I began with GWRRA a little over 11 years ago working in Member Services.  Shortly thereafter an opening for an accounting position became available.  Being that my education was in Business Information Systems, I was granted the opportunity to take the position along with the administration of the national database.  Eleven years later I find myself in the same office enjoying my position just as much as I did the first day I got it. 
 
Some of my job duties include: internal financial/operational reporting, network administration, database administration, and financial/retail operations management at Wing Ding. 
 
I have been married to my high school sweetheart for almost 7 years and have a 5 year-old son.  In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and son, music production, golf, and bowling.

 

New York, NY- (July 27, 2009)- The Purple Peddlers tricycle drill team, of GWRRA fame, will be in for the thrill of a lifetime when they travel to New York City and join the line-up of the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. Every year as the spectacular event steps off at the sound of Let's Have a Parade, specialty groups create the fun-filled frenzy down the streets of Manhattan for more than 3.5 million spectators.

 

A surefire crowd-pleaser, the Purple Peddlers made up of performers with an average age of 60, will join the coveted line-up of giant balloons, fantastic floats, clowns and America's best Marching Bands in the holiday spectacular. "We are thrilled the Purple Peddlers will be joining the Macy's Parade family," said Bill Schermerhorn, director of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. "They have shown us that they are a precision drill team capable of amazing tricks and we are sure that they will be a hit with millions of Parade spectators."

 

"When the invitation was announced to the Ohio Purple Peddler team members they were truly excited," said Gary Every, Team Coach. "The Team has given over 150 performances in the last 10 years and this invitation will bring about a memory that will live with them forever. We are honored and look forward to representing our Gold Wing Road Riders Association with this wonderful opportunity.

 

"The Purple Peddlers are one of 10 special performance groups selected for the 2009 Parade out of more than 50 applicants nationwide. Their superior ability will see them step into the line of march on Thursday, November 26, 2009 and into the history books of Parade stars. With more than 50 million viewers across the country and more than 3.5 million spectators that line up along the streets of New York City each year, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a national icon that has grown into a world-famous holiday event.

 

For more than 80 years, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has marked the official start of the holiday season. Growing in size and scale, the Parade proudly marches down a 2.5-mile route in New York City with more than 8,000 participants in tow including Macy's employees, their families, celebrities, athletes, clowns and dance groups spreading holiday cheer. The Parade also features America's best marching bands, fabulous floats and Macy's signature giant helium character balloons.

 

For more information on the Macy's Parade please visit www.macysparade.com or call the Parade hotline at (212) 494-4495.

(This is a reprint of the official press release as shared by the Purple Peddlers...Ed)

 

Tom & Lisa McDowall
GWRRA MT-B
Laurel, MT