PARSIPPANY — Jean Marsicovete of Lake Hiawatha, will appear with the Kutztown University Marching Unit (KUMU) as one of 17 bands in the 2015 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 26, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
With 150 members, KUMU is one of two bands from Pennsylvania and the only collegiate band in the parade.
Jean is a 2013 Graduate of Parsippany High School.
Now in its 96th year, the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade is the oldest Thanksgiving parade in the nation. The 1.4-mile parade route ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The parade is sponsored by Dunkin Donuts and 6 ABC, Philadelphia.
The parade will be telecast by stations across the nation and locally by 6 ABC, Philadelphia. It can also be viewed at www.6abc.com as a live webcast.
Founded in 1866, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education located on 289 acres nestled in the beautiful East Penn Valley in Berks County, between Reading and Allentown, Pennsylvania. KU is just two hours from New York City; 90 minutes from Philadelphia. As the region’s center for excellence in academics, culture and public engagement, KU’s programs and reputation for quality offer students the opportunity to discover lifelong avenues of learning and discovery. KU students select from more than 100 areas of study within four colleges in a diverse liberal arts academic environment. To complement their studies, KU’s NCAA Division II athletics program with 21 varsity sports joins the more than 160 student clubs and organizations providing students with a variety of activities for learning and discovery. For more information, please visit us at www.kutztown.edu.
