Help build this year’s Mardi Gras float!

Our theme this year is "The Wizard of Odd." 

We’ll put our own twist on this classic story.

The float will include an amazing Emerald Castle along with the Land of the East where the Munchkins and Lollipop Kids live. Dorothy and Toto, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Lion will be there along with Flying Monkeys and the Wicked Witch, too!

We need volunteers to help build the float. There will be work sessions every weekend ahead of the parade on Sat., Feb. 10. You don't need to sign up, just show up.

Work Session #3

The work plan includes:

• Attaching green coroplast to the Emerald castle structure.
  
• Forming the Emerald castle's towers and cone tops from PVC expanded sheets.
  
• Painting the castle towers and cone tops green.
  
• Painting the Witch's side of the castle gray.
• Constructing the yellow brick road.
• Constructing the drawbridges for the Emerald and Witch's castles.
  
• Painting Dorothy's house, adding and painting the porch, doors and windows; highlighting roof shingles.
  
• Painting the rest of the poppies and hollyhocks, bamboo poles for stems and PVC for leaves; attaching lollipops to bamboo poles.
  
• Checking lights strings to confirm they work.
  

Details:

• Date & Time: Sunday, Jan. 21, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Dress warmly!
• Attendees: DBC members and prospective members.  (For prospective members, this is a great way to fulfill your "Good of the Club" membership requirement.)
• Address: 958 Douglas Ave, Dunedin, FL 34698 
• Location: The float is located in the open lot behind the "Institute for Creative Arts,” (part of DFAC), on Douglas Ave., just south of Skinner Blvd. and diagonally across from the Dunedin Woodwright Brewery.
• Parking:  Parking in the lot is very limited. It is better to park in front of the building or in the City parking garage, located just to the south. Feel free to drop off any tools and supplies before parking elsewhere.
• What to Bring: Saw horses, jigsaws and blades, staple guns and staples, drills and star bits, heat guns, hand tools, paint rollers and brushes, and rags. Don't forget drinks, snacks, sunscreen, work gloves, and a desire to have fun with other DBC members.