MONROE - Green County Cheese Days is currently accepting applications for entries into The Swiss Colony Cheese Days Parade in Monroe, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Sept. 19.
New this year, prizes for the following categories: Best Decorated Float or Unit, and Best Use of Theme. Parade viewers will also be invited to nominate their favorites for the People's Choice Award. Top winner in each category will receive $100.
All floats or units are required to decorate and/or sign their entry to reflect the parade themes: cheese or cheesemaking, dairy farming, or Swiss heritage.
Those applying to be in the parade should keep in mind that the idea of the parade is to entertain the viewers, not to just promote a business or group. However, entries can do both if the people working on them take the time to get creative and use the theme to their advantage.
A complete set of guidelines for the parade can be found on the Parade page on the website, www.cheesedays.com.
Applications can be requested by e-mailing cheese-days@tds.net, or by leaving a message at the Cheese Days office at (608) 325-7771. Parade entries are due by July 8. The entry fee per float or unit is $25.
New this year, prizes for the following categories: Best Decorated Float or Unit, and Best Use of Theme. Parade viewers will also be invited to nominate their favorites for the People's Choice Award. Top winner in each category will receive $100.
All floats or units are required to decorate and/or sign their entry to reflect the parade themes: cheese or cheesemaking, dairy farming, or Swiss heritage.
Those applying to be in the parade should keep in mind that the idea of the parade is to entertain the viewers, not to just promote a business or group. However, entries can do both if the people working on them take the time to get creative and use the theme to their advantage.
A complete set of guidelines for the parade can be found on the Parade page on the website, www.cheesedays.com.
Applications can be requested by e-mailing cheese-days@tds.net, or by leaving a message at the Cheese Days office at (608) 325-7771. Parade entries are due by July 8. The entry fee per float or unit is $25.