So many great photos of my Club Golden Sunrise NYA at the Mummers Parade 2023. Thank you to Dulcet Tone a.k.a. Lisa Melagrano for all of these photos and all of the ones you took of me and Ghost Train!

The photo up top is Jacky Bam Bam and Wenches from Froggy Carr!

Golden Sunrise NYA is a Fancy Division in the Mummers. The Fancy Division is known for its elaborate costumes, and you will often see them with back-pieces, both large and small.

Below we have shared a number of photos from New Year’s Day, and if you want to see all of the them, they are posted on facebook at Dulcet Tone.

Dulcet Tones Photography

Many thanks to Jesa Stiglich for helping us with all the labeling on this page.

XO
Bam Bam

King Kelce - made by Joe Bongard and worn by Brian Creamer
Mother Nature - made by Jesa Stiglich and worn by Jenn Hensell

Meet Mother Nature:

– Mother Nature took over 100 hours to fabricate

– Mother Nature boasts of two full burgundy skirts layered to create the textured gatherings. Each skirt has a fourteen foot circumference. Each 1 inch of the waist line consists of 5.5 inches of pleated fabric.

– each two linear feet of the burgundy skirt has 58 gems making over 400 burgundy gems on the skirt

– the heaviest part of the suit is the green leaf belt.

– the flower section of the suit contains about 300 gems

– the green leaf belt has around 200 gems and mirrors

– the headpiece is covered with brocade fabric matching the shirt. The rest of the headpiece is created from upcycled materials, literally making Mother Nature topped off in decades of Golden Sunrise history.

– this suit was made in Jesa’s family room on top of her children’s air hockey table during nights and weekends. She is an elementary school teacher who had the full support and encouragement of her fabulous Magical Room 4th graders!
Rain Warriors - worn by JT Lewis & Jennifer Bielecki
Giggles Galore - restored by Michael Carwile and worn by Michael and Jake Carwile
Captains Suit Angels - The Jozefowski Family, 3 generations, Grandparents Henryk & Ellie, with Jozef and Molly and their kids
The Lion & the Lion Tamer - Grandfather & Granddaughter JoJo Julliano and Sigi Julliano
Lion Tamer Backpiece worn by Sigi Julliano
The Lion - JoJo Julliano
Bats in the Attic - Mitch McConnell
Bats in the Attic - carried by Ron Herbst, Elizabeth Herbst (father & daughter) and Mitch McConnell
Bats in the Attic - Ron Herbst
Jacky Bam Bam & his Marshalls
Faces of Terror - restored by Michael Carwile, carried by Chuck Bonfig
Faces of Terror - restored by Michael Carwile, carried by Chuck Bonfig
Luck of the Irish carried by Laura Jean Estes
Babies First Parade - Carried by Golden Saints
Party Time - made & carried by Bill Doyle
Defender of the Forrest - carried by Maddie Cooney
See Ya Later Alligator carried by Shannon Cooney
Firestarter carried by Vince Cooney
The Witch Doctor - Joe Bongard
The Witch Doctor - Joe Bongard

Meet the Witch Doctor:

– fabricating the Witch Doctor’s bodysuit took over 55 hours

– the Witch Doctor’s back piece frame took 6 hours to weld

– covering the back piece took 20 hours

– there are around 300 mirrors and 400 gems

– there are about 300 plumes on the back-piece and 200 feathers on the bodysuit

– the Witch Doctor’s staff spewed purple haze smoke during Joe’s judging stand performance

– Joe Bongard fabricated his suit at his home in his free time and in a self described “mad dash” for New Years Day
Behind the Scenes:
Behind the Scenes!
Jacky Bam Bam and Wenches from Froggy Carr