DFQC Makes Appearance in St. Patrick’s Day Paradeby Caroline Vernon
In spite of freezing temperatures, on Saturday, March 12th, some of our local DFQC members made our presence known by marching in the Quad Cities annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Davenport.
Molly Regan and Alta Price organized the event and made signs to carry on behalf of DFQC and Blog for Iowa. Due to the loss of a loved one, Molly was unable to participate Saturday - our prayers go out to Molly and her family. Five other members participated, just enough to carry the most important signs: Democracy for the Quad Cities was created in colors reflective of the Irish flag with two Shamrocks on either end advertising BlogforIowa.com.
DFQC Members in St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Chuck, Eric, Tom, Elesha and Alta
Alta indicated how much fun they had even though it would have been better if it weren’t so cold. She also said, “I'm not sure anyone had a clue what we're about, but murmurs of ‘Blog for Iowa?’ could be heard from the crowd.”
The next time we’re in a parade, we hope to have enough people to carry more signs with specific messages such as: Fight for Fiscally Responsible Progressive Candidates & Issues.
Thank you to all those who participated in the parade and for braving the elements on behalf of DFQC and Blog for Iowa!