FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Greenville Jaycees want the public to know that we are watching the weather closely as forecasts are predicting rain for Saturday. WITN reports that rain will be scattered throughout the day and heavy rains may hold off until after the parade. The parade is RAIN or SHINE, and at this time the Greenville Jaycees Christmas Parade will go on as scheduled for this Saturday morning – with a start time of 10:00 AM.

I appreciate all of the comments that have been posted in response to the article on reflector.com. I regret any controversy that has been caused by having these events so close together. The decision to keep the parade time at 10:00am was not made hastily. Many factors were considered by the parade committee including comments from past participants, input from the Greenville Police, local media and other city officials.

First, congratulations to the ECU football team for winning the division title and bringing the championship game home to Greenville.

The Greenville Christmas Parade will go on as scheduled Saturday, December 5th at 10:00am. The Greenville Police Department contacted our parade chairperson today and will be putting in to place a preconceived plan which will allow them to cover the parade route and work with the football game.

Come out Saturday morning for the parade and then go support the football team. Go Pirates!

-BJ