▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Bob ▁E ub anks ▁and ▁Steph anie ▁Edwards ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁para de ▁for ▁local ▁television ▁station ▁K T LA . ▁Sing pol i ▁Group ' s ▁float ▁" Mar co ▁Pol o ▁East ▁Me ets ▁West ", ▁constructed ▁by ▁float ▁builder ▁Parad iso ▁was ▁jud ged ▁as ▁the ▁swe ep st akes ▁winner , ▁the ▁" M ost ▁beautiful ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁Par ade ▁with ▁out standing ▁fl oral ▁presentation ▁and ▁design ." ▁ ▁Flo ats ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁para de ▁featured ▁flower - decor ated ▁horse ▁carri ages . ▁Over ▁time , ▁flo ats ▁built ▁by ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁spons oring ▁communities ▁supp l anted ▁the ▁carri ages . ▁Currently , ▁most ▁are ▁built ▁by ▁professional ▁float ▁building ▁companies ▁and ▁take ▁nearly ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁construct . ▁Some ▁communities ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁spons ors ▁still ▁rely ▁on ▁volunte ers . ▁The ▁Valley ▁H unt ▁Club ▁still ▁enters ▁a ▁flower - decor ated ▁carriage . ▁The ▁Cal ▁Poly ▁Univers ities ▁Rose ▁Float ▁still ▁re lies ▁sole ly ▁on ▁students ▁who ▁volunte er , ▁with ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁requirement ▁that ▁" every ▁in ch ▁of ▁every ▁float ▁must ▁be ▁covered ▁with ▁flowers ▁or ▁other ▁natural ▁materials , ▁such ▁as ▁leaves , ▁se eds ▁or ▁b ark ". ▁Flo ats ▁are ▁self - prop elled ▁on ▁( gener ally ▁used - up ) ▁tr uck ▁ch ass is ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁M acy ' s ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁Par ade ▁which ▁uses ▁tra iler -