Consumers Energy Community Royale Parade

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022

6:30PM

Combining the best of the our Heritage & Junior Royale Parades the Consumers Energy Community Royale Parade celebrates and past, present, & future of the Grand Traverse Region. See history alongside our Junior Royalty as they travel down the parade route.

Route Distance: 1 mile.
Time on route is approximately 35 minutes from start to finish.
The parade is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes from start to finish.

Applications are currently closed for the Community Royale Parade. For any questions or concerns, please email parades@cherryfestival.org.

Piper Shumar

Piper was born with a non-functioning colon but was able to find a reprieve through her love of biking that made her feel “normal”. Through Pipers journey she learned, at a young age, the importance of being active & living a healthy lifestyle and she wanted to share this knowledge with others her age. During the post-race celebrations of the 2017 Iceman Cometh Challenge Piper noticed cans strewn all around Timber Ridge and thought that if she could collect and return them, she could buy herself a new bike helmet. After collecting and returning all the cans Piper was left with $97. Her parents impressed by her drive and ambition guided Piper to do something more selfless with this money and this was he start of Piper’s Project. In 2017 Piper and her parents donated two bikes to the Bikes for Tikes group in Kalkaska. Excited by the good that Piper was able to do she has been shattering personal goals for the last several years donating 27 bikes in 2018 and 217 bikes in 2020 despite a global pandemic. In 2018 Piper was able to receive her own gift of a cure for her condition and has been healthy ever since. Piper plans to continue to give back to the communities that have helped her by volunteering with Bikes for Teens at the local Toys for Tots this Christmas.

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Tony Anderson

Before becoming the General Manager of Cherryland Electric Cooperative Tony has been in the electric business for 38 years. After marrying is last prom date Tony and Mary have been blessed with 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Tony makes his mark on the community by being involved in in organizations such as the Traverse City Chamber Board, Big Bothers Big Sister of NW Michigan, and Traverse City Rotary Club. In addition to his commitment to Traverse city Tony has been awarded with the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award and the Governors Service Award for Michigan Volunteer of the Year. Tony contributes to his industry by sitting on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association as Vice President as well as being the Vice President of the Michigan Electric cooperative Association. In his free time, you will find tony cheering for his favorite football team, the green bay packers, writing, or running to help raise money. From 2003-2020 tony has completed 51 marathons in every state of the United States and DC while raising $900,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of NW Michigan.

Published lineup is subject to change without notice.

Pre	Second Time Arounders
1	City Police
1	MSP
1	County Sheriff
1	TC Fire
2	Traverse City Young Marines
3	Consumers Energy
4	Grand Marshall - Piper
5	Grand Marshall - Tony
6	National Cherry Queen
7	NCQ Court
8	Festival Foundation President
9	New Covenant Christian Academy
10	Traverse City Pit Spitters
11	Z93 Humzee from Z93 Today's Best Hits
12	NCF Pin Car
13	Eastern Elementary
14	Traverse Area District Library
15	Traverse City Light and Power
16	G.T.C. - BMX RACEWAY, INC.
17	Grand Traverse Academy
18	Two Ole Broads and Three Buddies
19	Trinity Lutheran Schools
20	Traverse city Exteriors
21	Mancelona Bass Festival Queen and Court
22	Water's Edge Gymnastics, Inc.
23	Traverse City Christian School
24	VFW Cherryland Post 2780
25	Roller Derby of Northern Michigan
26	St. Francis Drumline
27	Olivia Grace
28	Child & Family Services of Northwest Michigan
29	Grand Traverse Hockey Association
30	St Mary- Hannah
31	Grand Traverse Pavilions
32	Homeschooling In Northern Michigan
33	Zips Harley Davidson
34	911 Restoration of NW Michigan
35	Cherry Knoll
36	Gaylord Alpenfest
37	Woodland School
38	United States Air Force Honor Guard
39	Immaculate Conception
40	Girl Scouts Michigan Shore to Shore
41	Peace Love & Little Donuts
42	Courtade
43	Beacon Specialized Living
44	Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School
45	Returned Peace Coprs Volunteers of Northern Michigan
46	Buckley Community Schools
47	Lake Ann Elementary
48	2021 Festival Foundation President
49	Ancient Order of Hibernians
50	UA Local 85 Plumbers, Steamfitters, HVACR Service Techs
51	Willow Hill
52	Tom’s Food Markets
53	Alzheimer's Association & Cherryland Ghostbusters
54	Down Syndrome Association Of Norwest Michigan
55	The Children's House
56	Blair elementary
57	Cherry Central Cooperative
58	Central Grade School
59	Deep Blue Water Samba School
60	Northern Michigan Wolves
61	Kingsley Elementary
62	The Pathfinder School
63	IBEW Local 498
64	BSA Troop 36
65	Rick & Char Aaron
66	Old Mission Peninsula School
67	Grand Traverse Senior Center Network
68	Silver Lake Elementary
69	Sophiea Safe Haven Sanctuary
70	Northern Mitt VDub Club
71	Lakeland Elementary
72	Grand Traverse County Department of Veterans Affairs
73	Bullock Creek Marching Band
74	Kiwanis Club of Traverse City
75	Westwoods Elementary School
76	Glen Lake Schools
77	TC Nourish
78	Northwestern Michigan Fair
79	Antique Tractors
80	Long Lake Elementary
81	TCAPS Montessori
82	NW Michigan County Farm Bureau
83	Mill Creek Elementary
84	22 2 NONE
85	Lakeside Lutheran Marching Band
86	1935 Ford woodie convertible
87	Traverse Heights
88	Northwestern Michigan College
89	Girl Scouts Michigan Shore to Shore (Clean Up)

Published lineup is subject to change without notice.