Boat Parade Wrap-Up

Past Commodore Briefs Council on Boat Parade’s Successes

By Mike Sunnucks

Boca Ciega Yacht Club’s Past Commodore Don Rogers spoke briefly at the Dec. 21 Gulfport City Council meeting. The topic? The club’s Dec. 11 Christmas Boat Parade.

Rogers said 23 boats participated in the parade, and there were large crowds to watch the event and, he said, visit local bars and restaurants.

“We collected over seven-and-a-half large moving boxes of toys and over $1,000 for the Gulfport Police’s Operation Santa program,” said Rogers, who serves on the yacht club’s boat parade committee.

Councilmember Paul Ray helped out as Santa Claus in the boat parade.