Wizard World Philadelphia 2011

The Troopers form Garrison Carida found themselves transported to a Galaxy far far away as the Wizard World Tour made its local stop in Philadelphia this summer. There was a star studded gala of celebrities from various film and television genres at this years convention and the Star Wars universe was well represented with appearances from Peter Mayhew, Billy Dee Williams, Daniel Logan, Jake Lloyd and Bonnie Piesse. Our troopers were proud to provide security for the celebrities as they participated in a Q&A panel for the convention attendees. Our troopers were also honored to be able to conduct a Q&A panel of our own where we gave short presentation on how we build our costumes and detailed some of the duties that Garrison Carida performs for our local communities.

Garrison Carida would like to thank our devoted fans for coming out and seeing us at the convention and a special thank you to all the members of our neighboring garrisons who made the trip to back us up, as well as our sister organization the Rebel Legion for coming out to support us as well

Newark Delaware Special Olympics Summer Games

Lord Vader and the Troopers from Garrison Carida braved the hot summer sun to support the amazing Athletes from the Special Olympics in Newark Delaware on June 11^th.  These outstanding Athletes fought hard competing to see who could take home the gold and earn the title of Best of the Best.

Lord Vader and his troops found themselves outmanned on a couple of occasions....

But Still managed to Emerge Triumphant! Never Underestimate the Power of the Dark Side of the Force!!

Our troopers look forward to this exciting event every year and we are so grateful to be invited back year after year to enjoy the fun and competition! It’s a great opportunity to catch up with our devoted fans and supporters, and we have gained so many friends over the years of our continued support for this event. We are already anxiously looking forward to next year!

Wierd Al Yankovic Summer Tour

Once again the Toopers from Garrison Carida were invited by the Great, Weird Al Yankovic, to support him and his band as they performed for their devoted fans. Weird AL did a lightning tour of Pennsylvania the week of May 20^th doing a show in Glenside PA, just outside of Philadlephia, and then a quick hyperspace jump across the state for another show in Pittsburgh just two days later. Our Troopers were proud to put on our best polka face and show our support for Weird AL as he sang “the saga begins”

As always Weird Al and his band were gracious hosts and they must have appreciated our support as we have been invited back to assist him as he performs in the Amish Paradise of Lancaster, PA. on July 14^th.  We hope to see you all at the show, if you dare to be stupid…lol

See all the photos from the concerts here....

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Batter UP!

Saturday April 9th, 2011 Saw the Troopers from Garrison Carida celebrating opening day for the Little League of Chichester, PA. This was a great event for a number of reasons.

We have participated in this event in the past which makes a return trip extra special as we get to see old friends again. This year’s event also saw the debut of Garrison Carida’s very own Little League team. The Tampa Bay Rays, Sponsored by Garrison Carida!

 

Our Garrison is very proud to be the very first Garrison in the entire 501st Legion to have sponsored a little League team, and we are very grateful to Lucasfilm for allowing us to do this, as well as use our logo for the uniforms. They look great, and the kids who wear them LOVE them, but so do the kids who have to play against them too. We were told there was quite a competition amongst the teams for the Garrison’s sponsorship.

Darth Vader threw out the first pitch to start the season and reportedly threw a perfect strike. Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side! Our troopers posed for pics and played on the jungle gym, and even danced a little. A day that will long be remembered

Check out all the Pictures from the Day's Event here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrisoncarida/sets/72157626366047737/with/5616770298/

Here We Are Come and See us!

A busy couple of weeks are coming up for the troopers at Garrison Carida!


We have dozens of events scheduled over the next 4 weeks.

A couple of Great events to support our friends at Autism speaks are scheduled on April 16th and 17th. The first is in the Lehigh Valley and the second is at the Philadelphia Zoo.

April 16th will also see a contingent from Garrison Carida reinforcing the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as they kick off the Philadelphia Science festival.

April 23 our troopers will be Jamin’ and Groovin’ at the Lancaster convention Center in Lancaster City, PA. for The LAUNCH Music convention

Garrison Carida will be assisting the Wilmington Blue Rock baseball team  on April 29th as they celebrate Make a Wish Foundation night at their stadium.

Our troopers will even find time to work on perfecting our costumes at an Armor Party which is kind of a work shop for our members, and our perspective members to work on their costumes old and new. We also eat and have fun in addition to all the work.

May 7th will be one of the busiest days of the year for Garrison Carida as we celebrate Free Comic Book day with appearances at six different comic book stores across Pennsylvania and Delaware

Our troopers will be at several other events that day as well across all three of our territories. Check out our event calendar to see where we will be and come see us. We always look forward to meeting our fans and supporters

West Virginia Special Olympics March 26, 2011

Our West Virginia Troopers once again did Carida proud representing the Garrison at the West Virginia Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in Morgantown West Virginia on March 26th, 2011. This event was the second day of the Tournament which was held at Student Recreation Center on the campus of West Virginia University.

Our troopers were even featured in a local newspaper which was covering the event, and from the words of the reporter covering the story, the athletes really appreciated our members efforts and presence at the Tournament. The Event’s organizer was even quoted as saying that he would bring us back every year he could. Awesome stuff troopers! Keep up the good work. You ALL make Carida Proud!!

Check out the Photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrisoncarida/sets/72157626257761077/with/5572600986/

West Virginia Character Breakfast

On March 12th, 2011 Garrison Carida was represented by our dedicated troopers from West Virginia at the annual Character Breakfast in Huntington West Virginia. A couple of members of the Ohio Garrison stopped by to enjoy the food and festivities as well which we greatly appreciated, as did the fans!!

One of our newest recruits, as well as one from the Ohio Garrison, who are still working on their costumes even got a chance to Squire their first event and performed brilliantly!! Get those suits done cadets!! Hopefully seeing this event will motivate you to “get ‘er done” Squiring is so much fun, but nothing compares to Trooping.

One Snowtrooper made the mistake of sneaking the last pancake and cookie monster missed out on breakfast! Next time let the muppet win….

Check out the rest of the photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrisoncarida/sets/72157626143343025/