Purl's Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Madera Chamber of Commerce’

Christmas Light Parade 2014

Wednesday, November 19th, 2014

The 21st Annual Madera Light Parade is scheduled for Thursday Dec 4, 2014. The annual light parade is a tradition in Madera that begins the Holiday Season with a spectacular Christmas celebration of lights. Every year the event is hosted by the Madera Kiwanis Club and the Downtown IMG_7531_1Association.

The light parade began 21 years ago as a procession of farm equipment and tractors down historic Yosemite Avenue in Madera, CA. It was a great way to celebrate the end of the harvest and begin the Holiday Season. Today, the parade route continues down Yosemite Avenue and still includes tractors and harvesters as well as fire trucks, cars, semi-trucks, flatbed trailers and just about anything else you can put lights on. There is only one qualification to enter … each vehicle must have a minimum of 100 lighted Christmas lights. Madera residents line the streets of Yosemite Avenue and cheer for their favorite entries. Spectators can view the parade and wander through downtown business locations.

Purl’s Sheet Metal will be entering the parade again with their fleet of antique fire apparatus decorated and loaded with Purl’s Sheet Metal employees and families. We partner our entry with our friends from Warnock Food Products of Madera with a total entry of 6 to 7 antique fire engines. It is a great evening for us to bundle up and barbeque hot dogs, drink hot cocoa and sing some Christmas carols. The Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning fleet includes, 1979 Crown Fire Coach Pumper, 1951 American La France Pumper and a 1948 American La France Aerial Ladder Truck.    IMG_7541_1

The parade begins at 6:00 pm and also offers tickets to the wine and hot chocolate stroll through downtown businesses with appetizers and wine tasting from more than 9 local Madera Wineries. Contact the Madera Chamber of Commerce for tickets.

Click here for more Light Parade Information (Add to see photos of Purl’s fire trucks from last years parade)

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20th Annual Madera Light Parade

Monday, December 2nd, 2013

The 20th Annual Madera Light Parade is scheduled for Thursday Dec 5,2013.  The light parade is an annual tradition in Madera that kicks off the Holiday Season with a spectacular Christmas celebration of lights.  The event is hosted by the Madera Kiwanis Club and the Downtown Association.

The light parade began 20 years ago as a procession of tractors and farm equipment down Yosemite Avenue in Madera, Ca.  It was a great way to celebrate the end of the harvest and kick off the Holiday Season.  Today, the parade route continues down Yosemite Avenue and still includes tractors & harvesters as well as fire trucks, cars, semi trucks, flatbed trailers and just about anything else.  There is only one qualification to enter…each vehicle must have a minimum of 100 lighted Christmas lights.   Madera residents line the streets of Yosemite Avenue and cheer for their favorite entries.

Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning will be entering the parade again with their fleet of antique fire apparatus decorated and loaded with Purl’s Sheet Metal employees and families.   It is a great evening for us to bbq hot dogs, drink hot cocoa and sing some Christmas carols.   The Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning fleet includes, 1979 Crown Fire Coach Pumper, 1951 American LaFrance Pumper & 1948 American LaFrance Aerial Ladder Truck.

The parade begins at 6pm and also offers tickets to the wine stroll through downtown businesses with appetizers and wine tasting from more than 15 local Madera Wineries.  Contact the Madera Chamber of Commerce for tickets.

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2013 Business Extravaganza!

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

Big thank you to all who came out to the Madera Chamber of Commerce 2013 Business Extravaganza last month! It was quite a success and great to see some familiar faces as well as some new folks. We hope everyone enjoyed the cool booth with our ductless mini split setup as well as the complimentary popcorn! Here are a few photos from this years event in case you missed it:

Arthur Neff_Lucas Beeler_Jacob Davidson_and Andrew Davidson setting up at the 2013 Businsess Extravaganza

The crew at the 2013 Business Extravaganza - Ty Harpain_Kurt Jr. Davidson_Brian Driggs_Kurt Davidson_Andrew Davidson_Jacob Davidson

Purl's Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning booth with ductless mini splits cooling of our guests at the 2013 Business Extravaganza

Purl's Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning booth with complimentary popcorn and AC!

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