University of Connecticut Athletics
Marching Bands Sought For UConn Victory Parade
4/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
April 12, 2010
HARTFORD, Conn. - Marching bands from middle schools and high schools in Connecticut and other organized musical marching units are being sought to march in the 2010 University of Connecticut's Women's Basketball Victory Parade this Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m. in Downtown Hartford. Band leaders interested in volunteering should contact Parade Participant Organizer Steven Lazaroff at 860-525-4451 ext. 202 or e-mail slazaroff@metrohartford.com.
The State of Connecticut, along with the City of Hartford, will host the victory parade and rally to congratulate and honor the UConn women's basketball team for winning their seventh NCAA Championship, as well as their second perfect season in a row, and making history with their 78-game winning streak.
The 2010 victory parade will begin and end at the State Capitol Building and take place near the Bushnell Park, Main Street and Capitol Avenue areas of Hartford. A celebration rally with the coaches and players will be held on the north steps of the Capitol Building immediately following the parade.
The parade marching bands will be lending their support to celebrate the first-ever NCAA women's basketball team to have consecutive unbeaten seasons, a victory that can be shared by every Connecticut resident.
Prior to the start of the April 18 parade and rally, the USA Basketball Women's National Team, which is coached by UConn's Hall of Fame Coach Geno Auriemma and includes current and former UConn greats, is anticipated to play an exhibition scrimmage against the USA Basketball Select Team at 12:30 p.m. at the XL Center in Downtown Hartford. The USA Basketball Women's National Team, along with elite collegiate athletes on the USA Select Team, is training in Hartford and Storrs between April 11 and April 18. It is expected that the weeklong training will conclude with this scrimmage between the USA National Team and the USA Select Team. More information will be announced by USA Basketball at a later date.
►Band leaders interested in volunteering to march in the April 18 UCONN parade should contact Parade Participant Organizer Steven Lazaroff at 860-525-4451 ext. 202 or e-mail slazaroff@metrohartford.com.
►Parade and rally organizers are relying on private funds to support the parade and the rally. For parade sponsorship opportunities, contact Michael Zaleski at the Hartford Business Improvement District (HBID) at 860-728-2274.
