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The Tournament of Roses

Tournament House

President Richard L. Chinen

Inspiring Theme

Gr and M arshal Louis Zamperini

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Rose Queen M adison Elaine Triplett

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2015 Royal Court

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Rose Par ade Broadcasters

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Executive Committee

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Committees, Chairs & Vice Chairs

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Tournament of Roses Staff Team

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Tournament of Roses Foundation

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Float Awards

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Float Judges

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Rose Par ade Games

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The Gr anddaddy of Them All

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Tournament of Roses Sponsors

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2015 Rose Par ade Participants

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2015 Rose Par ade Order of M arch

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Calendar of Events

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Letter From the President

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The Tournament of Roses

W

hat began as a small effort by Pasadenas distinguished

Valley Hunt Club to promote the citys charm and beautiful

weather, the Tournament of Roses has since become Americas
New Year Celebration.
The Rose Parade, celebrating its 126th year in 2015,
greets the world on the first day of the year and salutes the
community spirit and love of pageantry that have thrived
in Pasadena for more than a century.

Tournament House

W

rigley mansion, the Orange Grove Boulevard estate,

serves as the official headquarters of the Tournament of Roses

Association, its staff and the 935 volunteers who work yearround to organize the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game.

In 1895, the Tournament of Roses Association was

formed to take charge of the festival, which had grown
too large for the Valley Hunt Club.

Surrounding Tournament House are the Wrigley Gardens,

which feature a 4.5-acre floral display of more than
1,500 varieties of roses, camellias and annuals. The
gardens, maintained by the Pasadena Rose Society, feature
the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) award-winning
Tournament of Roses rose developed especially for the
Tournament of Roses Centennial.

The Tournament of Roses has come a long way since its

early days. The Rose Parades elaborate floats now feature
high-tech computerized animation and natural materials
from around the world. Although a few floats are still
built exclusively by volunteers from their sponsoring
communities, most are built by professional float building
companies and take nearly a year to construct. The yearlong effort pays off on New Years morning, when millions
of viewers around the world enjoy the Rose Parade.
1959 Wrigley Mansion

1890 Rose Parade entry

The elegant Italian Renaissance-style mansion

was presented to the city of Pasadena in 1958 by the
William Wrigley family with the understanding that
it would become the permanent headquarters for the
Tournament of Roses.

In the winter of 1890, the club members brainstormed

ways to promote the Mediterranean of the West. They
invited their former East Coast neighbors to a midwinter holiday, where they could watch games such as
chariot races, jousting, foot races, polo and tug-of-war
under the warm California sun. The abundance of fresh
flowers, even in the midst of winter, prompted the club
to add another showcase for Pasadenas charm: a parade
to precede the competition, where entrants would
decorate their carriages with hundreds of blooms.
2014 American Honda float

More than 80,000 hours of combined manpower is

supplied by 935 volunteer members of the Tournament
of Roses Association. Each volunteer is assigned to one
of 31 committees, with responsibilities ranging from
selecting parade participants to directing visitors on
New Years Day, to serving food to band members at the
end of the parade route, to giving presentations about
the Tournament to community groups. Nicknamed
White Suiters because of the distinctive white uniform
every volunteer wears, these community-spirited men
and women give up their evenings, weekends and holidays
to ensure the success of the parade and game. A small
full-time staff provides support and continuity to the
volunteer organization.

Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. purchased

the home in 1914, after eight years of construction,
for $170,000. A year later, he paid $25,000 for the
adjoining property, clearing the way for what is now known
as the Wrigley Gardens. In its time, the Wrigleys winter
residence was considered a more modest home on
Millionaires Row. The three story mansion had 22
rooms totaling 18,500 square feet space, with the first
floor dedicated to entertaining and the second floor used
for living. Of the Wrigleys six homes across the country,
the Pasadena getaway was Mrs. Ana Wrigleys favorite.
She delighted in watching the parade from her own front yard.

Prior to Tournament use

Present day living room

After four decades of continuous use by the Tournament

of Roses and the thousands of visits by guests over the
years, Tournament House was in need of a renovation and
freshening which took place beginning in 1999. Due to
Tournament events, work on the project could only take
place between late January and August. The project took
two years to complete.

Present day Tournament House

Prior to Tournament use

Present day dining room

Tournament House and its surroundings provide a majestic

backdrop for many Tournament activities, including the
highly anticipated announcements of the Grand Marshal
and Royal Court. The many treasures throughout the
house recall past tournaments and highlight a rich history
of grace and style.

1890 Flower Carriage entry

President Richard L. Chinen

A

s a boy growing up in Hawai'i, Richard L. Chinen first

learned about the city he would eventually call home through

a famous New Years Day tradition.
I played a lot of sports as a kidsuch as baseball, basketball
but I really took a liking to football, he recalls. I loved
watching the Rose Bowl. I dont think I ever missed a game.
And I knew it was held in a place called Pasadena.

Inspiring Theme

A

s president for the 2015 Tournament of Roses,

overseeing both the 126th Rose Parade and the 101st Rose
Bowl Game, it was part of Chinens responsibility to select
the theme for the year.

July 2014 band visit to Maui

Tournament of Roses President, Rich Chinen with

Louis and Luke Zamperini

The Chinen family at the 2013 Rose Bowl Game.

It wasnt until years later, however, when Chinen started

his legal practice in Pasadena, that he fell in love
with another famous event during Americas New Year
Celebration, the Rose Parade.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from the
University of Hawaii, Chinen moved to Los Angeles in
1979 to attend Southwestern Law School. A few years
after he passed the bar, his law firm leased office space
in a building on Colorado Boulevard along the parade
route. On New Years Day we had a breakfast in our
office, he says. We were on the sixth floor and had a good
view of the parade. I was really impressed by the energy
and the number of people involved. When I learned it was
put on by a volunteer organization that also puts on the
gameand that as a volunteer member you could purchase
a Rose Bowl game ticketI was sold.
Chinen signed on as a volunteer member of the Tournament
of Roses Association in 1989, launching an extensive
Tournament career that has included serving on 21
operational and management committees12 of which
he chairedand a three-year stint as the Tournament of
Roses representative to the City of Pasadenas Rose Bowl
Operating Company Board. He was appointed a Tournament
director in 2006.

He began casting about for ideas back in 2007, when he

was elected to the Associations Executive Committee and
started the eight-year rotation through the executive ranks
culminating in the presidency.

I asked myself: What would be positive,

uplifting, and representative of who we are
as an organization? I knew that I wanted
the theme to be about ordinary people who
do extraordinary things as a result of their
effort. I also asked what would be a good
theme for the float participants and builders
to design around?
With the help of his wife, two daughters and sons-in-law,
Chinen had narrowed his ideas down to a few choices by
late 2010, when Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrands book
about Olympic athlete and World War II hero Louis
Zamperini, was published. Its such a powerful story of
resilience, of overcoming seemingly impossible challenges
and enduring unbearable hardships, he says. After reading
it, we decided that Inspiring Stories would be the theme and
we would ask Louis Zamperini to be the Grand Marshal.

Rich Chinen, Louis Zamperini and Kim Chinen

Sadly, Zamperini died in July 2014 at age 97four months

after accepting the invitation to serve as Grand Marshal
so he is being represented in the parade by members of his
immediate family. As Chinen said in a statement shortly
after Zamperinis death, [He] was and will continue to be
the embodiment of the 2015 Tournament of Roses theme.

Front row (from left to right): Kim and Rich Chinen

Back row: Dave Pommer, Erin Pommer, Megan Oakes and Jesse Oakes

THE FACE OF THE TOURNAMENT

The Tournament president also has the responsibility
of overseeing the design of the parade poster. For this
years events, Chinen says he wanted to highlight three
thematic elements. The first honors the hard work and
dedication of the Associations members and is expressed
in the posters background, comprised of a mosaic of
nearly 1,500 photos of 154 volunteers.
Chinen kept the photographic tribute to the Association
members under wraps until the poster was unveiled.
Toward the end of 2014, at our annual all-member
meeting, we had two photographers take pictures of the
members as they were coming in, he says. We told them
it was just to update our membership database, but their
pictures ended up forming the backdrop for the Inspiring
Stories theme poster.
The second graphic element is a single red rose, symbolic
of the Rose Parade, the Rose Bowl game, and the
Tournament of Roses. Lastly, the words Inspiring Stories
are spelled out in a silver reflective material. When you
look at it, you see yourself, says Chinen. The idea is to
get you to think about what your own inspiring stories are
and how you can be an inspiring story.

Rich and Kim Chinen sign parade posters

during the July 2014 band trip to Maui.

Rich and Kim Chinen march in front of the

Koryiama Honor Green Band
at the Kobe Matsuri Parade in Japan.

GO FOR BROKE
Among the roughly 40 elaborate floats in the 2015
parade there is one that Chinen says is particularly
close to his heart. The city of Alhambra is honoring
Japanese-American veterans of World War II with a float
emblazoned with the phrase Go for Broke.
That was the rallying cry for the 442nd Regimental
Combat Team, which was entirely made up of Japanese
Americans, many of whose families were in internment
camps, explains Chinen. Its the most decorated unit
in our countrys military history.

One of Chinens personal heroes, Daniel Inouye, the late

U.S. senator from Hawai'i, was an officer in the segregated
battalion. Inouye, who lost his arm while leading a
courageous assault on a heavily fortified German
stronghold in Italy, was awarded the Medal of Honor
and a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Senator Inouye was a hero of mine growing up in Hawai'i,
says Chinen. I wrote a couple of papers about him and
received a couple of appointments from him to military
academies. He passed away in December of 2012, so it was
touching when I saw that the city of Alhambra is honoring
that Go for Broke motto.

A GLOBAL PAR ADE

GIVING BACK

Chinen and his wife Kimberly spent much of the past

year traveling the globe to meet and support the fundraising
efforts of marching bands selected to participate in the
parade. Weve probably seen close to 19,000 band
members, mostly high-school kids, he observes. In
speaking to them about how proud we are of them and
encouraging their efforts in high school and beyond,
I focused on the Inspiring Stories theme. I was surprised
by how many of them had read Unbroken.

In addition to his professional career as a partner in

the Pasadena law firm of Palermo, Barbaro, Chinen &
Pitzer and his work with the Tournament of Roses, Chinen
is active in numerous other local organizations. He is a
past president of the Pasadena Bar Association, Pasadena
Christian School and the Pasadena-area chapter of the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He also has served as a
member of the Deans National Advisory Council for Fuller
Theological Seminary School of Psychology and adjunct
professor of law at Trinity Law School.

Chinen and his wife were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm

of all the bands they visited, especially those traveling
great distances to march in the parade. Going to Mexico,
for instance, was really touching, he says. The reception
we got, and how excited they were to march in the parade,
was very emotional.
Two other band visits, to Japan and Hawai'i, were
particularly significant to Chinen, who was born in Tokyo.
His mother is from Sapporo and as a boy he spent four
years in Okinawa when his family temporarily relocated
for his fathers work as an Army Civil Service employee
during the Vietnam War.
Im sure the past presidents visits to Japan were extremely
well-received, but I think when they saw me it was a little
different, he says. My wife and I marched in a big parade
in Kobe, right in front of the band that will be coming
to the 2015 parade. We were with the young siblings of
a band member and it was televised.

Chinen is currently an advisory board member and

passionate advocate for Elizabeth House, a shelter for
homeless pregnant women in Pasadena. Its the only one
in the San Gabriel Valley and they do incredible work, he
says. The need is so clear and the impact is so immediate.
These are pregnant women, often with other small
children, who have no place to live and no healthcare to
speak of. Elizabeth House takes them in and gives them
daily necessities, counseling, medical attention and life skills
so they can be self-sustaining after their child is born.
Chinen and his wife Kimberly have been married 33 years
and have two adult daughters. Megan Oakes is a fourthyear medical student who lives in Long Beach, California
with her husband, Jesse, a pastor in Long Beach, and Erin
Pommer is a marketing and events planner for a restaurant
in Boulder, Colorado, where she lives with her husband,
Dave, who is a pastor in Boulder.

The visit to Kahului, on the island of Maui, was also

really special, Chinen adds. My dad was born and raised
on Maui and this is the first time a single-school band
from Maui has been in the parade.

2015 Gr and Marshal

Louis Zamperini

L ouis Louie Zamperinis life epitomized the 2015

Rose Parades theme of Inspiring Stories.

Unfortunately, Zamperini passed away on July 2, 2014, at

age 97. We were hoping he would get to the end of the year
and have the chance to walk the red carpet at his movie
premiere and be the Grand Marshal, says his son, Luke
Zamperini. We were very sad when he couldnt. He tried.
Tom Brokaw put it best when he said, Louie Zamperini
never gave up; he just ran out of time.

Louie Zamperini was born in 1917 in western New York

state and moved to Torrance, California, while still a boy.
His parents were recent Italian immigrants, and when
Louie was picked on for his limited English, his father
taught him boxing as a way of defending himself. In his
teen years, when the pugnacious Louie started getting into
trouble, his older brother Pete urged him to channel his
energy into athletics. He devoted himself to running and
soon became a track start at Torrance High School, where
he ran the mile in 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds, setting a
national high school record that would last for 20 years.
At 19, Louie qualified for the U.S. track and field team
in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, where he finished eighth
in the 5,000-meter race. Louie continued running at
the University of Southern California, and in 1938 set
a national collegiate mile record of 4 minutes and 8.3
seconds, which stood for 15 years.

Zamperini will be represented in the parade by Garris

and her husband Mick, Luke Zamperini and his wife Lisa,
and their son ClayLouies only grandchild. The family
will ride in an extremely rare 1936 Packard Standard
Eight luxury convertible, decorated by FTD Master
Designer J. Keith White.

