LULAC’s 14th-annual Mexican Independence Day Parade & Fiesta will take place Sunday, Sept. 17, from noon to 9:30 p.m. in East Moline.
The parade starts at noon on 15th Avenue, going from 3rd Street and ending at 10th Street. The fiesta will be at Runner’s Park, starting after the parade (about 2 p.m.) and goes until 9:30 p.m.
You can sign up to volunteer at the event by visiting HERE.
All proceeds from the event will go towards LULAC college scholarships for Quad Cities students. LULAC #5285 in Moline has raised over $150,000 in college scholarships since 2013. You can help fundraise for more college scholarships by becoming a LULAC member. Find out more about membership HERE.
The League of the United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), founded in 1929, is the oldest and most widely respected Hispanic civil rights organization in the U.S., and the chapter 5285 started in 2013 as the first one in the Illinois QC. For more information on the Moline chapter, visit its website HERE.
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