We were chosen to be grand marshalls of the parade at MK. Just smile alot and you may get lucky. We were having an early lunch at the Plaza Restaurant and a man came in and looked around. We smiled at him and he came over to our table and asked if he could sit and talk. After a few minutes he asked us to be marshalls and we were thrilled.
I think it is just the luck of the draw to be selected for anything but there are so many special things to do--just watching the flag ceremony--that participating in it is just icing on the cake.