Celebrate the Fourth of July with people who value democracy. Come out the Greater Palatine Area Democrats Booth at Palatine Jaycees' Hometown Fest!! We'll be in a booth at the Craft/Vendors Expo, in Community Park behind the Walgreens at Northwest Highway and Palatine Road on Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon and evening. We'll have GPAD t-shirts for sale, games for kids, and great conversations with local Democrats. Candidates are welcome!! Bring your signs and your campaign literature!

We need a big crew to help set up the booth at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 1. We also need a crew on Saturday, July 2, to open the booth during the parade. See the shifts below. 

March with Greater Palatine Area Democrats as the Palatine Fourth of July Parade returns after two years! We need folks to carry banners, hand out candy and goodies. Candidates welcome!! We'll be gathering at about 10:30 a.m. at the Parade Staging Area, at North Cedar Street and Wilson Streets. Free parking is available to the parking garage, 220 N. Smith Street, then walk over to the staging area. The parade starts at 11 a.m. and ends at near the carnival at Community Park, across from Palatine Village Hall, 150 E Wood Street.

Celebrate the Fourth of July by Marching in the Rolling Meadows Fourth of July Parade with Greater Palatine Area Democrats! The parade staging area is new this year: at 2800 Central Road, in the Conyers Learning Center Parking Lot (across the street from Rolling Meadows High School.) We'll meet there by 10:45 a.m. The parade starts at 11:30 a.m. and proceeds north on Owl Drive. We need 8 to 10 folks to carry banners and to hand out candy. Super fun!!