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Celebrate Liberty & Lunacy!

 Off the wall range of mischiefs, grounded super heroes, political debacles, homegrown satirists, and the other bohemian frolickers winding thru the Short North.

Watch or March in the Craziest Parade in History!   No entry fee, Just show up! 

27th Annual
Doo Dah Parade & Party
Sunday July 4th, 2010
Celebrate Liberty & Lunacy at the
27th Annual Doo Dah Parade!
Exercise your First Amendment right, through humor.
The Craziest Parade in History! 
Parade Line-up begins as early as 11:00 a.m.
Parade Steps Off @ 1:00 p.m.
Beer, Bands, Fun Stuff & More ~ All Day!!
(Short North, Victorian & Italian Villages)

Watch...
The Doo Dah Parade.
1:00 p.m.ish – 3:00 p.m.ish
It’s Free!
Bring a chair or blanket
Umbrella
Sunscreen
Leave the water guns & balloons & pets at home please

March...
in the Doo Dah Parade.
Line-up @ noon on Park Street
(between Buttles/Goodale)
heading north bound.
Enter in from Goodale Blvd.
There is No Entry Fee!  
You Just Show Up!
No Pre-Registration Required.
(ya, we know that's unusual)

2010 Parade Route...
We're gonna shake it up in 2010
by taking the parade "backwards".

InVolunteer…
for an InSecurity position of UnImportance 
at the Doo Dah Parade. 
We offer no pay other than a T-Shirt,
whistle, water, badge
and our undying Doo Dah Love. 
Be Brave, Volunteer
or Call The Doo Dah Hotline: 
 614-228-0621

Parade Party!!!
The Party starts At 11:00 A.M. and continues
well after the dust of The Doo Dah Parade has settled.
Location:  On Buttles Avenue
(Between High Street and Park Street)
Doo Dah Block Party will be Complete with Live Music,
Games, Entertainment,
Beer, Food, and Prizes. 

2010 Less-Than-Grand Marshal:

To be announced

2010 Doo Dah DisOrganizer DisHonoree:

To be announced

Our Old Web-site that we out grew (Great hysterical facts) 

The Friends of Doo Dah is a Non-Profit Organization.  Any and all donations recieved are to continue the annual Doo Dah Parade. 
Oh, and we are registered with Ohio's Secretary of State. 

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THE FRIENDS OF DOO DAH

Design the Doo Dah Parade Poster Contest!

"Catch Doo Dah Fever!"

The 27th Annual Doo Dah Parade + Party

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

$50 Reward!

 

Due Date:  11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2010

To:  Mz Doo Dah, 235 Buttles Avenue, Columbus, OH  43215-1303

E-Mail:  doodahparade@yahoo.com

The Friends of Doo Dah of Columbus, Ohio is seeking submissions from Artists, Illustrators & Graphic Designers for "The 27th Annual Doo Dah Parade" Poster Contest.    There's a $50.00 reward!

Adhere to the following requirements:

  • 1. Entries must be delivered or E-Mailed to the above address or email by 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 16th. If E-Mailing, design must be able to print to an 8 ½" x 11" sheet of paper.'
  • 2. You may submit as many designs as you wish.
  • 3. Unlimited color for poster
  • 4. In any order, include the following:
  • § Catch Doo Dah Fever!
  • § The 27th Annual Doo Dah Parade + Party
  • § July 4th, 2010. Parade starts @1:00 p.m. ~ Line-up @ Noon. (Rain Date: July 3, 2099)
  • § NO ENTRY FEE! JUST SHOW UP!
  • § Prizes for Best and Worst Entries
  • § Less-Than-Grand Marshal: TO BE ANNOUNCED
  • § DisOrganizer DisHonoree: Robert G. Marks
  • § Celebrate Liberty & Lunacy!
  • § Poster designed by YOUR NAME
  • § Photo by Michael Gruber
  • § Doo Dah Hotline: 614-228-0621
  • § More info: http://www.doodahparade.com/
  • § Parade route. you may use a map as a frame or use text: Parade Route: Line-up on Park Street to W on Buttles Ave N, on Neil Ave, E on 2nd Ave, S on High St. and falls apart at Russell St.
  • § There must be a funny picture with text floating around it Use the one attached at the tope of this column.  You can use all or part of it.

Note:  Save room for a 2 inch wide column to add in the financial contributors from top to bottom of page. 

We would like to see a theme that reflects liberty & lunacy.  The Doo Dah Parade is more than the Greatest Event in Western Civilization; it is an event that makes a statement about expressing your 1st Amendment rights, through humor. 

Note:  It does not have to be red, white, and blue in color, nor should it be a typical "patriotic" poster.  And, yes.  We may ask for changes.

Another good tip is to make the design with a vertical orientation.  The design will then be incorporated into the T-Shirt design.   In short, and in non-technical terms, we want the Poster and T-Shirt to have continuity.

Having your poster design chosen is a great DisHonor which will make you part of the history of The Doo Dah Parade. The designer also gets mentioned on the Web-Site, and we give the winner a few valuable goodies too!  In the end, Friends of Doo Dah owns the right to the art once completed and may use it in other promotional ways.

Questions related to this Friends of Doo Dah Slogo Contest should be submitted by email to Mz Doo Dah at doodahparade@yahoo.com or call 614-228-0621.

All submissions are due by 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 16th, 2010.  It is the intent of The Friends of Doo Dah to select a design that night.

Thank you!

Mz Doo Dah, ChairChick & Queen of Doo Dah...Deb Roberts

Don't step in Doo-Doo! CowTV presents highlights from the 2009 Doo-Dah Parade from cowtvprod on Video.

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Urban Croquet 2009
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October 25, 2009 IBEW's back yard

Put your Money Where Your Mouth Is...

Consider A Contribution!

Friens of Doo Dah

is NOW a Non-Profit Organization

It's a tax write off!!  Whoo Hoo!!

If you love Doo Dah and want to help make it happen, click on the "Donate" button, and send us some jing!  Why not?  It's a tax write off!

 Or, you can mail a check to “Friends of Doo Dah”, 235 Buttles Avenue, Columbus, OH  43215-1303.  Fortunately, the donation list has grown very large.  But, the bad news is we're running out of space on the poster.  Thus, we have had to institute that only contributions over $100 ($50 for small businesses) will be listed on the Doo Dah Poster.  All contributors will be listed on our T-Shirts and web-site.

 

Hey, it's a tax right off...what the heck...make that mammoth size donation today!

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