Photos courtesy of the Louis Zamperini family.

From young trouble-maker to Olympic athlete, from

plane-crash survivor and brutalized prisoner of war to
inspirational speaker and authorZamperinis story
sounds like something out of a book or a movie. It is
no surprise then that he has been the subject of both a
bestselling biography and a big-budget Hollywood film.
With all the attention and accolades he received in recent
years, you might think Zamperini would have been blas
about the prospect of serving as Rose Parade Grand
Marshal. Not so, says his daughter Cynthia Garris, who
managed her fathers speaking schedule.
When Garris got the call saying Zamperini was Tournament
of Roses President Rich Chinens choice for Grand Marshal,
she politely declined the offer based on a standing order
from her dad. He was feeling tired at that point and had
told me to turn everything down unless it was for a paid
speaking engagement. Garris recalls.
But a week later, when Zamperini learned about the
invitation, he insisted Garris call back parade officials
immediately and accept the position if it was still available.
He kept calling me every half hour to see if Id heard
back from them. This was almost more exciting to him
than the film. He was beyond thrilled.

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While they never attended the parade as kids, both Luke

and Cynthia have fond memories of watching it on television
at home with their mother and father. We watched it every
year as far back as I can remember, says Luke. Wed put
the parade on and then watch the football game.
Garris says that as a girl she particularly loved the
equestrian entries. I always loved horses. I loved seeing
their snazzy silver saddles. And some of the floats
were so dazzling.

It wasnt until 1998 when CBS did a feature on him

that aired during the Winter Olympics that people began
to take notice again, says Luke. But it was author Laura
Hillenbrands bestselling biography Unbroken: A World War
II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption that really
put Zamperini back in the world spotlight. Then, in 2014,
Angelina Jolie directed a film adaptation of the book with
actor Jack OConnell playing the central role.
The popularity of the book and movie has ensured that
Zamperinis dramatic life through the post-war era is widely
known. But his children hope people will also remember
their father for his many contributions in the more than
six decades that followed.

Shortly after graduating from college, Louie enlisted in

the Army Air Corps, earning a commission as a second
lieutenant. He was on a search-and-rescue mission in May
1943, when his B-24 bomber malfunctioned and crashed
into the Pacific. Zamperini and two other survivors,
Second Lt. Russell Phillips and Sgt. Francis McNamara,
floated on a raft in shark-infested waters, barely sustaining
themselves on rainwater and the few fish and birds they
managed to catch. McNamara died after a month at sea,
but Zamperini and Phillips drifted for 47 days and about
2,000 miles before being captured by Japanese sailors.
They were held in a series of prisoner-of-war camps where
they were brutally tortured and starved for more than
two years.
After Zamperini was freed and returned to the States in
August 1945, he was haunted by the memory of his savage
imprisonment and vowed revenge against his tormentors,
especially a sadistic prison guard named Mutsuhiro
Watanabe. Louie drank heavily and he and his new wife
Cynthia nearly divorced. But in 1949, his life took a turn
when he heard a sermon by Billy Graham. After finding
God, Louie forgave his captors and became a sought-after
inspirational speaker. Louie and Cynthia remained
married for 54 years until her death in 2001.
By the 1950s, no longer an athlete on the national stage,
Zamperini had largely faded from public view. He worked
as a commercial real estate agent and later ran a senior
ministry at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood
for more than two decades.

In the early 1950s, for instance, Zamperini established a

charity in the Angeles Crest Forest called the Victory Boys
Camp. Every summer he would take boys out of reform
school for two weeks of mountaineering, fishing and
survival skills, says Garris. He would share his own story
with them and speak of his conversion in an effort to give
them hope and inspiration to change the course of their
young lives.
A few years ago, some Victory Boys Camp alumni booked
passage on a cruise ship on which Louie was a featured
speaker. They stood up and said I was in your camp when
I was a troubled kid and because of you Ive gone on to have
this wonderful career and do these great things with my
life, says Garris. The family hopes to continue the camp
as way to carry on their fathers legacy.
Zamperini also co-wrote three memoirs, the most recent
of which, Dont Give Up, Dont Give In: Lessons From an
Extraordinary Life, was published posthumously in November.
According to Garris, the private Louie was every bit as
inspiring as the public one. He was a loving father, a
dedicated friend to those who knew him, and if you were
lucky enough to live nearby, a neighbor who would rescue
your dog or mend your leaky roof. she says. He had
hundreds of friends and thousands of people who admired
him. He was always happy, always had a smile on his face.
He felt comfortable going up to people and introducing
himself, helping people out. He was a wonderful man.

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2015 Rose Queen

QUEEN M ADISON
Rose Queen Madison Elaine Triplett, 17, attends
Marshall Fundamental High School and lives in Altadena.
Madison is the chair of the Pasadena City Youth Council
and president of the Black Student Union. She also is
active with the student government at her high school.
Madison is part of the varsity volleyball and track and field
teams and enjoys watching movies and tumbling in her
free time. She plans to attend college to study economics
with a minor in French and aspires to develop a non-profit
organization that educates minorities on financial literacy.
Madison is the daughter of Reggie Triplett and Jouslynn
Griffin and has two siblings: Reggie Jr. and Paige.

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2015 Royal Court

PRINCESS MACKENZIE

PRINCESS VERONICA

2015 Royal Court

PRINCESS BERGEN

PRINCESS GABRIELLE
Rose Princess Mackenzie Joy Byers,
18, is a first-year student at Pasadena
City College and lives in Pasadena.
She was homeschooled until eighth
grade and recently graduated from
Temple City High School. During
high school, Mackenzie was president
of the show choir and acted as
commissioner of the arts for her high
schools Associated Student Body
Leadership. Mackenzie is interested
in musical theater and acting and
has been performing since the age
of five. She also has been involved
in America Sings, an organization
which combines music and charitable
service. Mackenzie is the daughter
of Matt and Sheri Byers; she has five
siblings: Chelsea, Jordan, Kaeli,
Aubrey and Timmy.

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Rose Princess Gabrielle Ann Current,

18, attends Flintridge Sacred Heart
Academy and lives in Pasadena.
Gabrielle is also a student at Colburn
School of Music where she studies
classical voice. She is a member of
the National Honor Society and the
California Scholarship Federation.
Gabrielle is the president of Vivace
& Friends and was responsible for
producing a benefit concert that
raised over $5,000 for Youth
Orchestra Los Angeles. She hopes
to major in music management in
college. The daughter of Jerry and
Kathy Current, Gabrielle has an
older sister named Niki.

PRINCESS EMILY

PRINCESS SIMONA
Rose Princess Veronica Sara
Mejia, 19, lives in Pasadena and is
a first-year student at Pasadena
City College where she is majoring
in communications and is a member
of the track team. A graduate of San
Marino High School, Veronica was a
peer mentor and captain of the cross
country and track teams. She also
has volunteered at Sunrise Assisted
Living. In the future, she hopes to
work in a clinical setting as a mental
health counselor. Veronicas family
moved to Pasadena in the early 1900s
and is one of the longest standing
Mexican-American families in
the city. For the past several years,
Veronica has worked at her familys
Pasadena restaurant, Ranchero, as a
hostess, bus girl, waitress and cashier.
She is the daughter of Jaime and
Yvonne Mejia and has three siblings:
Andrea, Samuel and Alyssa.

Rose Princess Bergen Louise

Onufer, 17, attends Mayfield Senior
School and lives in Pasadena. Bergen
enjoys soccer and has been a member
of the varsity soccer team for four
years. While at Mayfield Senior
School, she also has choreographed,
taught and performed pieces for her
dance conservatory. Bergen is a
frequent Eucharistic minister and
usher at Holy Family Parish and has
trained many confirmation candidates
and youth members of the parish. In
college, she hopes to study business
and communications. Bergens
parents are Paul and Margit Onufer;
she has one younger sibling, Jack.

Rose Princess Simona K. Shao,

17, lives in Arcadia and attends
Westridge School where she is the
senior class student life representative
and president of the Westridge Glee
Club. A singer, Simona also is a
member of the Westridge Madrigals
a cappella group, and as a studio
musician has recorded a demo track
produced for Rihanna. Simona has
volunteered at Hubei International
High School in China and completed
an internship at the Hurun Report
in Shanghai. She plans to attend
college and major in politics,
economics or music. Simona is the
daughter of Simon and Mona Shao,
and has one sister: Rebecca.

Rose Princess Emily Alicia Olivas

Stoker, 17, lives in Temple City and
attends Temple City High School.
Emily is the captain of her schools
varsity cheer team and is a member of
Link Crew, a freshman mentoring
program. She is a member of the
National Honor Society, California
Scholastic Federation and is active
with the First Baptist Temple
City Youth Group. Emily enjoys
snowboarding and hiking and hopes
to major in chemistry and medicine
in college. In the future, she would
like to pursue a career in medical
research or become a physician. The
daughter of Kenneth and Sylvia,
Emily has two older siblings: Jeremy
and Anissa.

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Congratulations
to Rich & Kim Chinen

The Royal Court visits Huntington Hospital

pediatric patients on Halloween Day 2014.

for your leadership of the

Tournament of Roses
Thank you for your dedication to education and
for Shaping Hearts And Minds For Life
at Pasadena Christian School
1515 N. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena CA 91104
(626) 791-1214 www.pasadenachristian.org

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Rose Par ade Broadcasters

2015 ROSE PAR ADE NORTH
A MERICA BROADCAST:

KEY INTER NATIONAL

OUTLETS:

J a n ua ry 1, 2 015 8 a . m . p t

INTER NATIONAL TERRESTRIAL &

DIGITAL BROADCASTERS:
Argentina: Canal 9
Australia: Seven Network
Bolivia: Unitel
Chile: Canal 4
China: CCTV-6
Costa Rica: Teletica & Repretel
Dominican Republic:
Telecentro Canal 13
Ecuador: RTS
El Salvador: TCS
Fiji: One

Guam: KUAM
Guatemala: RTG
Honduras: Compania
Televisora Hondurena
India: Zee Caf
Jamaica: CVM
Korea: AFN
Mexico: Multipremier &
RTV Vera Cruz
New Zealand: Face TV
Nicaragua: Canal 2

Panama: Canal 13
Paraguay: SNT 9
Peru: ATV Canal 4
Philippines: Studio 23
Puerto Rico: WIPR-TV 6
Singapore: MediaCorp
Taiwan: Chinese
Television System
Trindad & Tobago: TV 6
UK & Ireland: Travel Channel

Worldwide: American Forces Network The two AFN worldwide satellite feeds will be in HD on Virtual Channel
8. Times are live at 1600 GMT on AFNlprime ATLANTIC and repeated on January 2nd at 2400 GMT on
AFNlprime PACIFIC.

INTERNATIONAL DIRECT-TO-HOME
SATELLITE NETWORKS & ONLINE:
ESPN International:
Various territories

Mutipremier:
Latin America &
Carribean

Sky Pacific: Melanesia,

Polynesia & Micronesia
(2014)

Travel Channel:
Europe, Middle East &
Africa (2015 delayed)

Listings are as of press time and are subject to change. Telecasts are live in Latin America, the Caribbean, and
on American Forces Network. Outlets west of the International Dateline either schedule the 2014 Rose Parade
on the New Years Day or the 2015 Rose Parade later in the year.

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Front row, from left to right: R. Scott Jenkins, Brad Ratliff, Richard L. Chinen, Lance M. Tibbet, Ira Mike Matthiessen
Second row: Gerald K. Freeny, Laura V. Farber, Laurie A. Stiver, Robert B. Miller, Amy S. Wainscott
Third row: Philip V. Orozco, Barbara F. Kuntz, J. Michael Gin, Jerome Cannon

Executive Committee
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Richard L. Chinen,
President
Ira Mike Matthiessen,
Executive Vice President
Brad Ratliff, Treasurer
Lance M. Tibbet, Secretary
R. Scott Jenkins,
Past President
Gerald K. Freeny,
Vice President
Laura V. Farber,
Vice President
Robert B. Miller,
Vice President
Amy S. Wainscott,
Vice President
Jerome Cannon
J. Michael Gin
Barbara F. Kuntz
Philip V. Orozco
Laurie A. Stiver
DIR ECTORS

Alex P. Aghajanian
Greg E. Custer
Richard M. De Jesu
Gordon B. Hamilton
Karen W. Jong
Pamela S. Knapp
Mark Leavens
Terrance Madigan
Jason C. Melillo
Jon T. Montgomery

Edward J. Morales
Carol Pfaffmann
John F. Reitnouer
Ellen W. Swagerty
Russell C. Thyret
James P. Zeutzius

Ronald H. Conzonire, 2009

Jeffrey L. Throop, 2011
Richard W. Jackson, 2012
Sally M. Bixby, 2013

LIFE DIR ECTORS

(pa s t pr e si de n t s)

John M. Dorger
John H.B. French

Arthur D. Welsh, 1979

Donald Judson, 1984
James B. Boyle Jr., 1985
Frederick D. Johnson Jr.,
1986
Harriman L. Cronk, 1988
John H. Biggar III, 1989
Don W. Fedde, 1990
Robert L. Cheney, 1992
Gary K. Hayward, 1993
Michael E. Ward, 1995
W.H. Griest Jr., 1996
William S. Johnstone Jr.,
1997
Gareth A. Dorn, 1998
Dick E. Ratliff, 1999
Kenneth H. Burrows, 2000
Lorne J. Brown, 2001
Ronald A. Okum, 2002
Gary L. Thomas, 2003
Michael K. Riffey, 2004
David M. Davis, 2005
Elizabeth Evans Wright, 2006
Paul L. Holman, 2007
CL Keedy III, 2008

HONOR ARY
LIFE DIR ECTORS

HONOR ARY DIRECTORS

Edward M. Afsharian
Anthony J. Alexakis
W. Reid Allen Jr.
Stacy Amar Houser
Peter J. Arnold
Loren F. Brodhead
John J. Cabot Jr.
Stephen H. Caine
W. Robert Clark
Carole G. Curran
John C. Cushman
Dickran H. Dadourian
Thomas I. Delahooke
Anthony J. Delgatto
John M. Delgatto
Joseph S. Delgatto
Rockne A. Flanagan
L. Raymond Freer
Alexander H. Gaal
Ray H. George
Peter S. Gonzales
R. Loren Grassmuck
Lawrence C. Gray Jr.

