care workers to join its Fourth of July parade in a position of honor: as grand marshals of the parade.

Anyone who works in the health care field can help lead the Grand Parade the morning of July 4. The Chamber simply asks people to wear something that identifies them with their health care employer or organization, such as their scrubs or uniform, and arrive early to the staging area at the Allendale Public Schools K-8 campus.

The parade steps off at 10 a.m.

Chamber Executive Director Rebecca Wildeboer said the parade usually draws 6,000-8,000 people and features an airplane flyover that helps make it a big holiday draw.

University of Michigan Health-West, which recently opened an Allendale Township office, is sponsoring the parade.

— Contact reporter Carolyn Muyskens at cmuyskens@hollandsentinel.com and follow her on Twitter at @cjmuyskens. 

This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Allendale invites health care workers to lead Fourth of July parade