Happy 10th Anniversary Carida!

On February 10^th, 2012 the troopers of Garrison Carida had plenty of reason to celebrate. 10 years ago on the 10^th of February, Garrison Carida officially became its own Garrison in the 501^st Legion. Prior to that Carida was known as the Eastern Squad and fell under the flag of the Empire City Garrison in New York City. When Carida grew large and was active enough to qualify to become its own Garrison it encompassed the areas of PA. WV. DE. MD. and DC. Within a couple of years the areas of MD and DC formed their own squad and are now known as the Old Line Garrison. Last year our WV troopers formed their own squad (Squad Corellia) and we anticipate their continued success as they move towards becoming their own Garrison in the future.

Garrison Carida has a rich tradition of Community Service and we are proud to have been the first unit in the 501st Legion to conduct a visit to a Children’s hospital to help lift the spirits of the patients and their families. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary we look forward to continuing and building upon the many relationships we have with charitable, and community organizations like, Children’s Miracle Network, Autism Speaks, Make a Wish, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand.  We also look forward to continuing our Toy Drives to support our Children’s Hospital Visits and also expanding upon our Imperial Literacy Project, which we conduct at our Local Public Libraries.

In addition to all of our Serivce based endeavors, our Troopers of course are looking forward to a fun year of trooping as well. Lucasfilm was gracious enough to give Garrison Carida the best Anniversary present ever, re-releasing Episode I in 3-D on the big screen. It gave our members a chance not only to troop an actual movie release, but also an opportunity to introduce their children to the movies for the first time on the BIG screen! Celebration VI will be taking place in August in Orlando and several of our members have already made their plans to make the great pilgrimage to this exciting event. Of course we will also continue to support our local conventions as well, Including Steel City Con (Monroeville, PA), Wizard World, Philadelphia, and many others.

We invite you all to check out our event calendar and come and see us at an event near you.  http://www.501stgarrisoncarida.org/events/index.php

If you are organizing an upcoming community or charity based event and think Garrison Carida can assist you, feel free to contact us here: http://www.501stgarrisoncarida.org/events/book-event.php