Labor Day Parade Advisory Board

Celebrating 41 Years! ROCK ISLAND LABOR DAY PARADE ADVISORY BOARD Thirteenth Meeting Monday, August 25, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Conference Room – RIFAC Agenda Topic Who Vote Inform 1. Welcome – Introductions Mary X 2. Additions to the Agenda? All X 3. Approval of August 18, 2024, meeting minutes All 4. Treasurers Report • Budget for 2025: $16,750 * Expenses to Date Dan X • Entries to date + Music + Sponsorships 5. Planning #41 – Staging ✓ Promotion schedule – see second page + Press Release (1) ✓ Blue Cups: 2,000 cups, how to distribute? ✓ New Shirts: When available? ✓ Registration Online/Map – posted ✓ Attractions: Horses - set ✓ Banners – ordered: 18th Ave banner: Set Mon/Tues. ✓ Post parade Clean–up: Youth Services Bureau All X ✓ Announcer(s): Confirmed • Porta Potties- set • Citizens/Year Program: Mon. 8/25 NEED CARS • New signs – Ready Tuesday/Laminated ASAP ✓ Flatbeds - secured ✓ Decorative Balloons: ordered ✓ Checks Requested 6. Discussion Items • Staging Update/ No Parking Signs /Police Report • Golf Carts Staging - UPDATE • Volunteers – discuss various areas; Sat. Review at WJHS All • Distribute Event Signs ✓ Post parade meeting – Huckleberry’s Pizza, 1 pm • Mailing to entries 7. Misc. Items of Concern All X 8. Public Comments* All X 9. Adjourn – Public Dates to Remember: August: Volunteer mtg, 5/30th 9:30 am, WJHS School Parade Day - September 1, 2025 Thanks for your support of this great Rock Island event! ☺ FINAL: 2025 Musical/Attractions/Other Entries Musical Groups Fee range: $350/$400/$450/$500/$800* 2025 Sponsorship fees change: University and High School Bands: $550 7/25 Cost Sponsor University Bands • St. Ambrose University $550 High School Bands: $550 (increased in 2025) • RIHS (2026 100th year!) $550 McDonald’s of RI - set • Rockridge $550 Wheelan-Pressly - set Flatbed Favorites: Fee $350/$450 with flatbed and driver 1. Mueller Band/Royal Pop/ $350 Sharp Towing $ 2. Sheltered Reality Band/ $700 (x2) Monson Towing $$ 3. Big River Brass Band / $350 QC Towing 4. Lee Blackmon / $350 QC Towing 5. Grey Wolf/ $500 Sponsor: Townships QC Towing 6. Audelia G and DJ Guerreo/ $ 400 Sponsor: Carmen’s Jewelry QC Towing Marching Units/Music/Horses/Attractions ✓ Rocha/Los Charros Riders No fee – will reimburse for food @ $800 ✓ Horse & Carriage $ 1,200 – for horse & carriage Mailing/Promotion Schedule for 2025 (proposed) • August: Final press release/FB /WHBF promo, FB post Entry mailing – + EMAIL 2025 Citizen of the Year Category Winners Vehicle Provider Parade Marshal TDR Carriages ✓ City Employee Tammy Mendoza ❑ Education: Jarrin Williams ❑ Individual: Kathy Lelonek Steiner Convertible ❑ Organization: WVIK ❑ Professional: Jack Cullen ✓ Veteran: Marshall Glover Gallagher Jeep ❑ Youth: Jeremiah Evans Tschappat VW ❑ Artist/Creator Dave Sebben ❑ Business Huckleberry’s *PUBLIC COMMENT - Members of the Public are permitted to speak after standing and stating their names. Public comment will be limited to 3 minutes per person, per subject. Board response to public comment is not required. Comments can be emailed up to Noon on day of meeting to marychapp2002@gmail.com Please type Public Comment in the subject line and these comments will be read at the meeting. Any person with disabilities who wishes to attend and requires a special accommodation should notify Mary Chappell, at marychapp2002@gmail.com, at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.