The San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association will hold their annual membership drive on Friday, January 14 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Vintage Restaurant located at 26701 Verdugo Street in San Juan Capistrano. The event includes complimentary food, no host bar and dancing.
The San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association is an all-volunteer organization that manages and produces the annual Swallows Day Parade and other Fiesta de las Golondrinas events throughout the year. A nonprofit, nonpolitical organization, the Fiesta Association is led by a board of directors and is entirely self-funded through donations and various fundraising activities.
Membership dues are $30.00 per year for individuals and $50 per year for families. Members are required to volunteer in Fiesta Association events which include Taste of San Juan, Kids Pet Parade, La Presidenta Ball, Fiesta Grande, Hoos’gow Day and the Mercado Street Fair and 53rd annual Swallows Day Parade on Saturday, March 26, 2011.
Over 250 volunteers are needed on parade day to assist with traffic control and parade line-up in addition to security and booth management at the Mercado Street Fair.
Fiesta Association members are well known in the community for their attire in white shirts, black pants, black vest and black felt hat reflective of a cowpuncher between 1850-1900. All volunteers must be a member to participate as volunteers in the Fiesta de las Golondrinas events.
For information, call 949.493.1976 or visit www.swallowsparade.org to download information and application.
