Foster care team to join Tulip Time Parade May 14

Lutheran Social Services' foster care programs in West Michigan will have their very own float in this year's Tulip Time Parade in Holland, Mich. on Saturday, May 14. The parade committee selected Lutheran Social Services as a participant. Laura Mitchell, director of Services for Children and Families in Grand Rapids, said the LSSM entry will have a large sign at the back of the float with the slogan, "Be a Hero, Become a Foster Parent." The float will be decorated with tulips, including huge klompen (wooden shoes) with tulips planted in them, and a small stage for klompen dancers in costume. Staff in "Be a Hero" T-shirts will walk alongside handing out goodie bags with information about foster parenting. Tracy Piasecki, foster care licensing coordinator, arranged for the R E Barber Ford dealership in Holland to donate the use of a full size pickup truck to tow the trailer, which is being built in Muskegon. For more information about 2011 Tulip Time, visit http://www.tuliptime.com/