Rollin’ Thunder Golf Cart Parade salutes the Fourth

Plans are wrapping up for the annual Independence Day Golf Cart Parade, which will be held on July 4.

Beginning at Clubhouse 4 and ending at Clubhouse 6, the one-hour parade will follow a route that will include most of Leisure World’s main thoroughfares and neighborhoods.

The parade will head south from Clubhouse 4 down St. Andrews Drive and turn left on Interlachen Road. The group will then make a right turn at Del Monte Drive, and circle around the flagpole off Sunningdale Road. The group will then travel north up Del Monte Drive, through Northwood Road and El Dorado Drive, to make a right turn onto Canoe Brook Drive.

The parade will travel east on Golden Rain Road, and head to its final destination at Clubhouse 6 by turning left on El Dorado Road, making a right turn on Oakmont Road and turning left onto St. Andrews Drive to finish at Clubhouse 6.

Final cart decorating will be at 9:30 a.m., with the parade starting at 10. To avoid breakdowns along the route, cart batteries should be fully charged, and cart fuel tanks filled to the brim. Members of the Rollin’ Thunder Golf Cart Club will set up and lead the parade, with the assistance of Security staff and the LW Radio Club members.

All golf cart owners can participate. Membership in the Rollin’ Thunder is never required for community-wide events.

–Mike Levitt