Milwaukee Dancing Grannies planning return
The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies are returning to the Waukesha Christmas Parade one year after a tragic incident during the 2021 event. They plan to honor four members they lost and express gratitude to the community for its support. The group sees the parade as a step toward healing while remembering those they lost.
- ▪The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies lost four members in the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade attack.
- ▪A driver killed six people and injured nearly 70 others during the 2021 parade.
- ▪The group will carry poster-size photos of the fallen four and distribute gift bags with 'Granny Strong' and 'Waukesha Strong' bracelets.
- ▪Family members of the deceased will join the Grannies in the 2022 parade.
- ▪The Grannies voted to keep their iconic blue and white costumes as a tribute to their lost members.
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Milwaukee Dancing Grannies planning return to Waukesha The group will honor their 'fallen four' at Christmas parade on Sunday Milwaukee Dancing Grannies planning return to Waukesha The group will honor their 'fallen four' at Christmas parade on Sunday ♪ >> THE MILWAUKEE DANCING GRANNIES ARE GEARING UP FOR THE WAUKESHA CHRISTMAS PARADE ON SUNDAY. THEY WANT TO HONOR THE MEMBERS THEY LOST AND THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT. ♪ ONE YEAR LATER. HOW ARE YOU FEELING AHEAD OF SUNDAY? >> A LITTLE BIT EMOTIONAL. >> AND EMOTIONS ARE STILL HIGH. THE MILWAUKEE DANCING GRANNIES LOST FOUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHEN A MAN DROVE THROUGH THE WAUKESHA CHRISTMAS PARADE IN NOVEMBER 2021. HE KILLED SIX PEOPLE TOTAL THAT DAY AND INJURED NEARLY 70 OTHERS.
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