Florence Main Street was responsible for the coordination of this year’s parade. “There’s not much more fun than a parade and the Christmas parade really gets everyone into the holiday spirit!” said Teryl Shields, Executive Director of Florence Main Street. “There’s no better way to get excited about Christmas than seeing all the cute kids and great costumes, hearing the wonderful bands from our community play holiday music and watching the floats go by.” Winners of the parade prizes were Best Band – Rogers High School; Best Performance Group – Forest Hills 4th Grade Show Choir; Best Business Float – Express Oil Change and Best Non-Profit/Community Organization—Faith Church. 2nd Place winners were Best Band – Brooks High School; Best Performance Group – Santa’s Elves/CHHS Winter Guard; Best Business Float – (Tie for 2nd) Singin’ River Brewing Company/Champion Community Credit Union and Best Non-Profit/Community Organization—Alabama Our Little Miss. “Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2015 Christmas parade. This parade gets such great interest and support from the community and this year’s bands, floats and dancers were fantastic” said Shields. First Southern Bank was the parade sponsor again this year and Florence Main Street thanks them for their continued support which makes possible the prizes to the Best Band, Business, Non-Profit and Performance groups. The parade couldn’t happen without the fantastic support of the University of North Alabama ROTC who handles logistics on the night of the parade along with the UNA University Police and the Florence Police Department providing assistance and coordinating a safe and secure environment for the parade. Anyone with questions about the parade can contact Florence Main Street at 256.760.9648.Florence Main Street is a non-profit economic development organization dedicated to working with business owners, community leaders, and residents toward the common goal of revitalizing Downtown Florence, culturally and economically. For more information about us or any of these efforts, please contact Florence Main Street at 256-760-9648 or info@florencemainstreet.org. 12378101_1000570109984996_7788856462391869256_o (2)