2023 Western Welcome Week Parade and Booth

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CWAL has a strong showing in the WWW parade with 5 differently themed trishaws and the new van pulling up the rear.

Barb and her husband Steve arrived with some additional early birds to set up the WWW booth with loads of treats, prizes and info for folks passing by.

Booth volunteers during the parade handed out little containers of homemade treats and small fans to the trishaw passengers - brilliant move that helped stave off the heat!

Pilot Susie with her mom Carol and fellow passenger Ilene.

Pilot Dan J with his passengers Donna, his wife and grandson.

Pilot Scott with his in-laws - Jack, a 90-year old Korean War veteran and his wife Darlene.

PIlot Mary with her passengers, Glen, a 97-year old WWII veteran and his wife of 50 years, Mart.

Pilot Jonathan with his 3 passengers, Marsha, Millie and Margo.

Bob Toll, the new van manager drove the van, and held the parade spot early on so the trishaw passengers wouldn't have to sit for hours before the parade started!  John rode shotgun for the parade.

It didn't take Barb long to figure how to get kids and their parents to linger at the booth: give the kids chalk!  They could get a prize for drawing a bike - soon there were hundreds of bike drawings across the street!

This couple was dying from the heat and had parked in the ACC lot, several blocks away.  CWAL to the rescue!  They are excited to ride again, for the husband's birthday!

Barb and crew at the booth talked to a lot of people as they strolled past the booth, including potential passengers and young tykes (aka future pilots!).

About 50 people biked from the South Park neghborhood to the Platte River Grille, and over 140 people attended the event in total.

Pilots Chris and Craig had the honor of bringing Ken's wife Susan and her sister, along with Ken and Susan's kiddos Zac and Sarah.

The tight-knit community where the Dolds reside paid honor to Ken for all his amazing contribution to the neighborhood, naming the tennis courts after him

Ken was the lead singer of this well-loved and locally known band.  They played during the event for all to enjoy and remember Ken.

Over 50 people biked from the South Park neighborhood to the Platte River Grille, and at least 150 attended the event, which included great music, food and brews.

It was a beautiful day to spend remembering Ken through some of his favorite things: bikes, brews and music.

Some adventurous passengers bundled up and nestled under blankets to view the holiday lights in the Bow Mar neighborhood.

Having a big sale, on-site celebrity, or other event? Be sure to announce it so everybody knows and gets excited about it.

Barb had the deluxe layout of piping hot drinks and tasty treats to greet the passengers and pilots all evening long!

The decorated trishaws were a sight to see themselves, as pilots and passengers wore festive lights.

Never can have too many layers or strings of lights for this creative new CWAL tradition!

Everyone enjoyed the unique way to view holiday lights - hope to continue this fun outing for future years!

 Thanks to Little Man Ice Cream, CWAL has a brand new trishaw!  We brought it 'on location' to celebrate and share our gratitude!

Little Man employees get to take a spin!

Passengers enjoyed a lovely fall day at the ribbon cutting!

Jinny planned the surprise of the century and covered her tracks so Barb had NO idea the 'Barbara' whose birthday it was!

Pilots hid behind Nixon's until they saw the trishaws and swarmed the patio.  It took several times of everyone saying "Look at the 3rd trishaw!" before it registered to Barb! 

Barb was singing and filming the trishaws coming down the path, without the slightest clue her sister and nephew were in the 3rd one, and the celebration was for her!

Smiles all around - successfully pulled off the big surprise!

Marc, Kevin M, John and Reed sharing in the celebration of Barb

First-time passenger and decoy Barbara with frequent-flyer Marion enjoy some birthday treats and chat time

Pilot Ralph chats with passenger Naomi

Pilot Susie was excited to partake in the surprise and brought her Bichon Charlie to the fun event

Barb's ubiquitous homemade goodies and the birthday special touches she always brings to celebrate others - little did she know whose birthday she was celebrating!

This clip shows how Barb is completely unaware of the passengers in the 3rd trishaw!