Thank you for your participation in this year's Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade!
This year's parade was incredible and you all deserve a pat on the back for your hard work and time you put into your parade entries.

We hope you all enjoyed the parade and look forward to next year's festivities.

With that, the winners have been announced for the Parade Entry Competition:
CONGRATULATIONS!

1st Place: CS DuBois Construction

2nd Place: State Bank and Trust

3rd Place: Skills USA (Fargo South High School)

**pictures of the winning floats (to the right) were taken by Sam Olson**


There will be a Parade Float Competition!
1st Place, 2nd Place & 3rd Place prizes will be awarded.
Criteria for judging will be:
1) General Effect in Presentation
2) Parade Theme "Lights, Energy Efficiency, Use of Lighting"
3) Workmanship
4) Creativity/Originality 

All entries are encouraged to use LED lights and other ENERGY STAR rated lights.


Fargo Moorhead's annual kick-off to the Holiday Season, presented by Xcel Energy.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The parade will start at 6:30 PM in Moorhead at 8th Street & Center Avenue and goes west through Moorhead and into Fargo on NP ... then straight up Broadway to 6th Avenue N.

LINE-UP WILL START AT 5:00pm THIS YEAR
ALL PARADE ENTRIES SHOULD ARRIVE AT 11th Street and Center Avenue

**Tune into FM 105.1 for Holiday Music during the Parade!**


Thank you to our 2009 sponsors:
Xcel Energy, Go Radio: Froggy 99.9 FM, Q98, FM 105.1, 107.9 FM The Fox, 1660 ESPN, Kilbourne Group, ecce art+yoga

A HUGE THANK-YOU:
To the Downtown Fargo Lions Club Members and the Moorhead Lions Club Members! They will be assisting the parade route and crowd to ensure a safe and enjoyable parade. El Zagal Shrine Club will be assisting with the Line-up for the parade. EVAC and City/Police volunteers will be assisting intersection and barricade control. Also, a huge Thank-you to all members who help organize this Annual event.


Any Questions?
Contact:
Jed Pahan
Xcel Energy Holiday Lights Parade Coordinator 2009
(701) 364-9867
jed@fmdowntown.com