Floats are a major part of YOUR HOMETOWN AMERICA PARADE. Each
year the creativity and imagination have fostered some spectacular entries.
When a parade theme is announced, it produces a flurry of entrants from
local and national organizations and businesses. A few of the floats might
be professionally built, but the majority are completely designed and constructed
by volunteers from the organizations or employees of the businesses. The
competition for the category awards is feverish as each float's theme is
kept a secret from the others. The judges, familiar with float design and
construction, have to make tough decisions each year.
The quality of the floats has improved year after year. This is a direct
result of two popular float building seminars given by the parade committee
to help entrants with the construction of a float from concept to completion.
The committee will continue to encourage quality in the floats through these
seminars.
