Founder's Day Cheer
Sep 28, 2022 12:00AM ● By Story and photo by Susan Maxwell Skinner
Pictured at Carmichael Founders Day, Del Campo High Varsity Cheer Team included coaches Jazmine Gordon and Jen Houck-Mahoney (back row fourth and fifth from left).
CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - With much merriment, Carmichael last weekend celebrated the former-colony’s 113th birthday.
Almost 800 neighbors and visitors enjoyed the festival. A tradition for more than 60 years, Founder’s Day began as a Chamber of Commerce promotion to recall Daniel Carmichael’s 1909 real estate venture. Carmichael Recreation and Park District now presents the annual celebration in Carmichael Park.
Kids bobbed in bounce-houses; buccaneers blasted canons; merchants touted services and political parties registered voters. Cappuccino Cruisers Car Club filled much of the park with classic automobiles. The event also provided a platform for volunteer proponents of Measure G – a ballot initiative for voter-approved park funding – to canvas support.
High-kicking among youth performers was Del Campo High School’s 16-member Varsity Cheer Team. The Founder’s Day appearance was useful practice for the state-wide USA Cheer competition that their school will host on November 12.
Fellow performers included cheerleaders from El Camino High School, Kovar’s Martial Arts athletes, and dancers from K and M Studio. The rock band Southbound played for afternoon audiences.
Festivities were sponsored by Buck Family Automotive; Mission Oaks and Carmichael Recreation and Park Districts; Supervisor Rich Desmond and the Cappuccino Cruisers.