Gene E. Gregg Jr.

Bruce M. Hayes
Harland D. Heath
Robert L. Hemmings
Leo G. Hendler
L. Don Hopf
Bernard J. Johnson
Esler H. Johnson
Robert D. Kenney
Linda Klausner
William N. Kobayashi
Albert C. Lowe
Joan Madsen
Phillip R. Marrone
Paul E. Martinet
Paul F. Maurin
Thomas K. McEntire
Don G. Murphy
Neil L. Nickle
Jon T. Pawley
Richard Phegley
C. Anthony Phillips
Barbara G. Pieper
Roy W. Reeves
Maura Rountree-Brown
Jeffrey L. Smith
Thomas E. Smith
John S. Stevenson
Thomas L. Willis
E. Milton Wilson
Charles E.P. Wood
Reginald Woolfolk
Myron D. Yanish

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FOOTBA LL
R. Scott Jenkins***, Chair Ken Chong, Vice Chair
Represents the Association in its relationships with its partner
conferences (Pac-12 and Big Ten) as well as with NCAA officials
and other participating universities and conferences.
FOR M ATION A R E A
Alex P. Aghajanian*, Chair Cynthia O. Amerio, Vice Chair
Robert P. Hickam, Vice Chair
Secures the Rose Parade Formation Area and works with law
enforcement to maintain crowd control in that area from New Years
Eve through the duration of the Rose Parade.
HER ITAGE
V. Loren Klock, Chair Rachelle A. Little, Vice Chair
Works to preserve the Associations heritage and historical artifacts.
Conducts tours of Tournament House for the public.

Front row, from left to right: Ruth Martinez-Baenen, Pamela S. Knapp, Frederick B. Law, Cynthia R. Wiese,
Carlos E. Clayton, William A. Gomez, Rachelle A. Little, Michael Calderon Jr., Missy Baiunco-Augustyn
Second row: Kirkland Ogawa, Theresa G. Chaure, David A. Link, Varoujan S. Jinbachian, Jocelyn C. Manilay Yan,
Lily H. Harada, Cynthia O. Amerio, Tina M. Lowenthal, Stephen R. Perry
Third row: V. Loren Klock, James P. Zeutzius, Mark Leavens, Thomas W. McEntee, Scott McConnell,
Carol Pfaffmann, Kathyrn E. Perini, Steven J. Riboli, Russell C. Thyret
Fourth row: Ernesto Cardenas, Gordon B. Hamilton, Ken Chong, J. Andrew Douglas, Michael R. Hagedorn,
Jon T. Montgomery, R. Scott Jenkins, Terrance Madigan, Myron D. Yanish, David R. Andrews, James D. Ciampa
Not pictured: Alex P. Aghajanian, Michael W. Anderson, Jay A. Brown, Esther Campos-Ball, Greg E. Custer,
Richard M. De Jesu, John D. Espe, Cynthia R. Flores, Leigh A. Gluck, Ronn Gluck, Darryl S. Hallie, Robert P. Hickam,
Karen W. Jong, James C. Killeen, Linda Klausner, Krystine Leckrone, Jason C. Melillo, Janet L. Moore, Todd R. Moore,
Edward J. Morales, Patrice Myles, Kenneth W. Petschow, John F. Reitnouer, Eve M. Santillan, Eugene M. Smith, Michael E. Sohl,
Ellen W. Swagerty, Kirk A. Thorell, Craig L. Washington, Earnesto T. Williams, Robert W. Woolley, Alex L. Young

Committees, Chairs & Vice Chairs

A LUM NI SOCI A L MEDI A
Melissa A. Baiunco-Augustyn, Chair
Tina M. Lowenthal, Vice Chair
Develops alumni programs to connect former Rose Parade and
Rose Bowl Game participants. Utilizes social media platforms to
inform and engage key constituencies throughout the year.
Gathers and creates content for use in social media.
COM MUNIC ATIONS & CR EDENTI A LS
Jay A. Brown, Chair James C. Killeen, Vice Chair
Coordinates the deployment and operation of numerous communications
systems, including two-way radios, GPS and private-line phones, in
support of the Rose Parade operations. Oversees the production and
distribution of several forms of credentials for the Rose Parade and
organizes personnel to enforce access restrictions.
COM MUNIT Y R EL ATIONS
Alex L. Young, Chair Darryl S. Hallie, Vice Chair
Makes presentations to service clubs, community organizations, schools
and other groups in and around the Pasadena area in order to enhance
understanding and appreciation of the Tournaments activities and history.
Hosts viewing for mobility impaired spectators at the Rose Parade.
CORONATION K ICKOFF V IP TA ILGATE
Russell C. Thyret*, Chair Steven J. Riboli, Vice Chair
Handles all arrangements for the Rose Queen and Royal Court Coronation
Ceremony as well as the Royal Ball held for all Queen and Court tryout
participants. Plans and hosts a pep rally and luncheon at the Rose Bowl
Stadium for representatives of the Rose Bowl Game teams. Plans and
hosts a tailgate party immediately before the Rose Bowl Game for guests
of the Association.

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DECOR ATING PL ACES

James P. Zeutzius*, Chair Lily H. Harada, Vice Chair
Patrice Myles, Vice Chair
Manages the public viewing of floats at specific float-building locations.
Acts as hosts to the public, arranges tours and maintains safety and
security at these locations.
EQUESTR I A N
Ellen W. Swagerty*, Chair J. Andrew Douglas, Vice Chair
Michael R. Hagedorn, Vice Chair
Invites and coordinates the participation of the Rose Parades equestrian
entries. Plans and hosts a reception in their honor and organizes the
annual Equestfest event in advance of the parade.
FLOAT CONSTRUCTION
Pamela S. Knapp*, Chair Scott McConnell, Vice Chair
Ensures that construction of Rose Parade floats meet the Associations
quality and safety guidelines and that all mechanical functions are
tested in advance. Hosts a dinner in honor of the float operators.
FLOAT ENTR IES
John F. Reitnouer*, Chair Michael E. Sohl, Vice Chair
Invites and coordinates participation of the Rose Parades float entrants
and works to ensure they have a rewarding experience.
FOOD SERV ICES
Eugene M. Smith, Chair Ronn Gluck, Vice Chair
Handles food and beverage needs for a variety of Association events and
activities including annual kickoff festivities, Tournament grandstands,
and the disbanding area for equestrian units and marching bands.
Provides food and beverages to Association committees throughout
New Years Eve and New Years Day.

HOST
Kathryn E. Perini, Chair Robert W. Woolley, Vice Chair
Acts as host for numerous guests of the Association. Plans and
oversees the annual Presidents party and Grand Marshal party, as
well as activities for the Tournaments festival partner guests.
JUDGING
Carol Pfaffmann*, Chair Cynthia R. Wiese, Vice Chair
Selects Rose Parade float judges and escorts them to judging sites. Advises
on judging criteria; collects and publishes judging results to facilitate the
announcement of float award winners on New Years morning.
LI A ISON A ND PL A NNING
Linda Klausner**, Chair Carlos E. Clayton, Vice Chair
Acts as liaison between the City of Pasadena, law enforcement,
other governmental agencies and Association committees to ensure
compliance with all rules, regulations and ordinances and the
acquisition of all necessary permits.
MEDI A OPER ATIONS H A LL OF FA ME
Jon T. Montgomery*, Chair Krystine Leckrone, Vice Chair
Hosts and operates central press headquarters for members of the media
covering the Rose Bowl Game and organizes the Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony event.
MEMBER SHIP DE V ELOPMENT
Ruth Martinez-Baenen, Chair Jocelyn C. Manilay Yan, Vice Chair
Develops programs for membership recruitment, development,
satisfaction and retention. Helps enhance communication with members
to ensure their continued interest in the Association. Provides logistical
support for membership events. Oversees and manages the Pasadena
City College Intern program.
MUSIC
Richard M. De Jesu*, Chair Esther Campos-Ball, Vice Chair
Eve M. Santillan, Vice Chair
Invites and coordinates the participation of the Rose Parades marching
band entries. Plans and hosts events for participating band directors and
organizes the annual Bandfest performances in advance of the parade.
PA R A DE OPER ATIONS
Terrance Madigan*, Chair David R. Andrews, Vice Chair
Ernesto Cardenas, Vice Chair William A. Gomez, Vice Chair
Oversees operations along the entire Rose Parade route, including
integration of floats, equestrian units and bands in the proper order,
as well as timing and flow of participants.
POST PA R A DE
Edward J. Morales*, Chair Leigh A. Gluck, Vice Chair
Varoujan S. Jinbachian, Vice Chair Todd R. Moore, Vice Chair
Coordinates floats as they arrive at Post Parade display area. Oversees
all logistics for public viewing of floats following the conclusion of
the Rose Parade, including neighborhood relations, lost & found and
information booths, vendor relations and guest safety.
* Tournament Director

** Honorary Director

PR ESS PHOTO TROPH Y

Kirkland Ogawa, Chair Frederick B. Law, Vice Chair
Assists media assigned to two designated press locations along the
parade route and acts as host to specific grandstand sections.
Coordinates preparation and distribution of commemorative photos
and plaques for each parade participant unit.
QUEEN A ND COURT
Mark Leavens*, Chair Janet L. Moore, Vice Chair
Conducts the four rounds of interviews leading to the selection of the
Royal Court and Rose Queen. Accompanies court members to over 100
appearances over a span of three months, acting as chaperones, coaches
and mentors.
SERV ICES A ND PROPERTIES
Jason C. Melillo*, Chair Michael W. Anderson, Vice Chair
Contracts all security personnel and portable facilities for Tournament
of Roses events. Maintains an accurate inventory of all equipment used
for each Rose Parade.
SPECI A L E V ENTS
Greg E. Custer*, Chair Kirk A. Thorell, Vice Chair
Hosts a number of annual events as well as additional events as necessary.
Manages catering services and vendor communications for each event
under its purview.
ST UDENT A MBA SSA DOR S
Craig L. Washington, Chair Teresa G. Chaure, Vice Chair
Promotes volunteerism among Pasadena-area youth through the recruitment
of high school students for duties in support of the Rose Parade and
its associated events. Identifies and recommends activities, chaperones
students at events and acts as day-to-day liaison with the students,
school officials and Association officials.
TELE V ISION A ND R A DIO
Steven R. Perry, Chair John D. Espe, Vice Chair
Acts as liaison with all television and radio outlets providing live coverage
of the Rose Parade. Coordinates Parade route positions and logistics
for each outlet. Facilitates broadcasters access to parade participant
information as well as timing, staging and other relevant parade details.
TOUR NA MENT AU XILI A RY
Myron D. Yanish**, Chair Michael Calderon Jr., Vice Chair
Support committee of retired Association members available to provide
assistance to committees throughout the year and on New Years Day.
Also act as mentors to newer members not yet familiar with all operations.
TOUR NA MENT ENTR IES
James D. Ciampa, Chair Kenneth W. Petschow, Vice Chair
Selects and secures Rose Parade vehicles loaned for the Grand Marshal,
Association President, Hall of Fame Inductees and Mayor of Pasadena,
and coordinates the float for the Royal Court. Responsible for placement
of float award banners. Helps secure and staff Tournament House
grounds between December 26 and January 2.
TOUR NA MENT GR A NDSTA NDS
Gordon B. Hamilton*, Chair Earnesto T. Williams, Vice Chair
Hosts the Associations Rose Parade guests at designated grandstands on
New Years Day.
TR A NSPORTATION
Karen W. Jong*, Chair Thomas W. McEntee, Vice Chair
Provides transportation for Association distinguished guests and Rose
Bowl Game-related officials. Oversees issuance of sponsor-provided
vehicles and rental of additional vehicles as needed.
UNI V ER SIT Y ENTERTA INMENT
David A. Link, Chair Cynthia R. Flores, Vice Chair
Hosts the football teams and other representatives of the colleges and
universities participating in the Rose Bowl Game and, when applicable,
the teams and other representatives of the colleges and universities
participating in the national championship.
*** Past President

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Front row, from left to right: Kevin Ash, Jeff Allen, William B. Flinn, Ed Corey
Second row: Paxton Wang, Maria Olson, Nina Wiktor, Linda Rondares, Jane Akemi Smith, Heidi Hoff
Third row: Jason Martin, April Hood, Christina Garcia, Lexi Ibanez, Pam Walker, Monique Sims, Jeannette M. Collier, Andrea Fox
Fourth row: Lisa Brown, Alice Guo, Kristen Calo, Allegra Batista, Heather Sharpe, Karen Linhart, Amelia Gomez-Stitt
Fifth row: Brittany Mohr, Traci Ridling, Katie McFadden, Ricardo Gomez, Dustin Miller, John Henderson, Ramil Villegas Not pictured: Loryn Jacoy

