Mardi Gras Hits the Streets of Avon, Ohio, with a Parade of Duct Tape

AVON, Ohio, June 20 OH-DuctTapeFest
-Sixth-Annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival proves it still has sticking power-

AVON, Ohio, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Juggling jesters and marvelous masked marchers made their way through Avon, Ohio, on the morning of June 20 in a parade honoring the Sixth-Annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival, held annually over Father's Day weekend to celebrate all things duct tape. The parade of more than 20 floats made by local businesses and organizations with Duck Tape(R) brand duct tape rolled from Avon High School to Veteran's Memorial Park, ending at the site of this year's festivities.

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In the spirit of competition, a panel of judges rated the floats based on several criteria, including amount of duct tape used and originality. The panel of judges awarded Spark of Hope's "Frog" float the Tip Top Tape prize of $1,000. Five additional winners received $500 prizes.

Throughout the weekend, festivalgoers were invited to partake in duct tape crafting, Mardi Gras-themed sculptures ranging from masks to jesters, and a quest for duct tape enthusiasts young and old to discover a hidden message among the 13 duct tape sculptures. Festivalgoers also had the chance to view the Top 10 Couples chosen in the Duck Tape brand duct tape Stuck at Prom(R) Scholarship Contest.

For more information or to view additional festival highlights, please visit www.ducttapefestival.com.

DUCK BRAND
Duck Tape(R) brand duct tape is available nationally at mass merchandise, hardware and craft retailers. Duck Tape(R) brand duct tape is available in more than 20 colors and patterns, including aqua, camouflage, fluorescent green, pink, orange and yellow, standard silver, and an assortment of other traditional colors such as red, yellow, black and blue. More information on where to buy Duck Tape(R) brand duct tape is listed at www.ducktapeclub.com.

The Duck brand offers an array of tapes, packaging supplies and home products that provide simple, imaginative and helpful solutions for a variety of tasks around the home, school and office. Visit www.duckproducts.com for additional product information.

SHURTECH BRANDS
ShurTech Brands, LLC, markets do-it-yourself tapes, office and housewares products under the Duck(R), Painter's Mate Green(R), Frog Tape(TM) and Easy Liner(R) brands. The company is a subsidiary of Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Hickory, N.C., an industry-leading producer of pressure sensitive masking, duct, packaging and specialty tape products, with facilities in the United States, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Peru, United Arab Emirates and China. Shurtape services numerous markets, including industrial, packaging, HVAC, professional paint, auto, marine, aerospace, arts and entertainment, and retail. Shurtape also manufactures and markets the Shurtape(TM) and Kip(TM) brands. Visit www.shurtape.com for more information.






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