Announcement
The annual Baseball/Softball parade will march from the New Waterlands Fields off of Third Street in South Orange to Cameron Field near the Baird Center in South Orange. Players should wear their uniforms and "muster" at New Waterlands beginning at 8:30 a.m. - the parade will get underway at 9:00 am SHARP.
The route will take the players from 3rd Street to Sloan
Street, left on South Orange Avenue and right onto the bike/pedestrian path between the Village Service Center and SOMS. The Opening Day Ceremony will take place on Cameron Field.
Players
should look for signs with their division (T-ball, Rookie,
etc.) and then find their coaches and team. Coaches are encouraged to
arrive by 8:20 am
to help round up their players. Parents can march behind your
child’s team or line up along the parade route. Either way, be sure to
bring your camera!
T-ball and Rookie Coaches: Let your team members know what you will be wearing (green hat, yellow shirt) so they can find you! (Consider a bright colored poster, sign or umbrella to assist with this.)
There will be NO PARKING at New Waterlands.
JITNEY SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE!
A jitney service will be provided from the corner of Meadowbrook and
Mead (near the Baird Center) to New Waterlands starting at 8:00 am. Jitney service will also be provided after the parade to take parents back to the Sloan Street and NJ Transit Parking lots.
Parents
can also park nearby at the NJ Transit lot or at South Orange Middle
School. You can drop off your child on Third Street at the entrance to
Waterlands (adult supervision will be plentiful) but you CANNOT enter
the Waterlands driveway.
There is NO RAIN DATE for the parade. We will not be put off by a little rain! In the event of inclement weather, there are 2 ways to receive notification of any changes/cancellations:
- Follow 'SOrangeRec' on Twitter to receive notification directly to your mobile device.
- Call the department code-a-phone at 973-762-0748.
This is the same notification system we will use throughout the season so SAVE THIS INFO. If no message is posted or received for the current date, all activities will take place as scheduled.