Staff Team

William B. Flinn
Executive Director
Ed Corey
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Ash
Chief Administrative
Officer, Rose Bowl Game
Jeff Allen
Chief Financial Officer
Heidi Hoff
Senior Director, Marketing
and Communications
Paxton Wang
Senior Director,
Strategic Partnerships

Jane Akemi Smith

Director, Business
Traci Ridling
Director, Procurement
and Facilities
Katie McFadden
Director, Membership
Services
John Henderson
Director of Operations,
Rose Bowl Game
Monique Sims
Director, Sponsor Services
and Licensing
Ramil Villegas
Assistant Controller
Alice Guo
Senior Manager, Executive
Office and Events
Brittany Mohr
Senior Manager, Team
and Conference Operations,
Rose Bowl Game
April Hood
Manager, Operations
Office and Foundation

Jason Martin
Production Manager,
Rose Bowl Game
Kristen Calo
Manager, Development
and Administration,
Rose Bowl Game
Andrea Fox
Manager, Public Relations
Dustin Miller
IT Analyst
Nina Wiktor
Business and Finance
Accountant
Jeannette M. Collier
Committee Services
Coordinator
Linda Rondares
Membership Services
Coordinator
Pam Walker
Business Office Coordinator
Heather Sharpe
Marketing and
Communications Coordinator
Lexi Ibaez
Digital Marketing Coordinator

Amelia Gomez-Stitt
Business and Ticket Assistant
Christina Garcia
Executive Office Assistant
Loryn Jacoy
Operations and
Foundation Assistant
Ricardo Gomez
Member and Public
Services Assistant
Allegra Batista
Public Relations Assistant
Lisa Brown
Member and Public
Services Assistant
Karen Linhart
Media Director,
Rose Bowl Game
Maria Olson
Member and Public
Services Assistant

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Front row, from left to right: Karen R. Palmersheim, Norma Garcia Kachigian, Nancy Neal Davis, Jerri Price-Gaines and Maxine E. Harris
Second row: Shannon Boalt, Rihard W. Jackson, Charles Martinson, Brian James, Mike Ward, Gerald K. Freeny and Laura V. Farber
Not pictured: Katherine Martinez Kleine

Tournament of Roses
Foundation
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation is a tax exempt, non-profit public benefit corporation
established in 1983 to receive and manage contributions from the Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Association, its supporters, and the general public. The Foundation supports charities in the
Pasadena area by funding sports and recreation, visual and performing arts, and volunteer motivation
and leadership development.

2013 Grant Recipient, Girls on the Run of Los Angeles

2014 Grant Recipient, Los Angeles Childrens Chorus

W W W.TOUR NA MENTOFROSES.COM/FOUNDATION
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Float Awards

Up to twenty-four of the floats in the 126th Rose Parade

Float Judges
Els Hazenberg

Eddie Zar atsian

presented by Honda will receive official honors from the

Tournament of Roses in a variety of categories and specifications.
A three-member judging panel, composed of civic and
floral industry leaders, is appointed by the Tournament of
Roses Judging Committee to evaluate the floats within a
range of classifications. Scores are based on criteria such
as creative design, floral craftsmanship, artistic merit,
computerized animation, thematic interpretation, floral
and color presentation, and dramatic impact.

The judges review each float during two judging sessions

that take place during the decorating stages before the
parade. The judges then use their scores from the judging
sessions to determine the trophy recipients. Results are
released to the media immediately prior to the start of the
Rose Parade. Banners for each trophy-winning float are
carried in the parade by select members of the Tournament
of Roses Scout Troop and Gold Award Girl Scout Troops.

SWEEPSTA K ES TROPHY
Most beautiful entry

FA NTASY TROPHY
Best display of fantasy and imagination

M AYORS TROPHY
Most outstanding city entry

A NIM ATION TROPHY

Best display of animation

FOUNDER S TROPHY
Most beautiful entry built and decorated
by volunteers from the sponsoring
community or organization

NATIONA L TROPHY
Best depiction of past, present or
future life in the United States

CR A FTSM A N TROPHY
Outstanding showmanship and
dramatic impact over 55 feet
in length
CROWN CIT Y
INNOVATION TROPHY
Best use of imagination and
innovation to advance the art
of float design
DIR ECTOR S TROPHY
Outstanding artistic merit in design
and floral presentation
EXTR AOR DINA IR E
TROPHY
Most spectacular entry including
floats that cannot retract to 55 feet
in length

GOV ER NORS TROPHY

Best depiction of life in California
GR A ND M A R SH A LS
TROPHY
Most creative concept and design
BOB HOPE
HUMOR TROPHY
Most comical and amusing
INTER NATIONA L
TROPHY
Most beautiful entry from outside
the United States
ISA BELL A COLEM A N
TROPHY
Best presentation of color and color
harmony through floral use
JUDGES SPECI A L
TROPHY
Outstanding showmanship and
dramatic impact
L ATHROP K . LEISHM A N
TROPHY
Most beautiful entry from a
non-commercial sponsor

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PAST PR ESIDENTS
TROPHY
Most innovative use of both floral
and non-floral materials
PR ESIDENTS TROPHY
Most effective use and presentation
of flowers
PR INCESSES TROPHY
Most beautiful entry 35 feet and
under in length
QUEENS TROPHY
Best use of roses
THEME TROPHY
Best presentation of the
Rose Parade theme
TOUR NA MENT
SPECI A L TROPHY
Exceptional merit in multiple
classifications including floats that
cannot retract to 55 feet in length
TOUR NA MENT
VOLUNTEER S TROPHY
Best floral design of parade theme
35 feet and under in length

Steven Wood
Schm ader
Els Hazenberg, internationally
known Dutch freelance floral designer,
instructor and judge, has travelled
all over the world teaching the art of
European floral design and promoting
the use of flowers at seminars and
floral events.

Steven Wood Schmader, CFEE, is the

President and CEO of the International
Festivals & Events Association
(IFEA World). He also serves as the
publisher and editor of ie: the business
of international events magazine.

Among many honors, Hazenberg

received the Floral Nobel Prize at
the 2002 World Flower Council
Summit in the Netherlands. In 1996,
Hazenberg was honored with the
American Institute of Floral Designers
Award of Design Influence for the
positive impact her creative work has
made on American floral design.

Previously, Schmader served for 11

years as the President of the Boise
(Idaho) River Festival which he
started in 1991. Simultaneously, he
served as the founding President of
the Humanitarian Bowl (now the
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) and
the Executive Producer of the Boise
2000 Millennium Celebration.

She now fosters a lifelong interest

in flowers by studying botanical
drawing and painting with Dutch,
US and English artists. Hazenberg
is a member of the Dutch Society
of Botanical Artists and American
Society of Botanical Artists. Her
artwork is shown at galleries and
art museums.

In 2002, Amusement Business

Magazine recognized Schmader as an
Industry Difference Maker and in
2004 was featured as a Profile in
Event Leadership in Special Events:
Event Leadership for a New World.
Schmader serves as the Director
of the Event Management School
at Oglebay National Training Center
in West Virginia and architect of
the IFEA World Festival & Event
City Award.

Eddie Zaratsian, the creative director

for Tic-Tock Couture Florals and
Eddie Zaratsian Custom Florals and
Lifestyle, is one of the most sought
after floral designers internationally.
He is one of the youngest inductees
into the American Institute of Floral
Designers.
Some of his noteworthy accomplishments
include working with Oprah Winfrey
on the launch of OWN, The Oprah
Winfrey Network, and The Emmy
Awards Governors Ball. Zaratsians
work has also graced the pages of
countless publications including
Glamour, InStyle, Grace Ormondes
Wedding Style, Harpers Bazaar, Time,
Ceremony Magazine and People. Fashion
houses including Chanel, Christian
Dior and Gucci have looked to
Zaratsian for many industry events.
The London Financial Times named
Zaratsian as the top five leading floral
designers in the world. A showcase of
Zaratsians talents can be seen in his
book, Eddie Zaratsian: Custom Florals
and Lifestyle.

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1902 Rose Bowl Game

The Gr anddaddy of Them All

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nown as the oldest of bowls, the Rose Bowl Game has
kicked off many college football legacies.
Since the first game in 1902, the game has showcased 17
Heisman Trophy winners, hosted 29 national championships,
featured 203 consensus All-Americans and honored 110
college football legends by inducting them into the Rose
Bowl Hall of Fame.
The first Tournament of Roses football game, which
was the first postseason football game in the nation, was
staged at Tournament Park on January 1, 1902. The game
matched a West Coast Stanford team against Michigan, a
Midwestern team. These teams would later become members
of todays Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences. Michigan
routed Stanford, 49-0, prompting the football contest to
be replaced with Roman-style chariot races inspired by the
literary classic Ben-Hur. Eventually football returned and
was permanently reinstated as part of the Tournaments
traditions in 1916.

The exclusive agreement among the Tournament of Roses

Association, the Big Ten Conference and the Pac-12
Conference was born in 1946. The pact is the oldest
intercollegiate postseason bowl agreement between two
major conferences in the United States.

No stranger to trailblazing, this collegiate classic has been

the occasion of many firsts. The Rose Bowl Game was
the first local radio broadcast of an East-West bowl game
in 1926, the first transcontinental radio broadcast of a
sporting event in 1927, the first local telecast of a college
football game in 1948, the first national telecast of a
college football game in 1952, the first coast-to-coast
color telecast of a collegiate football game in 1962, and
the first postseason bowl game to celebrate 100 years of
illustrious history in 2014. The Rose Bowl Game has
rightfully earned its nickname, The Granddaddy of Them All.

The 101st Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern

Mutual will serve as a College Football Playoff Semifinal.
The game will be played on January 1, 2015 at 1:30
p.m. (PST), following the 126th Rose Parade and will be
broadcast exclusively on ESPN and ESPN Radio. This
game will match two top teams, as selected by the College
Football Playoff Selection Committee, which will compete
for a spot in the College Football Playoff Championship
on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas.

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Pace & Sound Cars
Participant

Floats (continued)
Page # Participant

Equestrians
Page #

41 Lutheran Laymens League

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41 Northwestern Mutual Rose Bowl
65
Northwestern Mutual NCAA
79
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Rose Float
49
Opening Show
Princess Cruises
57
Participant
Page # 101st Rose Bowl Game University Float 1 65
101st Rose Bowl Game University Float 2 68
42 Rotary Rose Float Committee, Inc.
Opening Show presented by Honda
79
Scotts Miracle-Gro
61
Shriners Hospitals for Children
77
Floats
Sierra Madre Rose Float Association
83
Participant
Page # Singpoli
52
South Pasadena Tournament of Roses
73
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
77
Theme Banner Float
41
American Armenian
Trader Joes
87
Rose Float Association
55
Underground Service Alert
American Honda Motor Company
45
of Southern California
68
The Bachelor
63
United Sikh Mission
52
Burbank Tournament of Roses Association 89
Western Asset Management Company
81
Cal Poly Universities
91
Zappos.com
85
China Airlines, Ltd.
53
City of Alhambra
47
City of Hope
73 Tournament Entries
City of Los Angeles
61
Participant
Page #
City of Torrance
48
Dole Packaged Foods
51 2014 Rose Bowl Game
Donate Life
78 Hall of Fame Inductees
69
Downey Rose Float Association
59 2015 Royal Court Float
59
Farmers Insurance
83 Flyover The B-2 Spirit
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Kaiser Permanente
71 Mayor of Pasadena, Bill Bogaard
67
Kiehls Since 1851
67 Tournament of Roses
Kiwanis International
93 Grand Marshals Family
47
La Caada Tournament of Roses Association 89 Tournament of Roses President,
Lions Club International
75 Richard L. Chinen
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Pace Car
Sound Car

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Rose Par ade Participants

Participant

Bands (continued)
Page # Participant

1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry

Detachment
Budweiser Clydesdales Anheuser-Busch
Hawai'i Pau Riders
Los Hermanos Banuelos
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Martinez Family
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
The New Buffalo Soldiers
The Norco Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team
Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara
Prime Time Express Mounted Drill Team
Scripps Miramar Ranch
Spirit of the West Riders
United States Forest Service
U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Unit
Valley Hunt Club
Victorian Roses Ladies Riding Society
Wells Fargo

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Bands
Participant
Blue Springs High School
The Golden Regiment
Cavalcade of Bands Honor Band
Cypress High School
Centurion Imperial Brigade
Escuela Secundaria General #5,
Manuel R. Gutierrez
Banda Musical Delfines
Helsingor Pigegarde
Elsinore Girls Marching Band

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Koriyama Honor Green Band

Lakota West High School Marching Firebirds
Legacy High School
Lightning Marching Band
Los Angeles Unified School District,
All-District High School Honor Band
Maui High School Saber
Marching Band and Colorguard
OFallon Township High School
Marching Panthers
Pasadena City College
Tournament of Roses Honor Band
Pasadena City College
Tournament of Roses Herald Trumpets
Robert E. Lee High School
Mighty Rebel Band
101st Rose Bowl Game University Band 1
101st Rose Bowl Game University Band 2
Round Rock High School Dragon Band
The Salvation Army
Tournament of Roses Band
Temple City High School
The Pride of Temple City
U.S. Marine Corps West Coast
Composite Band
Walton High School Marching Raider Band

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Participant
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126th Rose Par ade

presented by Honda
Sound Car
Welcome to Pasadenas famous Colorado Boulevard and the
126th Rose Parade! The Tournament of Roses, and presenting
sponsor Honda, invite you to enjoy the theme of the parade:
Inspiring Stories. This 2015 Honda CR-V, Motor Trends
Sport/Utility of the Year, starts off what promises to be a parade
full of fun, beauty, and inspiration. Thank you for joining us,
and Happy New Year!

