3 THEMES: Local National International REALLY BIG PARTY It's our 10th Anniversary (1992-2002) so our objective is to get people across the country to think about and generate 10 reasons it's Cool to be Canadian. As always, our main objective at Cool.CA is to recognize and reward volunteer contributions to society, and the parade will be an opportunity for the crowds and media to appreciate some of these people up close and personally. In recognition of the good corporate citizens that support our efforts at Cool to be Canadian, we "support our supporters" by drumming up enthusiasm for our "Be, Buy, Boost Canadian" / "ETRE, ACHETER, PROMOUVOIR CANADIEN" program. Would you like some Cool.CA "Cool to be Canadian" balloons for YOUR Canada Day (or any Canadian event) anywhere in the world? Please Let us know at least 3 weeks in advance! The Cool to be Canadian portion of the parade will be divided into three sections:

Front of Parade - Section one LOCAL "Cool Canadians" Original members of the Unity Thinktank held in Dorchester Square in 1992, (Click here and send us your name if you or someone you know was involved in the early days) plus

Middle of Parade - Section two NATIONAL "Cool Canadians" Volunteer representatives who helped during: A. Eastern Ice Storm B. Manitoba Flood C. Saguenay Flood (If you or someone you know was involved in helping others during these events, click here to tell us about your volunteer participation during a national need)

Last of Cool section in Parade - Section three INTERNATIONAL "Cool Canadians" Canadian Volunteer representatives from: Sept.11, Red River Flood in the U.S., etc. (Click here to tell us where you helped) The International section includes "Honourary Canadians"for their efforts to promote understanding of Canadians in their local communities. Cool to be Canadian will welcome volunteer participants from: U.S.A, China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Morocco etc. Specially invited guests include Ashley Troutman, a 15 year old from Kansas who thinks it's Cool to be Canadian (Click here to add your country to the parade)

After Parade Party - Details given out during parade REALLY BIG PARTY "Celebrity Sunglass Social" Cool to be Canadian volunteers and members will mix and mingle with Cool Canadian Celebrities at our 10th Anniversary "party of the summer"! Everyone wears cool sunglasses...so YOU are the celebrity too! All parade participants are invited! Get your personal invitation with your order of cool stuff!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE CANADA DAY PARADE or the "CELEBRITY SUNGLASS SOCIAL" PARTY, for volunteers YOUR NAME, SECTION AND PURPOSE MUST BE ON OUR LIST - IT IS "FIRST-COME-FIRST SERVED" WITH A LIMIT OF 50 PEOPLE So order cool stuff to wear in time for your parade! Promotional opportunities leading up to the Canada Day Parade: FINDING AND RECOGNIZING the original people involved in Cool to be Canadian. CONTESTS to name 10 reasons it's Cool to be Canadian, and write it on our "Cool.CA" t-shirts ENCOURAGE TOURISM to Canada by recognizing "honourary Canadians" who promote understanding of Canadians in their home towns and, in turn, encourage their friends to travel to Canada. ENCOURAGE LOYALTY to Canadian businesses, entrepreneurs who promote themselves as Canadian businesses (.CA) (Click here to join as a sponsor of Cool.CA's BE, BUY, BOOST Canadian Campaign)

Check out one of the new Cool.CA logos... should we introduce it at the parade?...

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