IF YOU BUILD IT….

IF YOU BUILD IT….

“My wife and I drive to Eureka every year for the event from Southern California. Good luck with your parade. The world needs more Kinetic Parades.

Jim Cole
Norco, Ca”

Last week I found Jim’s photos on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/socal_jim/3558828280/in/photostream/
and emailed him for permission to use some of his wonderful photography on this site. He responded almost immediately with the affirmative. Which is the same response we’ve gotten from everyone we’ve spoken to about our Pittsboro parade.

Norco, CA. I didn’t have a clue where that was, so I looked it up. I’d known that fans of the race in Eureka came from far-and-wide, but I was overwhelmed at the distance Jim Cole and his wife travel (EVERY YEAR) to attend the original Kinetic Sculpture Race in Eureka, CA. Five-hundred and ninety (590) miles, ONE-WAY. I’m certain there are many more like the Coles.

Just think about what a three-day Kinetic Sculpture Race can do for our community. People will come from far-and-wide. They’ll stay in our bed-and-breakfasts, motels and campgrounds, eat in our restaurants, purchase groceries and gasoline and stop at a drugstore for Tylenol, or sunscreen. They’ll drink coffee in our coffee shops and buy art and antiques on Hillsboro Street. Maybe they’ll get a haircut or a massage or see a chiropractor, doctor, or dentist. Pittsboro and the surrounding area will prosper from the thrill seekers who’ll visit “our” Kinetic Sculpture Race!

This is the dream, Pittsboro! With your support and enthusiasm a full-fledged Kinetic Sculpture Race is possible in 2010.

So, we’re starting small with our Halloween Parade. Everyone can participate: individuals, families, neighborhoods, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Girl and Boy Scouts, churches, and schools. So, come on and start building!

A friend said something to the effect of, “Everyone will appreciate the brightness and joy that putting this event together will bring into the lives of the people of Pittsboro.”

So, let’s build IT together!

What is it?

Kinetic sculpture parades and races are composed of vehicles that are pushed, pulled, or peddled. We are involved in creating the first kinetic sculpture parade in Pittsboro. In fact, it may be the first kinetic sculpture parade ever. We have received the support of the town council and are presently working with the town manager to finalize the plans for the parade to be held in the afternoon of Oct. 31.

We are especially encouraging the involvement of children and young adults. We are offering help to special needs and financially disadvantaged children at The Neighborhood School and Pizzeria every weekday from three to six p.m. However, there is no age limit, bottom or top, for entry. We encourage younger children to enlist the help of their parents or adult friends for help in building their mobile dreams, and adults who can work with their children and others.

The Neighborhood School and Pizzeria is the headquarters for the parade and a source for information and ideas. We need donations of bikes, bike parts, and any wheels with axles, and many other parts and tools. Please let us know if you can donate such parts and tools. We also need adult supervisors at The Neighborhood School and Pizzeria, and other venues where children can be helped to create their dream machines. The primary contact is budrudesill@aol.com

We also need people to help us establish our organization, promote us, and help in many other ways.

This project has a "big brother" project which will be a Kinetic Sculpture Race. The headquarters for this project is Unity Books and Stuff. We expect the race to bring several million dollars into the community every year. The contact for more information on that project is the same as above, budrudesill@aol.com