Pace Car
An all-new 2015 Acura TLX sports sedan sets the pace for
the parade, traveling down Colorado Boulevard at a leisurely
2.5 miles per hour! Hondas relationship with the Rose Parade
started in 1961, when it first provided the motor scooters you
see used by white-suited volunteers traveling the parade route.
A pace car traditionally leads competing cars through the pace
lap of a race, but during the parade, there will be no racing. Just
waving at 2.5 mph. Say hello!

Theme Banner
Honda takes this opportunity to wish everyone watching at home
or on the route a very Happy New Year! Honda is committed
to developing products and technologies that make peoples lives
better, and to developing long-lasting relationships with community
partners. From its extensive support for STEM education, to
its associates volunteer efforts and environmental clean-up
activities, Honda believes in giving back to the communities
where its people live and work.

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Opening Show
presented by Honda
Our celebration opens with a wonderful taste
of how music inspires the human spirit and
embodies the shared heartbeat of all living things.
Music moves us to create our own Inspiring
Stories. The opening show features Tournament
of Roses President Richard L. Chinen, along with
students from Arcadia High School, Glendale
High School and El Dorado High School, plus
professional dancers and acrobats. Prepare
for a few surprises mixed with high-flying
entertainmentwell start it all off with a bang.

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Flyover The B-2 Spirit

Look up! And welcome to the skies over the parade route the B-2 Spiritair power in its purest and most elegant form. This multi-role
stealth bomber has a wingspan of 172 feet, more than half the distance of a football field and tips the scales at 160,000 pounds.
The B-2 carries a crew of two pilots and is capable of performing its duties anywhere in the world, whether directly from Whiteman Air
Force Base in Missouri, or by deploying to operations outside the United States. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the B-2
flew one of its longest missions to date from Whiteman to targets in Afghanistan and back. As the plane flies above the floats and
the merriment of the crowds, we take a moment to remember the members of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed around the world who
protect our freedoms.

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American Honda Motor Company

Building Dreams of Friendship
Phoenix Decorating Company

This year, American Honda Motor Company honors the

resilience of the Tohoku region of Japan. It has been four years
since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the area, and
citizens and communities are still working together to rebuild
their homes and their lives. Their story continues to inspire.
Hondas 2015 float, Building Dreams of Friendship, celebrates
the relationship shared by the United States and Japan through
the TOMODACHI Initiative. TOMODACHI is a program
designed to strengthen the bonds of friendship and leadership
for the next generation of Japanese and American students. The
program was born out of the humanitarian response led by the
United States military following the earthquake and tsunami.
This is Hondas fifth year as presenting sponsor, and 39th year
as a parade participant. The company wishes everyone watching
at home, or on the parade route, a very Happy New Year!
B:11.25

T:10.875

S:10.5

U.S. Marine Corps

Mounted Color Unit
Marshal: GySgt Daniel Garcia

Seeing
your
name in
lights

Introducing the All-New

2015 Acura TLX
Its a rush of blood to the head. Not to mention the
rest of your limbs. The all-new 2015 Acura TLX with
next-generation Precision All-Wheel Steer for more
intuitive response to driver input.

acura.com/TLX

The United States Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard has

helped lead off the Rose Parade for close to 20 years. The unit
was first established in 1967, representing the Marine Corps and
Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, California, in numerous
events throughout the United States. It is the only remaining
Mounted Color Guard in the Marine Corps today. Americas
Heroes are riding Americas Living Legends: wild mustangs of
palomino color from the U.S. Bureau of Land Managements
Adopt-a-Horse program. Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Garcia is the
Staff Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of this unit, which
wears its Dress Blue B uniform in the parade.

U.S. Marine Corps West Coast

Composite Band
San Diego, California
Director: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephanie Wire

The U.S. Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band is made up

of three Marine Corps Bands from around Southern California.
The band members are fully combat-trained and prove that
they are as proficient with their musical instruments as they
are with their weaponry. Many of the members have completed
tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. Though each of
the bands performs individually more than 300 times a year,
the Rose Parade is the only event that brings them together.

Acura is the official vehicle of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.

TLX shown with optional equipment. Acura 2014. Acura, TLX, Precision All-Wheel Steer, and the stylized A logo are trademarks of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

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Wells Fargo
Marshal: George Lane

Stagecoach riders wear the parade and Wells Fargos signature

color of red, and clothing that would have been typical for the
mid-to-late-19th century, including fabrics, patterns and styles
of that era. Wells Fargo celebrates the idea that little by little we
can all do a lot to build and strengthen our communities through
individual actions that have a profound effect on the people
involved. That could be a conversation that helps save a home,
a job for a home-bound veteran, or a grant to fund a local
nonprofit. Wells Fargo provides the building blocks to make
things better and recognizes the importance of local community
heroes making an impact on the lives of those around them.

City of Alhambr a
Go For Broke
Phoenix Decorating Company

If youre feeling inspired, you might as well Go For Broke.

And in that vein, the city of Alhambra celebrates the Japanese
American Nisei (second generation) soldiers who served during
World War II. They fought bravely for their country in Europe
and the Pacific, despite initially being denied the right to serve
and being classified as enemy aliens. Go For Broke was these
soldiers battle cry, reflecting their willingness to give their all
for their country. Go For Broke National Education Center
(GFBNEC) is providing historical context and support for the
float. To this day, the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team
that served in the European Theater is the most highly decorated
by size and length of service in the 238-year history of the U.S.
Army. In the Pacific Asiatic Theaters, the contributions of
the Nisei soldiers were said by General MacArthurs Chief of
Intelligence to have saved countless American lives and
shortened the war by several years. On November 2, 2011,
the units collectively received the Congressional Gold Medal.

Tournament of Roses
Gr and M arshals Family
USC Mascot Traveler 7, a 19 year-old Pure Spanish
Andalusian gelding, honors the Tournament of Roses 2015
Grand Marshal, Louis Zamperini. Presented as a single horse
without a rider, Traveler 7 symbolizes a fallen soldier and
precedes the family of Louis Zamperini in the Rose Parade.
The Tournament of Roses honors the memory of Grand Marshal
Louis Zamperini, who unfortunately passed away on July 2,
2014, but whose story has inspired so many. Following an
early career as a runner, Zamperini enlisted in the U.S. Air
Force in 1941. On a rescue mission in April 1943, the B-24
Liberator plane he was flying in crashed into the Pacific, and he
drifted for 47 days in a life raft, without food or water, only to
be captured and brutally tortured by the Japanese for the next
two years. After being declared dead by the U.S. Government, he
returned to Torrance at the end of the war as an American hero.
In 1949 Louis attended a crusade led by evangelist Billy Graham
and became a born-again Christian, forgiving his captors. Mr.
Zamperinis children, their spouses and his grandson ride in a
beautiful 1936 Packard Standard Eight. Less than 10 of these
automobiles were produced. This particular vehicle was exported
to Russia in the 1930s as a gift to Joseph Stalin. It is provided
from the collection of the Automobile Driving Museum in El
Segundo, California, and is elegantly decorated by FTD.

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City of Torr ance

Odd Fellows and Rebek ahs

Rose Float

Louis Zamperini A Race Well Run

Fiesta Parade Floats

Always Remember
Phoenix Decorating Company

If you need inspiration, look no further than the man honored in

this float from the City of Torrance. The late Louis Zamperini,
parade Grand Marshal, is the citys hometown hero, celebrated
here in an entry titled Louis Zamperini A Race Well Run,
for his remarkable life, his courage, resilience and ability to
forgive his World War II captors. While growing up in Torrance,
Zamperini was on his way to becoming a problem child when he
discovered running as a means to better himself. He set world
interscholastic racing records while attending Torrance High
School, helping him to gain a scholarship at the University of
Southern California. At USC he set the national collegiate mile
record, which stood for 15 years. His subsequent accomplishments,
and remarkable life story, have been well-documented in books
and movies. In 1946, the City of Torrance renamed the Torrance
Airport Zamperini Field. The Torrance High School football,
soccer and track field is called Zamperini Stadium.

Every year the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs make a pilgrimage

to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the first Sunday in
May, and lay many wreaths, leading to the float theme Always
Remember. No others have given more unselfishly, courageously
and without thought of reward, than the unknown soldiers, and
this float serves to salute them. Each branch of military service
is represented along with the flag to show respect for them and
for our country. The riders on the float represent active-service
personnel from the Marines, Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast
Guard, as well as three wounded warriors and two guards, active
or retired, from the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. The red
roses around the base of the tomb are dedicated to active service
personnel, veterans, and memorials of the order. A special rose is
also placed on the float in honor of Rose Parade Grand Marshal
and military veteran Louis Zamperini.

Cypress High School

Centurion Imperial Brigade
Cypress, California
Director: James Quirion

The Cypress High School Centurion Imperial Brigade was

founded in 1973. It travels throughout the U.S. and Canada,
with performances including the Macys Thanksgiving Day
Parade, the Hawaii Invitational, the Emerald Bowl, the
Hollywood Christmas Parade, Disneyland and Walt Disney
World. In 2013 the Centurions were selected as the Grand
Champion at the Los Angeles County Fair Band Competition.
Over the last 16 years, many Cypress High School students have
participated in the Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses
Honor Band, Fanfare Trumpets, or have been on floats in the
parade. This year, freshman French hornplayer Brent Dillard
provides the bands own inspiring story. Brent lives with cerebral
palsy, and has worked tremendously hard to be in the Rose
Parade. Band Director James Quirion made his first appearance
in the parade 25 years ago as a trumpet player in the Santa Ana
Winds Youth Band.

Round Rock High School

Dr agon Band
Round Rock, Texas
Director: David Mobley

1st Cavalry Division Horse

Cavalry Detachment
Marshal: CPT Elizabeth Rascon Jimenez

The 1st Cavalry Divisions Horse Cavalry Detachment,

stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, was established in January
1972. The Horse Detachment is an all-volunteer unit comprised
of active-duty soldiers who are charged with upholding the proud
traditions forged by the cavalry of the late 1880s. These soldiers
are wearing an1880s Campaign Uniform. Troopers are in a dark
blue wool top and wear yellow suspenders, which not only hold
up the troopers trousers, but also represent the long-standing
public acceptance of the cavalry. The blue trousers are a lighter
color due to the cost of dye during the Indian Wars period. While
on campaign, troopers would also wear the prairie belt, holding
a Colt revolver and ammunition. The 1st Cavalry Divisions
Horse Cavalry Detachment represents Fort Hood through a
wide variety of public appearances across the country. It is also
charged with assisting the U.S. Army in its recruiting efforts by
demonstrating the constant professionalism of todays soldier.
This unit is led by Major General Michael Bills.

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The Round Rock High School Dragon Band is the largest

student organization on the high school campus in Round Rock,
Texas. The band represents approximately 12 percent of the
student population. With 325 high school students, 350
students at Chisholm Trail Middle School, 275 students at
Cedar Valley Middle School and another 350 students at Walsh
Middle School, roughly 1,300 students make up the band and
its feeder programs. The Round Rock High School Dragon Band
uniform is one of the most-loved aspects of the program. Band
programs from across the country contact the uniforms designer,
Michael Cesario to ask for a uniform design that matches the
boldness and creativity achieved in the Dragon Band uniform.
Round Rock High School just celebrated its 100th anniversary
in 2013 and the Dragon Band marked the occasion with
phenomenal and unprecedented success. The bands director
is David Mobley.

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Maui High School Saber

Marching Band and Colorguard
Kahului, Hawai'i
Director: Kerry Wasano

Maui High School opened in 1913, as the first academic high

school on the island. The original student body consisted of just
16 pupils. Today it is a comprehensive high school, offering
programs for students in grades 9 through12. The school is a
Smaller Learning Communitiesdriven school, where students in
grades 9 and 10 are part of learning teams of up to 150 students,
sharing common faculty and aligned coursework. Grades 11
and 12 are driven by Career Pathways, where students select and
complete a course of study within the school curriculum. The
Maui High School Booster Club raised $300,000 to help cover
expenses for the band and staff to travel to Pasadena. The students
also did everything from selling snacks and pizzas to car washes to
raise funds. Band Director Kerry Wasano and Assistant Director
Kristin Tanaka are both Maui High School graduates, and both
served as drum majors when they were students.

Hawai'i Pau Riders

Marshal: Leiala Cook

Hawai'i Pau Riders are proud to perpetuate a beautiful and

unique Hawaiian equestrian way of riding, one which the island
nations queens and kings used in the late 1800s. Each riders
attire features vibrant colors representing the eight major
Hawaiian Islands. Riders and horses are adorned in fresh and
fragrant flower leis shipped from Hawai'i, a symbol of the groups
wish to share the aloha spirit with the world. Eight vibrant and
beautiful Hawaiian Island Pau Princesses sit atop American
Quarter Horses, dressed in satin kepola tops and Hawaiian-print
pau bottoms. Seven male walkers are dressed in Hawaiian-printed
Kalakaua tops with black pants and black cowboy hats. Each
horse features a different color nylon tack representing a different
Hawaiian island.

Dole Pack aged Foods

Rhythm of Hawai'i
Fiesta Parade Floats

With a float themed Rhythm of Hawai'i, Dole celebrates the

Inspiring Stories of those who preserve Hawai'is unsurpassed
natural beauty, its diverse cultural heritage, its people and its
art. The sounds, smell and taste of this tropical paradise inspire
a world of responsible, sustainable growing and operating
practices that help keep the rhythm of Hawai'i alive. The
Rhythm of Hawai'i is brought to life not only through the
sounds and movements of the music and people, but from
the land itself. Magnificent visions of lush white-sand beaches,
floral-perfumed trade winds and swaying palm trees come
radiantly alive with pahu drums. An enormous outrigger canoe
sails more than 12 feet forward and aft with the aid of six
paddlers. At the rear of the float, two volcanoes roar to life
creating an eruption of 20-foot-tall flames, smoke and steam.
This Hawaiian floral treat is sure to bring a warm pleasure to
all on a winters day.

