Canton Repository Grand Parade float winners
CANTON − The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced the float winners of the 2022 Canton Repository Grand Parade.
Eight floats were entered, and all of them will be in the Canton Repository Grand Parade.
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Here's a look at the winners:
Grand Prize Award – Best overall entry in the parade: Freedom Float, sponsored by Newcomer’s Chapel of Pigeon Run United Methodist Church
Ohio State Award – Best nonprofessional builder entry: Anya Van Rose Music
Enshrinees' Award – Most-effective use of color: Fairplay Family Center
Mayor's Award – Best display of animation: 12th Man, sponsored by Akron Auto Auction
HOF Board of Trustees’ Award – Most original concept: Black College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Award – Best use of flowers: Louisville Constitution Court
Exceptional Merit: Ohio Lottery, Summit Academy School
The panel of judges were: David Whitehill of ArtsinStark, Mark Vandegrift of Innis Maggiore, Chris Lesho of Shattered Window Productions and Janelle Lee of the Black College Hall of Fame.
The parade runs from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, starting in downtown Canton along Cleveland Avenue at approximately Fifth Street SW and travels north on Cleveland Avenue to 25th Street NW, where the parade begins to disband.
In addition to the marching bands and colorful floats, the parade will showcase the Class of 2022 enshrinees and returning Hall of Famers, classic vehicles, specialty units, celebrities and live mascots.
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