What does TV Channel 13 WTHR, WIBC 93.1 FM Radio, the Indianapolis Star, the Southsider VOICE Newspaper, the People Helping People Radio Network and the Mayor of Indianapolis all have in common?  They are all part of this year’s – Miracle Mile Parade!  Are you?  Don’t miss out on your opportunity to be a part of this special event to join us in our theme - “Honoring Hoosier Heroes”.  We will honor our Military, Police, Firefighters and everyday Hoosier heroes.  See how you or your company can benefit from this Special Event.  For more details please visit online at www.MiracleMileParade.com.   

Our parade - now in its third year, will be held on Saturday, September 5th.  It includes a Car Show held at Southern Plaza featuring hundreds of entries, a Hall of Fame Area featuring a number of not-for-profit Booths including a Blood Drive with the Blood Mobile, a Taste of the Miracle Mile with several food vendors, a Indiana National Guard Military Equipment display with our BEST parade entries to date that includes: Major General Martin Umbarger as Grand Marshal, Mayor Greg Ballard and First Lady Winnie Ballard, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team, Marching Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard Joint Forces, Indy Race Car Driver – Sarah Fisher, Steve Knight – retired Indianapolis Colts player, the Indianapolis Colts Cheerleaders, Boomer and the Indiana Pacemates, University of Indianapolis Pep Band, Marien University Marching Band, Perry Meridian High School March Band, the Indianapolis 500 Gordon Pipers and many more to be announced.  We expect some 25,000 people along the Parade route on Madison Avenue from Southern to Sumner.  

Our parade will be televised on a tape delay on Channel 13 WTHR – Sunday, September 13th and WALV/SkyTrak on Friday, September 11th at 5:30 to 6:30 pm and on Universal Sports Network – Wednesday, September 9th with three repeats.  We expect seven (7) total airings with 100,000 impressions on WTHR.  We will also have an insert in the Indianapolis Star on Thursday September 3 reaching 65,000 homes along with a special section in the Southsider VOICE Newspaper reaching another 25,000.  The Miracle Mile Parade will also be televised and run a number of times on the city’s public access channels.  

We invite you to join us as a SPONSOR of this event – WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!  Please visit our Sponsor page for complete details of the sponsorship opportunities available.  This is an ALL VOLUNTEER effort hosted by the Gateway Community Alliance, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization.    

Your support is critical to the continued SUCCESS of this event.  For more information please call (317) 781-4769.

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