Tournament of Roses President

Richard L. Chinen
2015 Tournament of Roses President Rich Chinen rides down
Colorado Boulevard with his wife Kim and daughters Megan
and Erin and their families in a 1925 Yellowstone Touring
Bus. This vintage vehicle was fully restored after it was found
abandoned in a canyon in Elko, Nevada. The bus is owned by
Barbara Carlsberg, and used every September by a group known
as the Jammers, which is named after the original drivers who
transported tourists around Yellowstone National Park in those
very vehicles. The Jammers now drive these historic buses in
Yellowstone to share them with the visiting public. The Touring
Bus is beautifully decorated by FTD Florists.

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Luther an Laymens League

The Bible...Gods Story
Phoenix Decorating Company

This is the Lutheran Laymens Leagues 65th appearance in the

Rose Parade. The floats title, The BibleGods Story, lives out
the theme of Inspiring Stories as the story of Gods salvation
is revealed through the real stories of real people throughout the
course of time. An open Bible invites viewers into the word of
God with Inspiring Stories of faith that burst forth from its
pages: the faith of Noah, who heard Gods call to build a great ark
and, despite the craziness of this calling, saw it through; the story
of Moses, who, despite the awareness of his own shortcomings,
became Gods instrument of deliverance as he led people out of
bondage in Egypt; the story of the Nativity and the Baptism of
Jesus. All of these stories provide inspiration by calling to the
source of Christian faith and life: the word of God as recorded
in the pages of The Bible.

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Koriyama Honor Green Band

Lakota West High School

M arching Firebirds

Koriyama, Japan
Director: Mr. Junichi Naito

West Chester, Ohio

Director: Greg Snyder

The Koriyama Honor Green Band hails from Nara Prefecture

Koriyama Senior High School in Japan. It is 150 members
strong, with musicians ranging from 18 to 25 years old.
Nara Prefecture is the ancient capital of Japan, with cities even
older than Kyoto. Nara is famous for its numerous World
Heritage sites, including the well-known tourist destination
of the Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall) of Todai-ji Temple.

The Lakota West Marching Firebirds of West Chester, Ohio,

are a classically trained ensemble with more than 270 members.
The band prides itself in a rich, nuanced depth to its sound. The
Firebirds uniforms have a striking flareand a striking flame.
The Firebird flame can be seen wafting up the front of the jacket,
as well as the center of the shako. The W for West can be found
in the Firebird flame logo on the white of the jacket. This group
repeatedly earns grand-champion awards at each competition
it attends. It has been invited to march in the Cincinnati Reds
Opening Day Parade as well as the Bengals halftime show several
times over the years. Band leader Gregory Snyder is celebrating
his 35th and final year of teaching and conducting and his 27th
year as director of bands in the Lakota School District.

United Sikh Mission

A Sikh-American Journey
Phoenix Decorating Company

A Sikh-American Journey aims to inspire and educate

mainstream America about the Sikh community. The float
portrays the inspiring story of Sikh-Americans, their history,
heritage and contributions towards building this great nation.
Featured as part of the float is the Stockton Gurdwara, a
California Central Valley place of worship built over 100 years
ago, as well as depictions of Sikh-American contributions to
society as a whole. Through the Sikh float, the Sikh-American
community showcases its identity and invites all Americans to
join the community in bringing about mutual understanding
and deep respect for all people.

Los Her m anos Banuelos

Marshal: Ramon Banuelos

Los Hermanos Banuelos represent Mexican Charro and horses

by showing and exposing horse and trick-roping skills. The
tradition is one more way in which the horse is honored and
appreciated. This is the organizations seventh appearance in
the Rose Parade. The team is wearing pine green Charro suits,
with shirts and bow ties all hand-tailored to fit each charro, and
then embroidered with patterns and colors for decoration. The
sombrero is made of white rabbit fur with a silver border. All of
the saddles that the Hermanos Banuelos use are custom made in
Zacatecas, Mexico, out of rawhide. The fuste is composed of
mesquite wood and wrapped with goat skin for added strength.
Saddles are decorated with stamped rawhide leather and stainless
and silver pieces.

Singpoli

A Bright Future
Paradiso Parade Floats
The elegant design of this float, titled A Bright Future, portrays
one of historys most Inspiring Stories: the legend of the
firebird rising from the ashes to soar again. It is a story of hope,
optimism and rebirth. Versions of the tale appear in Greek,
Roman, Chinese, Egyptian and Russian cultures. The legends
ubiquity in world mythology makes it truly iconic. Thanks to
sophisticated hydraulic animation, the firebird regally turns her
head from side to side. She also beats her wings up and down.
The magnificent wingspan measures 30 feet across when fully
extended and required a special variance. A complex doublejointed mechanism was designed to enable the birds head to
lower so it can glide under power lines and overpasses.
Painstakingly trimmed orange rind creates the texture of the
birds legs. The story of the firebird, with its multicultural roots,
reflects Singpolis commitment to bringing cultures together in
its work as a trans-Pacific real-estate developer.

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China Airlines, Ltd.

Inspiring Grace of Cloud Gate
Artistic Entertainment Services

This year China Airlines presents Inspiring Grace of Cloud

Gate, a celebration of Chinese culture and arts. The float pays
tribute to the Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan. Cloud
Gate has entertained and inspired generations of audiences
for 40 years. The focal point of the float is a dancer. Billowing
silk strands that are used in regular dance productions flow in
the wind as the dancer performs. Along the back of the float is
the official Cloud Gate Dance group logo in Chinese writing.
The dancer performs among lilies and traditional lotus flowers.
Celebrated by China Airlines for its artistic achievements and its
cultural contribution to the society of Taiwan, the dance images
of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan were illustrated on the
Airlines newly purchased Airbus A330 aircraft, which is now
flying throughout its expansive worldwide network.

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Proudly Supporting the Rose Parade Bands

for over 30 Years.

Remo, Inc. has been the exclusive drumhead supplier for the Rose Parade since 1982.
To commemorate each years theme, these superior quality graphic
drumheads are created for the participating bands.

Helsingor Pigegarde
Elsinore Girls Marching Band
Hornbaek, Denmark
Director: Sanne Koudahl Bergsaker

Helsingor Pigegarde (Elsinore Girls Marching Band) is an

all-girl band from Denmark. The members of the band are
anywhere from 9 to 21 years old. Helsingor Pigegarde is a
military-style marching band with a unique look and
performance. The band previously participated in the 1984
Olympics in Los Angeles and was also invited by the Danish
Queen Margrethe II to play at one of her dinner parties.

Victorian Roses
Ladies Riding Society

2008

2014

Marshal: Jamie Gassert

The Victorian Roses Ladies Riding Society of Descanso,

California, depicts the Victorian era with colorful outfits of
skirts, underskirts and jackets of everything from taffeta and
silk to cotton and velvet, with accents of embroidery, lace and
crocheted collars. Their costumes also feature Victorian hats
with flowers, feathers and beads, along with decorated parasols.
The group represents every size and type of equinefrom draft
horse to mini, from horse to mule. It represents what the original
Rose Parade would have been like from ladies riding side saddle
to beautiful carriages adorned with flowers.

2009

2015

2013

American Ar menian
Rose Float Association
Cradle of Civilization
Phoenix Decorating Company

2010

2012

2011

Remo also presents Bandfest: two days of shows prior to parade day,
featuring the award-winning Rose Parade bands.
remo.com

Welcome to the Cradle of Civilization, a float presented by the

Armenian community to share their centuries-old rich cultural
heritage with the United States and the world. The American
Armenian Rose Parade float is a showcase of the contributions
Armenians have made to this great nation and around the globe.
Every item on this float, from the carpet, the tree of life and
the birds and fruits, to the eternity sign and the Duduk (flute),
symbolizes a specific aspect of the Armenian culture, including
religion, education, industry, music, dance and beyond. The
prevailing color is a specific red that is extracted from a worm
found only on the mountains of Armenia. Worms Red is
Armenias national color.

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For 50 years, Princess

has insPired its guests
to tr avel the world and
come back new.

Today we celebrate those stories

at the 126th Rose Parade.
Princess Cruises
50 Years of Inspiring Travel
Phoenix Decorating Company

Princess Cruises is known for its starring role in one of

televisions most iconic shows, The Love Boat. Their Rose
Parade float 50 Years of Inspiring Travel celebrates the cruise
lines 50th anniversary, and pays tribute to the light-hearted
TV show which played such an integral role in the companys early
history. The float depicts the lines newest ship Regal Princess
symbolically sailing through the worlds fascinating destinations
and iconic landmarks that guests have experienced with Princess
for the past 50 years. The original cast of the Love Boat have
been reunited to ride on the float, which comes on the heels
of this beloved group christening Princess newest ship Regal
Princess to kick off the companys anniversary year.

Pasadena City College

Tournament of Roses
Her ald Trumpets
Pasadena, California
Director: Kevin Brown

This year marks the 35th Rose Parade appearance for the Pasadena
City College elite Tournament of Roses Herald Trumpets. In
addition, the college is celebrating its 90th anniversary. PCC
enrolls approximately 27,000 students. The Lancer Marching
Band has been in existence since 1929 and became the official
band of the Tournament of Roses in 1930. The Herald Trumpets
players are wearing a red military-style jacket with cape, red
beret and white pants. The bands director is Kevin Brown.

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2015 Royal Court Float

Fiesta Parade Floats

Ladies and gentlemen, subjects of the realm, please give your

best royal wave to the 2015 Tournament of Roses Rose Queen
and the Royal Court! Queen Madison Elaine Triplett and her
six Princesses Mackenzie Joy Byers, Gabrielle Ann Current,
Veronica Sara Mejia, Bergen Louise Onufer, Simona K. Shao
and Emily Alicia Olivas Stoker are presented beneath a
floating bejeweled crown canopy, where they sit amid an elegant,
tailored rose garden lined in delicate ferns. Carved urns flank
the sides of the float, with oversized, sculptured roses at the
front. The Royal Court will make up to 100 community and
media appearances during their reign. Their selection concluded
a month-long process that began in September with more than
700 candidates from the Pasadena area who participated in the
Royal Court tryouts. Congratulations to these stellar young women!

Medieval Times
Dinner & Tournament
Marshal: Jesse Camarena

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament inspires all to believe in

honor, bravery and chivalry. Gallant knights, a wise king and
(sometimes even a celebrity) princess march in precision along
the parade route astride majestic Pure Spanish horses. When the
parade slows, skilled knights perform combat demonstrations using
authentic medieval weapons. There are six different colored
tunics with matching capes for the knights and similar garb
for the horses, which also feature authentic Medieval tack and
hand-crafted coverings. Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
has taken part in the Rose Parade for 26 consecutive years,
starting in 1988.

Downey
Rose Float Association
Home For The Holidays
Self Built

This is the 62nd trip down Colorado Boulevard for the City of
Downey and its floats. This years entry is titled Home for the
Holidays, and tells the story of World War II soldiers returning
home to their loved ones over the winter holidays in the 1940s.
And its so good to be home, with sleigh rides and ice-skating and
all manner of holiday merriment (not to mention an animated
deer!). The Downey Rose Float Association is a not-for-profit,
all-volunteer organization that raises money year-round to
support the float entry. The theme is voted on by association
members after citizens submit designs. The association sees this
float as a way to both promote the city and encourage community
spirit among young and old alike.

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Scotts Mir acle-Gro

Life Starts Here
Fiesta Parade Floats

Life Starts Herein the garden! Who cannot help being inspired
by the process of planting a seed and watching it grow? This float
highlights the benefits that gardens and green spaces provide
to neighborhoods, schools and communities, especially those
areas most in need. Feast your eyes on this refurbished green
space, where kids and families can tend gardens, exercise and
play and spend time together in the outdoors. These are creative
gardens overflowing with sculptured and fresh vegetables. Fruits
and flowers fill the urban green space with color to inspire
the imagination of experienced gardeners and novices alike.
Summer-blooming plants and herbs cascade from window boxes
and specialty lawns of freshly grown soilless grass complete the
outdoor urban scene. Miracle-Gros commitment to garden
and green space development includes GRO1000, a community
outreach initiative that will result in the creation of 1,000
community gardens and green spaces by 2018, during
Miracle-Gros 150th anniversary celebration.

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Los Angeles County

Fire Department
Marshal: Daryl Osby

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has been saving lives
for more than a century and continues to inspire young men and
women to consider a career in firefighting. Over the years, the
courageous members of the department have saved hundreds of
lives and thousands of properties, sharing numerous Inspiring
Stories with the many families they serve. This horse team
and owner have pulled a steam fire engine in the last eight Rose
Parades. The horses are Percherons, and the riders, including
Fire Chief Daryl Osby, are wearing firefighter dress uniforms.

City of Los Angeles

Whats Your L.A. Story
Phoenix Decorating Company

Learn more at miraclegro.com/roseparade

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The City of Angels boasts millions of Inspiring Stories of why

both visitors and residents choose to come here. People come
to L.A. from all over the world to pursue their dreams and turn
their inspirations into reality. Whats Your L.A. Story? is a
look at life in greater Los Angeles. The float features all manner
of classic L.A. scenes: a red carpet gala, the Oscar statuette,
a skateboarder, an outdoor cafe scene, palm trees, a sun bather
in a beach setting, a surfer in a wave and a skier coming down
a mountain. Film reels line the top side of the float. Los Angeles
City Hall also makes an appearance, along with the world-famous
Capital Records building in Hollywood. The City of Los Angeles
has entered a float in the Rose parade for 117 consecutive years,
making it the longest-running float entry.

