Lemonade Factory Food Truck emailed and said
“That awesome man we appreciate everything you guys do we it was a great event thank you guys so much for having us again this year can’t wait for next year”
Illinois Assistive Technology Program emailed and said
Thank you for everything you and your team did to make the parade a success! We enjoyed participating in it.

APL emailed and said
APL had such a great time this year. I would have never known that you were lacking volunteers, everything was run very smoothly and we had no issues whatsoever. APL is looking forward to next year, and has some photos to share. See you in 2027!

Visit Springfield emailed and said
Excellent job to all!

Bartender Nick from Blue Grouch
All I have heard from people I serve was that Parade was a good time and seemed well put together.

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Survey 1 of 9
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On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?”

8

“What was your favorite entry or float in the parade?”

Rumble Around The Lake

“Was the length of the parade appropriate?”

Yes

“How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?”

Have you thought about doing the parade route backwards so the all the young kids weren’t by the bars? Seemed like the back half of the parade had less of a crowd

“Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?”

Had some concerns in the first turn because crowd was in front of barracde

“Is there anything we could do to improve next year?”

Reverse parade route and extends barricade through the intersections ================ Survey 2 ================ On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 10 “What was your favorite entry or float in the parade?” The Penny Bar “Was the length of the parade appropriate?” Yes “How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?” very satisfied “Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?” yes “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” Porta potty’s, very disappointed in the lack of available units resulting in long uncomfortable lines to use one or two units at each site. ================ Survey 3 ================ On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 10 “What was your favorite entry or float in the parade?” Riverside Stables horses “Was the length of the parade appropriate?” Yes “How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?” Very good “Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?” Absolutely “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” More porta potties in staging area Clarification on judging of floats – seems to change every year ================ Survey 4 ================ On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 8 “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” More portable toilets for parade line up (by Horace Mann) please!! ================ Survey 5 ================ On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 10 “What was your favorite entry or float in the parade?” Cool cruisers “Was the length of the parade appropriate?” Yes “How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?” Could be better on the turns larger vehicles had a hard time turning due to crowd “Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?” Yes “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” Have groups not wait for people in their group or caused a huge gap ================ Survey 6 ================ On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 8 “What was your favorite entry or float in the parade?” Bungee girls “Was the length of the parade appropriate?” Yes “How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?” Great job “Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?” Yes “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” No confetti allowed ================ Survey 7 ================ On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 10 “What was your favorite entry or float in the parade?” The horses! Riverside Stable. “Was the length of the parade appropriate?” Yes “How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?” Wonderful! “Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?” 100% safe! “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” I dunno, it was pretty awesome but it was our first time with this group. So everything was fun. ================ Survey 8 ================ On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 9 “Was the length of the parade appropriate?” Yes “How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?” Crowd was excellent!!! “Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?” Yep “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” More porta potties please!!! ================ Survey 9 ================   On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend this parade to a friend?” 10 “Was the length of the parade appropriate?” Yes “How satisfied were you with the viewing location/crowd management?” Fine “Did you feel safe and comfortable during the event?” Yes “Is there anything we could do to improve next year?” No