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Thank you so much for coming to watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade Run in Downtown St. Louis. We appreciate you clicking here to give us some input on the parade. Our goal is to continue to put on a fun and memorable parade for the people of St. Louis to help us honor our Irish heritage.

To that end, we would like to make sure we are doing our best on what we can control. So we ask that you please take some time to answer the following questionnaire about the parade - it will take you less than 5 minutes. We have partnered with a local business, One Source, A Marketing & Research Company, to help us understand how we did on this event and what we can do better next year.

Please be assured that your responses will remain confidential. The folks at One Source tell us that responses from each person will remain completely anonymous. So please be honest and tell us what you really think.

Thanks for your input and for your attendence in the St. Patrick's Day Parade for 2012!

Sincerely,

Joe Milligan, Parade Director
Susan Morton, Parade Chairperson
St. Patrick's Day Parade Organizing Committee
 
 
 
* First of all, did you watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown St. Louis this year?

 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* What part of the parade route were you on when you watched the parade this year? Please use the pulldown list below to select which location best approximates your location.
 
 
To give us an idea of who came down to watch the parade, we'd like to know how many people were in your group watching the parade. Please let us know the age and gender for each person who was with you watching the parade.
Gender (M/F) Age
Yourself
Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Person 6
Person 7
Person 8
Person 9
Person 10
Person 12
Person 13
Person 14
Person 15
 
 
 
* How did you get to the parade on Saturday morning?
 
I drove and parked downtown
 
I rode with someone else but parked downtown
 
I took the Metrolink
 
I live close by so I walked/rode a bike
 
Some other way
 
 
 
* About how much did you pay for parking?
 
 
 
* What time did you, yourself, get down to the parade route? That is, how long before the parade started?
 
About 5 hours or more before the parade started
 
4 1/2 hours before
 
4 hours before
 
3 1/2 hours before
 
3 hours before
 
2 1/2 hours before
 
2 hours before
 
1 1/2 hours before
 
1 hour before
 
30 minutes before
 
Just as the parade started
 
I didn't get there until after the parade started
 
 
 
* When did you first start planning and really thinking about coming down to this years’ parade? That is, other than at last year's parade.
 
A month ago
 
2 to 3 weeks ago
 
1 to 2 weeks ago
 
Just this week
 
Yesterday
 
Just this morning
 
 
 
* How many years have you watched the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown St. Louis?
 
This was my first time
 
I’ve watched it 2 to 3 times before
 
I’ve watched it 4 to 5 times
 
I’ve watched it 6 to 10 times
 
11 to 20 times
 
21 or more times, but not all of them
 
I’ve been to all 43 parades!
 
 
 
* Wow! You are in rare company watching the St. Patrick's Day Parade from the beginning!

We would love to talk to you about your experiences over the years. Would you be willing to give us your name and phone number so that we can contact you about this?
 
Sure, I'd love to talk about it
 
No thanks, I'd rather not
 
 
Please provide your name and phone number below and we will have someone contact you.
First Name : 
Last Name : 
Phone : 
 
 
 
* Did you also participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 5-mile run?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Now we'd like to know what you thought of the St. Patrick's Day Parade this year.

Overall, what did you think about the parade this year?
It was absolutely wonderful 6 5 4 3 2 It was just horrible
* The St. Patrick's Parade overall was ...
 
 
Now we'd like to know what you thought of the types of entries you saw in the parade.

For each type of entry below, let us know if you there there were too many and we ought to get rid of some or all of them, just about the right amount for you, or not enough and you would have liked to see more.
Too many About the right amount Not enough
* Animal units
* Balloons
* Civic leaders
* Clowns
* Dance troupes
* First responders such as fire, police and sheriff
* Irish-themed floats
* Media personalities
* Military personal
* Motorized units
* Pageant winners
 
 
 
* Did you, yourself, visit Kid City which was located in Aloe Plaza between 18th and 20th streets?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* Did you, yourself, visit Irish Village which was located in Kiener Plaza?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* How long did you stay in the downtown St. Louis area after the end of the St. Patrick's Day Parade?
 
 
 
* Did you, yourself, spend any money in the downtown St. Louis area while you were there for the parade? That is, before, during or after the parade other what you may have paid for parking.
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* Where did you spend money while you were downtown for the parade?
 
With a vendor in the Irish Village on Kiener Plaza
 
At a vendor's tent that was on the route
 
With a mobile route vendor who walked and/or pushed a cart around the parade route
 
At an area restaurant or bar
 
Another place downtown
 

 
 
 
About how much did you spend with a vendor in the Irish Village?
 
 
 
About how much did you spend with at vendor tent that was on the route?
 
 
 
About how much did you spend with a mobile route vendor who walked around the parade route?
 
 
 
About how much did you spend at an area restaurant or bar?
 
 
 
About how much did you spend at the other place you went to downtown?
 
 
 
* What is your ZIP code?
   
 
 
 
Please let us know what your favorite part about this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade was, and why.
   
 
 
 
What one thing could the Parade Committee do to make this a better, more enjoyable event for you?
   
 
Please contact One Source if you have any questions regarding this survey.
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