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Los Angeles Unified School

District All-District High
School Honor Band
Los Angeles, California
Director: Tony White and Art Duardo

The L.A. Unified All-District band features brass and percussion

instruments only, making it virtually unique among marching
bands. It is known for its powerful sound and exciting selections
of music, in addition to a fast-paced cadence and high-stepping
march. This band represents the largest school district west of
the Mississippi River, and it has marched in the Rose Parade
every year since 1973. The All-District Honor Band has also
performed for Super Bowls, World Series and beyond. This year
the group performed with jazz artist Jon Batiste at the Hollywood
Bowl. The band wears red, white and blue uniforms, white
footwear and white West Pointstyle shakos. Band director
Tony White is celebrating his 30th year of working with the
LAUSD All-District High School Band. He started as a student
in 1984 and has worked in every capacity with the band since then.

The Bachelor
Inspiring Love
Fiesta Parade Floats

Love is the worlds most inspiring force and should be celebrated.

Inspiring Love is the foundation on which The Bachelor franchise
was created. Millions of viewers are encouraged to dream big and
live their own fairytale romance. This float is set in floral garden
displays of 25,000 red roses and against the backdrop of the
Mediterranean arch walls of Villa De La Vina, the Los Angeles
home base of the program. The Bachelor is an unscripted television
series that has been inspiring true love and bringing love stories
to millions of viewers since 2001. Its matchmaking skills
have resulted in five marriages (one of which has celebrated its
10-year anniversary), three currently engaged couples, countless
happy couples, and even four Bachelor babies! Some of those
couples are featured on the float. The programs 29th love story
is set to premiere just days after the parade, starring the newest
bachelor, Chris Soules, who is also on the float, and begins his
journey for love on Monday, January 5th, on ABC.

Valley Hunt Club

Marshal: Sarah Babcock

The Valley Hunt Club is an important part of the history of the

Pasadena Tournament of Roses. In fact, the club started the
Rose Parade back in 1890! Members who had come from the
East Coast were eager to showcase the mild winter weather in
Pasadena. So Professor Charles F. Holder told a club meeting,
Lets hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise! The
Tournament of Roses has been telling the world ever since. All of
the horses in this parade entry are owned by Frank Leyendekker
of Visalia, California. The team pulling the carriage is driven by
Gerben Leyendekker. Riders are in traditional hunt attire.

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TO INSPIRE
IS EXTRAORDINARY.

Northwestern Mutual
Rose Bowl
Celebrating Greatness
Fiesta Parade Floats

This float is a magnificent floral tribute to the first College

Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented
by Northwestern Mutual. The floats theme is Celebrating
Greatness, in tribute to this years game and the many previous
student-athletes that have played in the Rose Bowl. Throughout
the years, the Rose Bowl has inspired many teams to make
the historic trip to Pasadena. Teams will bond together for a
common purpose, and student-athletes will find strength and
inspiration in these big moments.

101st Rose Bowl Game

presented by
Northwestern Mutual
University Float 1
Artistic Entertainment Services

Proudly depicting the school name and team colors of one of the
outstanding football teams ready to compete in the 101st Rose
Bowl Game and the inaugural College Football Playoff Semifinal,
this float will help start the momentum of support among football
fans and admirers.

Alexandra Alex Scott (19962004)

Founder of Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)

Were inspired by children, like Alex, and families who find strength they didnt
even know they had. At Northwestern Mutual, our Childhood Cancer Program
is dedicated to finding cures and supporting families. Because every child
deserves a lifetime of possibilities. To join us and our partner ALSF in
the fight, go to alexslemonade.org/RoseBowl.
You and Northwestern Mutualstronger together.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, and its subsidiaries. Financial advisors are advisory representatives of Northwestern Mutual
Investment Services, LLC, and/or Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Not all Northwestern Mutual representatives are financial advisors.

101st Rose Bowl Game

presented by
Northwestern Mutual
University Band 1
In addition to performing for the crowds gathered along the
five-and-a-half mile parade route, this band will perform in
front of more than 95,000 college football fans gathered for
the College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl
presented by Northwestern Mutual. The group also will
be featured in pre-game and half-time shows for the days
gridiron classic.

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Kiehls Since 1851

Inspiring a Beautiful World
Fiesta Parade Floats

Kiehls Since 1851 makes its inaugural appearance in the Rose

Parade. This float features a replica of the original and current
flagship store, at the Pear Tree Corner of 3rd Avenue and
13th Street in New York City, with a neon pharmacy light, full
window dressings, mailbox and fire hydrant setting the
backdrop. At the back of the building is Mr. Bones, Kiehls
friendly skeleton mascot attired in a dapper bow tie and lab coat.
Bold expressions of classic Kiehls botanical ingredients border
the sides of the float, including clusters of sculptured oversized
sunflowers, roses, pear blossoms, oranges and pears. Kiehls
scientific heritage is represented with numerous glass beakers
filled and overflowing with magnificent fresh floral designs. A
nod to Kiehls adventurous side is embraced with the Kiehls
Eagles Flying Team vintage bi-plane at the front of the float
and four vintage motorcycles riding along the sides of the float.
The historical Stuyvesant pear tree, originally planted in 1647,
represents the long tradition of Kiehls products and service.

M ayor of Pasadena,
Bill Boga ard
Mayor Bill Bogaard, his wife Claire, and Vice Mayor Jacque
Robinson and her guest proudly represent the City of Pasadena in
the 2015 Rose Parade. The 1940 Lincoln Mark I in which they
are riding is one of 54 that were produced that year in a concept
developed by Edsel Ford. This vehicle is provided by Jerry Furrey
and has been beautifully adorned by FTD Florists.

Pasadena City College

Tournament of Roses
Honor Band
Pasadena, California
Director: Kyle Luck

The Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band

has marched in every Rose Parade since 1930. 2015 marks
the bands 86th parade. The PCC Honor Band is the official
band of the Tournament of Roses. It includes members of the
colleges Lancer Marching Band as well as exceptional high school
musicians from throughout Southern California. More than 600
high school students audition each year for the 200-plus spots in
the band. Members of the PCC Honor Band have performed on
stage at the Hollywood Bowl and on the Tonight Show with Jay
Leno. They wear red military-style coats with an embroidered
Tournament of Roses logo, white pants, red shakos and white
plumes. The bands director is Kyle Luck.

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Spirit of the West Riders

101st Rose Bowl Game

presented by
Northwestern Mutual
University Band 2

Marshal: Phil Spangenberger

Spirit of the West Riders, hailing from Leona Valley, California,

depict the colorful men and women of various ethnic origins that
helped tame the American West from the 1840s through the
1920s. They include cowboys, cowgirls, cavalrymen, sidesaddle
ladies, Wild West show performers, mountain men, Californio
vaqueros, ranchers and lawmen. The colorful clothing and saddle
tack is carefully researched and duplicated either from original
items or recreations, down to the last period-correct detail.
Every riders hat, coat, shirt or blouse, and each riders boots,
trousers, spurs, firearms and other equipment are detail-perfect.
Like the clothing, each riders saddlery and tack is period-correct
to that riders character. It is a museum-quality, authentic
throwback to the Old West. Looking at Spirit of the West Riders
is like looking at the past come alive!

The members of this university band have an exciting day in

store. After marching down Colorado Boulevard in the 126th
Rose Parade presented by Honda, they will perform in pre-game
and halftime shows at The Granddaddy of Them All the
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game
presented by Northwestern Mutual.

Prime Time Express

Mounted Drill Team

Underground Service Alert

of Southern California

Marshal: Johnna Ingram

Do It Right...Call 811
Fiesta Parade Floats

Prime Time Express is a mounted drill team with a love for

performance horses. PTE was chosen as the 2013 National
Champion Drill Team in the United States Equestrian Drill
Competition and continues to practice, perform, appear and
compete at this level. The team is comprised of 12 female
equestrians outfitted in red, white and blue matching outfits,
white felt hats and white leather tack with blue and clear crystal
conchos. Their partners are conditioned and athletic horses.
PTE prides itself on accuracy and precision while bringing
speed into the drill.

Be inspirational by being a great neighbor! Support your

neighbors and lend a helping hand, but Do It RightCall 811
before undertaking any home improvements to any property that
requires digging. On this float, the whole community has shown
up to help install a new bird-house condo. But serious mishaps
can happen with do-it-yourself projects! A crew of comical canines steadies the teetering birdhouse posts as a drilling backhoe
driven by a madcap dog sporadically jerks and sputters up and
down as it moves from side to side. Oh no! The backhoe has hit a
main water pipe, and now theres water everywhere! Anytime your
plans include digging, contact www.digalert.org or call 811. Its
a free public service designed to prevent problems and save lives.
Do It RightCall 811.

2014 Rose Bowl Game

Hall of Fame Inductees
101st Rose Bowl Game
presented by
Northwestern Mutual
University Float 2

The Tournament of Roses honors 2014 Rose Bowl Hall of Fame

inductees Knute Rockne (represented by his grandson, Knute
Rockne III), Dick Vermeil and Ki-Jana Carter with a ride down
Colorado Boulevard in this sharp, fully restored 1955 Cadillac
Series 62 convertible, provided by Geoff Abadee. The Cadillac
is beautifully decorated by FTD Florists.

Artistic Entertainment Services

New Years Day excitement will continue after the parade when
this team looks to make its mark on the 95,000 fans gathered
for the inaugural College Football Playoff Semifinal. The float
making its way down Colorado Boulevard inspires enthusiasm
and admiration for the top-notch athletes and the 101st Rose
Bowl Game.

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Together We Thrive
Fiesta Parade Floats

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Kaiser Permanente, a founding champion and total health sponsor

for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles,
dedicates this years Rose Parade float to the 7,000 international
athletes who will strive for excellence July 25 to August 2. The
theme is Together We Thrive, an expression of the Special
Olympics goal to inspire hope, confidence and courage in athletes
with intellectual disabilities. This commemorative floral salute
to the Special Olympics World Games features a cantilever over
the front of the float with a sculptured reproduction of the Special
Olympics World Games torch ablaze in flowers. The torch sits
atop a rotating replica of the 2015 Special Olympics World
Games logo, recreated in flowers. The sides of the float feature
reproductions of the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for the
games, and the iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum peristyle
stands tall as the backdrop.

The Salvation Ar my
Tournament of Roses Band
Los Angeles, California
Director: Kevin Larsson

7,000 Athletes | 177 Countries | 25 Sports

JUL 25 AUG 2 2015
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Proud to be a Founding Champion and Official Total
Health Partner of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games

This is an exciting year for The Salvation Army! 2015 marks the
Armys 150th year as an organization. It also marks its 95th
appearance in the parade. To celebrate this huge milestone, Salvation
Army bandsmen and women from all over the U.S. and Canada
are making this the biggest Salvation Army band in Rose Parade
history. The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an
evangelical arm of the universal Christian church. Its message is
based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its
mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human
needs in His name without discrimination. The Army was founded
in 1865 by William Booth and is now present and meeting peoples
needs in over 126 countries. The first Salvation Army Brass Band
was started in 1878 in Salisbury, England and has been marching
ever since.

Congratulations to the Tournament of Roses on the 126th Rose Parade.

2014 LA2015 All Rights Reserved

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City of Hope

Hope

Made Possible by HOPE

Phoenix Decorating Company

A CITY POWERED BY

Inspiring Stories are always made possible by something

special. The theme of this float, Made Possible by HOPE, was
chosen because patients inspire their caregivers to work tirelessly
to make triumphs over cancer possible. Their stories encourage
everyone to work every day to find cures for cancer so that tomorrow
will be filled with families, dreams, laughs, hugs and joy. Some
patients stories are just beginning, others inspire patients
around the world to keep fighting. Float riders include cancer
survivors accompanied by their loved ones as well as leaders from
City of Hope. City of Hope is a leading research and treatment
center founded in 1913, dedicated to the prevention, treatment
and cure of cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.
It is one of only 41 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation,
as designated by the National Cancer Institute. This is its 43rd
appearance in the Rose Parade.

South Pasadena
Tournament of Roses
Still Winning!
Self Built

This years float theme, Still Winning! was selected from a

sketch depicting hope and triumph over breast cancer. This
design, a pair of dragon boats racing toward the finish line with
a bright pink breast cancer ribbon as a backdrop, was submitted
by Anita Scott, a member of the float decoration team who is a
breast cancer survivor. She and all of her breast-cancer-survivor
teammates are on a multiple medal-winning dragon-boat
team from Long Beach, called the Los Angeles Pink Dragons.
The float imagines a hopeful, optimistic reaction, along with
perseverance and triumph, over an often deadly disease.
The South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee is an
all-volunteer organization and holds the distinction of the oldest
self-built float in the parade. The city of South Pasadena has
been part of the Rose Parade since 1893!

Every city makes something.

At City of Hope, we make second chances, tomorrows
and celebrations possible.
We are a global leader in the fight against cancer,
with an equally powerful focus on diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
We are dedicated to saving lives and keeping families whole
so that they can share their inspiring stories.

LEARN MORE AT

www.cityofhope.org.

