Saturdays in December are just crazy! In a good way. This last Saturday was the Echo Park Holiday Parade, and 826LA East's first presence in this exciting community event proved to be pretty darn snappy. The day before, volunteers Alissa, Stefan, Nikki, and Eve helped decorate the writing lab and make the most far-out parade hats (consisting of various combinations of newspaper, wrapping paper, gift bows, curled ribbon, stickers, and shiny ornament balls) ever. On the day of the parade, eight students (Paulina, Ambar, Bryan, Jackson, Vince, Alanis, Alex, and Bianca)—donning those very hats as well as green Future Adult T-shirts from the Time Travel Mart—marched down Sunset Blvd. with holiday hat- and festive sweater-wearing staff, interns, and volunteers. We had hats! We had signs showcasing our Time Travel posters and student writing! We had holiday spirit! Jackson led us in some enthusiastic cheers. "When I say, '826,' you say, 'LA!'" "When I say, 'Reading,' you say, 'Writing!'"
After the parade, we all retired to the writing lab for some holiday movies, sparkling cider, pasta, ham sandwiches, chicken nuggets, and chocolate cake, joined by more volunteers and families. 826! LA! Reading! Writing! 826LA! Rocks!
Good times….
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