The 112th Washington’s Birthday Celebration parade is here once again.
Founded in 1898, the celebration is one of the largest in the United States with over 200,000 attendees from all over the state. This thirty-day party on the border is filled with many festivities including: a carnival, pageantry, parades, fireworks, concerts, and great tasting food.
The celebration shows Laredo’s patriotism and the efforts in getting the community together through their many annual events. The WBCA works closely with many different affiliate organizations including: The Princess Pocahontas Council, LULAC, Laredo Entertainment Center, The International Good Neighbor Council, Laredo Community College, and even Texas A&M International University.
Helping to sponsor this fun-filled event are Laredo National Bank, HEB, La Posada, Wells Fargo, AT&T, amongst many others.
Counting down the days until the grand parade, the TAMIU Cheerleading Squad is looking at making an appearance in the February 20, event.
“They have worked hard all year and have proved so to this university, but also wanted to show our community the great leaders that they are,” said coach/sponsor Edna Mayers about her squad.
“It is going to be a busy day for us as we will be cheering at one of the final women’s and men’s basketball games as well,” said cheerleader Briana Alejandro.
In preparing for this event, the cheerleading squad will accompany the TAMIU Soccer Team on a float that will be decorated to the nines. Standing on the float, the cheerleaders will proudly be wearing their uniforms and showing their maroon and white pride, while cheering and chanting.
With only a few days left until this memorable South Texas event occurs, the cheerleaders are preparing as best as they can. “This is surely an event that we are proud to be a part of,” said Mayers.