My First Parade Float

Can't believe I forgot to post about the parade float I worked on a few weeks ago. Through a friend, Ihad heard about the Quadricentennial Parade for Rhinebeck, NY, and that volunteers were needed to work on the float that would be used as a focal point for the parade. Of course I jumped at the chance. I bought some SPF 60 sunblock (us pale people are sun-intolerant) and trekked to Rhinebeck for a three-day weekend of volunteering. I used a jigsaw, power sander, staple gun, and other power tools to help assemble the float, which was designed by Terry Gipson of Gipson Design Group, Inc. (You can check out their website at http://www.gipsondesigngroup.com/ .) Their portfolio is quite unique and impressive if you get the chance to look it over. In any case, the float turned out quite well, and I was glad to lend my painting and powertool experience to a wonderful project. I have included a photo of the finished float. :-)



To view information about Rhinebeck and the lovely countryside of the Hudson Valley, please visit http://www.rhinebeck.com/ or http://www.rhinebeckchamber.com/ .



Many thanks to Terry Gipson for the opportunity and experience! I hope to work on more projects like this in the future.