Life Church Awarded “Choice Award” For Best Parade Float
The Fishers Arts Council is pleased to announce Life Church its second annual Fishers Arts Council’s “Choice Award” for the best float in the 21st Fishers Freedom Festival main parade on Sunday, June 28th. The winner received a trophy and a $500 prize. The winning float was preceded by a banner naming the award during the actual parade. Prior to the 4 p.m. parade start, judges reviewed and rated all parade floats according to the following criteria: • General Effect in Presentation: (Maximum 25 Points Awarded). The overall effective presentation of the float. Its presentation, as it will appear on the parade route. Beauty and creativity. • Workmanship: (Maximum 25 Points Awarded). The craftsmanship in the float creation. Detail in design and creation of float objects with the effective use of colors and materials. • Parade Theme: (Maximum 25 Points Awarded). How well the float design concept adapts to
Announcing the Winners of the Fishers Freedom Festival’s 5K Event
The Fishers Freedom Festival announces its winners from the 21st Annual 5K event held on Saturday, June 27th. Winners were presented their awards immediately following the conclusion of the 5K, family two mile walk and new Kiddie Run. This year’s event attracted a record crowd of over 1,100 participants both locally and from out-of-state. The overall wheelchair winner was Shannon Childress of Fishers with a time of 56 minutes and 46 seconds. The overall quickest runners were Brad Jones, 19 years old, for the men with a time of 16 minutes, 35 seconds and Allison Jacobsen of Carmel, 15 years old, for the women with a time of 19 minutes, 42 seconds. For a complete list of all participants, please click here. Award winners who didn’t pick up their award at the festival should contact the Fishers Freedom Festival office at 317-595-3195 or freedomfestival@sbcglobal.net. Sponsored
