There she is ... Miss America … and she will be waving to the crowd while serving as the Grand Marshal for the Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival parade next month. Eighteen-year-old, Teresa Scanlan, from Nebraska is the youngest woman to ever take the crown and she also is an avid crafter, often using duct tape in her projects.
Sporting the theme, "Real Fans Stick Together," the eighth annual festival will celebrate fans love of sports and pay tribute to America’s favorite fix-all, duct tape.
This Father’s Day weekend tradition, June 17-19, features fashions, sculptures and parade floats made out of Avon-based Duck Tape brand duct tape, along with festival fun, food and entertainment.
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The theme also rolls out the newest line of duct tape, College Duck Tape brand duct tape, which features the logos, mascots and colors of favorite college teams.
“We are pleased to be bringing Miss America to the festival and have her lead the parade,” said Kendra Wheeler, account executive at Liggett Stashower. The advertising/public relations agency is promoting the event sponsored by ShurTech Brands in Avon. “When we heard she enjoys crafting things with duct tape we reached out to her and at the time, her schedule wasn’t open, but now she is able to participate. She will be sharing her love of crafts during a presentation at the festival Saturday on the main stage.”
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Festivities kick off Friday, June 17, at . Highlights include:
- A duct tape scavenger hunt throughout the festival grounds.
- An arts and crafts tent where visitors can use duct tape to create their own sports memorabilia, such as pennants, pom poms and megaphones.
- A free roll of duct tape to the first 500 attendees each day of the festival.
The premier event during the festival is the parade which this year takes place Saturday, June 18 beginning at Avon High School then traveling down Detroit Road to the park entrance. Application deadline for the parade is May 25. Participants are encouraged to keep with the sports theme when decorating their floats.
North Ridgeville residents Tim Terrell and Adrian Glover are this year’s festival sculptors. Their work with duct tape will be featured throughout the event.
“We are very excited to keep the tradition going on Father’s Day weekend and we continue to find ways to make it a little better and more exciting each year,” said Wheeler.