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Every Thanksgiving, select staff from The Skillman Foundation get to walk along the parade route alongside the float wearing appropriate costumes while greeting the crowd. This year Senior Program Manager Robert Thornton, left, may choose between The Parade Company volunteer Gary Morgan's snowman costume or volunteer Deaidre Jones' tree costume. The Skillman Foundation and The Parade Company today announced the winner and five honorable mention float designs chosen from middle school entries in Detroit. The Parade Company created a float from the winning student's drawing, and the student and her family will ride down Woodward Avenue on the float next week in America's Thanksgiving Parade presented by Art Van.
