In celebration of back-to-school for Chicagoland students, the Black McDonald’s Operators Association once again partnered with the Chicago Defender Charities to participate in the annual Bud Billiken Day Parade on August 10. The parade, which is the oldest and largest of its kind celebrated its 90th anniversary of rallying and supporting Chicago students as they transition from summer to the start of the new academic year. The BMOA rode their custom “Celebration of Education” float down Martin Luther King Drive on the south side and were accompanied by the Chicago Boyz Acrobatic team as well as special guests, NBA players and Chicago natives, Shannon and Sterling Brown. You can check out coverage of McDonald’s in the parade in the video below:
Here are some additional sights from this year's parade:
Additionally, this year to further the commitment to education and ensure that students are well prepared for the first day of school, the BMOA partnered with several community organizations and non-profits to donate more than 6,500 school supplies to students across the city, suburbs and Northwest Indiana. Supplies were donated to organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club of Hammond, The Support Group, the Englewood Back-to-School Parade and the Danny K. Davis Westside Back-to-School Festival.
