First, find a place to build your float! Find someone with a big garage, shed or barn. You will want it to be indoors so you don't have to worry about wind, rain, sun, etc. It is very important that you get a place that has a door tall enough for your float to fit under. I have heard stories of people building floats in garages and then not being able to fit out the door. Don't be one of those people! Float sizes are about 8-10 feet wide, 10-12 feet long, and a maximun height of 14 feet.
The new theme for the Youth parade usually comes out in December. Try to have your committee members called by then. When the new year's theme comes available you can then meet with your committee and brainstorm ideas on how you want your float to turn out.
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There will be a Stake Float Kick-off meeting for all Float Chairpersons around the 1st half of January. We did not find this out until it was too late and we missed the meeting. So make sure your Stake representative relays information to you in a timely manner. If you do miss the meeting like we did then you can contact the Days of '47 Representative and they will mail you an information packet. You can get their information online at the Days of '47 web page. http://www.daysof47.com/events/youth-parade/
Your float design, entry form, and media statement will need to be submitted to the Days of '47 committee about the first part of April for approval. For the big parade I believe you can submit your design in January. Make sure you check your information for your specific dates. If you do not hear back from them in a timely manner then you need to contact them. Somehow we got overlooked and did not hear from them, causing us to delay starting work on our float.
A note on getting approval: If you want your float to have licensed characters on it such as, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Lego, etc, you will need to get approval from that company, (ie: Warner Bro., Disney, etc).
Advice: Keep a copy of your media statement as they asked us later to resubmit it. We had not kept a copy therefore we had to make up a new one and that was a pain.
Start work on your float as soon as possible. Like everything it takes more time than you think it will. And everyone on your committee will think they need to have a summer vacation, so plan accordingly.
The Youth parade is typically on the Saturday before the 24th of July. Check your parade date. You will also be asked to display your float at the Float Preview Party at the Southtowne Expo Center, which is generally a couple of days before the July 24th parade.
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