Robert E. Lee High School

Mighty Rebel Band
Midland, Texas
Director: John Jay Derington

The Robert E. Lee High School Mighty Rebel Band, from

Midland, Texas, boasts a long tradition of excellence on the
football field, parade route and stage. The group features
three concert bands and a championship-level marching band.
This years competitive field show is based on the music of
Rimsky-Korsakovs Scheherazade. The freshman class must
travel 15 minutes each day to the senior high school campus for
class and rehearsal. The bands uniforms consist of a white coat
and pants with maroon and silver trim. The Robert E. Lee family
crest is embroidered on the back. Band director Jay Derington
is in his 23rd year of teaching in the Robert E. Lee High School
Band feeder system, helping the band fulfill its motto: Nothing
we have done in the past will ever be good enough again.

CITY OF HOPE IS PROUD

TO BE PART OF
THE 2015 ROSE PARADE

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Lions Clubs International

Inspiring Challenges
Phoenix Decorating Company

Lions Clubs International generates many Inspiring Stories of

its own while providing recreational activities around the world
for hundreds of thousands of blind and visually impaired people.
This float features five of those activities: Blind Fishing Derby;
Blind surfing; Blind Buddies Golf Challenge; Blind Bicycling
(Tandem Bike) and Miracle League Blind Beep Baseball. Lions
Clubs International was founded in 1917, and has grown to be
the worlds largest volunteer service organization. It currently
counts 1.39 million men and women among its members who
serve in more than 46,000 clubs worldwide. Lions are commonly
known as Knights of the Blind. Although the organizations
primary mission focuses on aiding the blind and the prevention
of visual impairments, it has expanded to becoming a leader in
community and international humanitarian efforts.

The Norco Cowgirls

Rodeo Drill Team
Marshal: Mychon Bowen

The Norco Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team embodies the theme of

Inspiring Stories. These are generations of women riders, some
young, and some not so young. Six mother-daughter duos are
riding with the Norco Cowgirls. One family has three generations
riding drill: Mychon Bowen the drill captain, her 72-year-old
mother, Mynon Sullivan, and Mychons 7-year-old daughter,
Morgan Bowen, who rides on the Little Miss Norco Cowgirls, a
junior drill team founded in March of 2013. The Norco Cowgirls
are an exciting, high-speed, rodeo half-time entertainment act.
They perform daring precision maneuvers like The Shoot the
Arrow, The Washing Machine and The Suicide Wheel at a
gallop. The Cowgirls are wearing pink in todays parade to raise
awareness of breast cancer for mothers and daughters everywhere.
The pink has special meaning since one of the Cowgirl moms was
recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and has just completed her
chemotherapy. The Cowgirls are riding American Paint, American
Quarter and Appaloosa horses.

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Shriners Hospitals
for Children

Shriners Hospitals for Children:

A Million Stories of Hope and Healing

Phoenix Decorating Company
A Million Stories of Hope and Healing focuses on storybooks
representing Shriners Hospitals patient success stories. Each
page of the storybooks depicts the realization of the hopes and
dreams of a child, made possible by the encouragement and
strength they found at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Patients
discover what they can accomplish, and go on to follow their
dreams and live happy, fulfilling lives. This float is the story of
the more than one million children Shriners Hospitals has cared
for since 1922. Fezzy, the Shriners Hospitals for Children mascot,
joins patients who are riding on the float. The first Shriners
Hospital opened its doors in 1922 in Shreveport, Louisiana,
to care for children coping with the aftereffects of polio. What
began as one hospital is now a world-renowned healthcare
system with 22 locations in three countries.

Where hope and healing meet, and lives are forever changed
Where physicians and families make decisions together
Where experts teach the next generation of medical professionals
Where researchers search for answers and solutions

Legacy High School

Lightning M arching Band
Broomfield, Colorado
Director: J. Clayton Stansberry

The Legacy High School Lightning Marching Band is 188

members strong. The program provides all participating
students with a comprehensive musical education, while also
focusing on instilling important life skills necessary for
becoming productive members of society and connoisseurs of
music for life. The Legacy Band is only the 10th high school
band from Colorado to march in the Rose Parade. To raise
money for the trip to Pasadena, students sold batteries, peaches
and chocolate bars, and raffled off a 2014 Jeep Cherokee.
Director J. Clayton Stansberry has led the Legacy High School
Marching band to victory in the Colorado 5A State Marching
Band Championships six times, and also to a performance in
the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Protecting Global Health

Fiesta Parade Floats

This floats theme, Protecting Global Health, was chosen to

honor all individuals on the front lines working as first responders
and advocates combatting Ebola and to specifically honor those
who have given their lives to protect global health. At the front of
the float are framed floral-graph portraits of the two physicians
AHF has lost to Ebola while serving those in need Dr. Sheik
Humarr Khan, from Sierra Leone and Dr. John Taban Dada, a
Ugandan national who was living and working in Liberia when
he died. Dr. Khans surviving siblings ride next to his portrait.
A world globe, emphasizing the global nature and reach of Ebola,
sits in the center of the float. Bordering the float are magnificent
floral displays in white and pastel green. These flowers are from
six different continents Asia, Africa, North America, South
America, Europe and Australia.

Since 1922, Shriners Hospitals for Children has improved lives by providing expert care
for orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. Every
patient is given a personalized care plan designed by a multidisciplinary team of experts.
By funding approximately 100 research projects, we improve treatment protocols while
increasing medical understanding and knowledge.
By maintaining relationships with more than 60 medical teaching facilities, and offering
fellowships and training, we support and provide quality education for our medical staff.

shrinershospitalsforchildren.org 800-237-5055

Proud Float Participant

in the 126th Rose Parade

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Old Spanish Days in

Santa Barbar a

Northwestern Mutual NCA A

Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara is marking its 90th

Anniversary, making it one of the oldest celebrations in
California. This festival, known as Fiesta in Santa Barbara,
highlights the history and traditions of early California during
the Rancho Period (1835-1865). It was an era renowned for its
superb horsemanship, hospitality and endless dance parties.
This entry represents those times with a flower-laden carriage
and a happy wedding party celebrating a famous Santa Barbara
nuptial of that time (a local Spanish girl married a Boston
trader). Old Spanish Days reenacts this wedding party traveling
from the Old Mission to the reception. It also features the
dancing of many of our Spirits of Fiesta. For each girl, it was
an Inspiring Story to become a Spirit of Fiesta, a story that
started for many of them when they were only three years old.

This floats theme, Inspiring Potential, highlights the positive

learning and work ethics of NCAA student-athletes in all major
and minor college sports, and the gains made through hard
work, discipline, teamwork and planning. These qualities have
led thousands upon thousands of student-athletes to realize
their full potential both on the field of play and as they embark
on their careers. All of the student-athletes on the float have
developed skills that will translate to success later in life, and all
will be going on to further education in an effort to better both
themselves and the world around them. The three professionals
on the front of the float represent future success. Everyone on
the float hopes to provide and portray inspiration for themselves
and for others.

Inspiring Potential
Fiesta Parade Floats

Marshal: Cas Stimson

Rotary Rose Par ade Float

Committee, Inc.

Donate Life

The Never Ending Story

Phoenix Decorating Company

Changing Lives Through Clean Water

Phoenix Decorating Company

Welcome to The Never-Ending Story, a float that represents

life stories of hope, renewal and transformation, and illustrates
the singular power and beauty of a persons decision to donate
life. Every donation of organs, eyes and tissues begins an
Inspiring Story that lives on in transplant recipients. In death,
donors open up a world of health, sight and mobility for people in
need. Gifts from living donors release family members, friends
and even strangers to live their lives more fully. Every year the
Donate Life float introduces more than 100 real-life stories that
inspire people to be giving to one another, both in life and after
death. The Never-Ending Story also features 60 beautiful
butterflies emerging from an open book, each representing a life
that can be transformed by a single donor. The Donate Life Float
is sponsored by 140 organ, eye and tissue recovery organizations,
transplant centers, hospitals and other non-profit entities.

This years float theme, Changing Lives through Clean Water,

tells the world about Rotarys successful projects to provide clean
water throughout the world. It features a water well with candles
lighting the way to clean water. More than 2.5 billion people lack
access to adequate sanitation facilities. Rotarians work daily
on significant and life-changing projects, from supplying water
filters to families living near the polluted Rimac River in Lima,
Peru, to drilling boreholes and installing hand pumps on wells
in Ghana, and building water towers to provide clean water for
orphanages in Myanmar. Rotarians provide water and sanitation
to needy populations worldwide. Every project is a spark that
will inspire others to provide another spark that will Light Up
Rotary, Rotary International President Gary Huangs theme
for 2014-15.

OFallon Township High

School M arching Panthers
OFallon, Illinois
Director: Dr. Melissa Gustafson-Hinds

The OTHS Marching Panthers are one of the most visible and
successful groups at OFallon Township High School, with
around 215 members. Preparation begins in the early spring
for local, statewide and national events during the summer and
fall season. Marching band is a 7th-hour class in which students
receive a letter grade, but also have the opportunity to earn their
numerals, paw print, and letter. OFallon Township High School
has 2,500 students and 200 employees who continually strive to
provide a positive environment that maximizes the potential of
students to become informed decision makers, engaged learners
and responsible citizens in an ever-changing and diverse society.
The band is directed by Dr. Melissa Gustafson-Hinds, who also
teaches symphonic winds, symphonic band, honors wind ensemble
and music theory at the school.

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Budweiser Clydesdales
Anheuser-Busch
Marshal: Sue Marler and Doug Bousselot

Ladies and gentleman, here come the world-famous Budweiser

Clydesdales! These magnificent animals have served as the
symbol of Anheuser-Busch for more than 75 years. They were
formally introduced on April 7, 1933, to celebrate the repeal of
Prohibition. Only the finest horses make the Budweiser Clydesdale
hitch. They must meet strict requirements in appearance and
temperament. Their majesty is reflected in their size, and in the
fact that each Clydesdale horseshoe measures more than 20
inches from end to end and weighs about 5 poundsmore than
twice as long and five times as heavy as the shoe worn by a riding
horse. No hitch is complete without a Dalmatian mascot to lend
his enthusiastic support. These beautiful horses travel to hundreds
of appearances each year throughout North America, and
occasionally overseas, to meet millions of cheering spectators
and happy faces.

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Western Asset
M anagement Company
The Power of Imagination
Phoenix Decorating Company

The Power of Imagination is a tribute to a world of dreams that

have come true as a result of imagination, passion, creativity and
hard work. It celebrates this spirit and the opportunity to dream
through adventure, natural wonder, and exploration through
books. The story begins in the wild seas as a captain attempts to
slay a sea dragon. A magical wizard adorns the rear of the float
and with the flick of his wand, causes everything and everyone
throughout the land to react in story. At the feet of the mighty
wizard lie a globe, planets, a scroll and a telescope, as well as a
phoenix. Youll find the power and source of this imagination in
the books on which the wizard is perched. This is Western Asset
Management Companys eighth year in the Rose Parade.

Cavalcade of Bands
Honor Band

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Director: Mitch Adams & Scott Litzenberg
This is the first year at the Rose Parade for the Cavalcade of Bands
Honor Band of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. It is comprised of
156 students from 39 high-school members of the Cavalcade of
Bands Association. The uniform consists of an innovative print
design, highlighted by a dozen-and-a-half live roses on each band
uniform with flowers as a part of the color guard uniforms as well.

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Your state. Your city.

Your parade.

JANUARY 1, 2015

Scripps Mir am ar R anch

Marshal: Michele Macfarlane

Michele Macfarlane, marshal of Scripps Miramar Ranch in San

Diego, California, first rode in the Rose Parade in 1962, when
she was only 10 years old. This year, she reached back to the
late 1800s to showcase a historically significant turnout that
has never before been seen in the Rose Parade. Michele and her
friends will drive fully restored racing sulkiescolorful, stylish
and eye-catching with their extremely high wheelsall drawn by
her spotted American Saddlebred horses. Actor and horseman
Carson Kressley, a longtime friend, has shared his message of
self-worth and self-appreciation to TV audiences around the
world along with his own Inspiring Story. While the other drivers
in Micheles group are not celebrities, they are all trainers and
riding instructors and have inspired many people to appreciate
and learn from horses. All the Scripps Miramar drivers donate
their time to organizations such as the Girl Scouts of America
and the Wounded Warriors Project.

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Far mers Insur ance

Dream Big: World of Possibility
Phoenix Decorating Company

Farmers Insurance invites you to dream big and open a world of

possibility, in this float entry, which is the organizations 56th
for the Rose Parade. Dreaming big inspired the rise of handheld computers, treatments for diseases previously untreatable,
innovations in entertainment, and better ways of taking care of
our environment. Teachers can take students to other worlds to
envision whats possible, inspiring them to dream and giving them
the skills and knowledge to apply what they learn. Farmers has
long supported education in the communities where its employees
and agents live and work. As a part of that commitment, the
company launched the Thank a Million Teachers initiative on
January 1, 2014, at last years Rose Parade. The five winners
of that program are featured on this float, and will each receive
grants worth $100,000. With the inspiration of teachers across
this country, the entire world benefits.

Sierr a M adre
Rose Float Association
I Think I Can
Self Built

Congratulations to the Tournament of Roses .

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It is easy to find inspiration in the timeless story The Little

Engine That Could, by Watty Piper. Today the city of Sierra
Madre reminds everyone to keep trying, no matter the obstacle,
and you will be successful. The Sierra Madre Rose Float
Association resembles the Little Train That Could, as the
smallest builder in the parade, both membership-wise and
financially. Being an all-volunteer and all-donation organization
makes the organizations journey challenging and inspiring each
year. This is the citys 83rd parade entry since 1917. The floats
animation includes 18 wheels turning, three cars rocking side
to side, smoke billowing from a stack, and the front of the train
engine lifting up and coming down to show it is trying and trying
and trying its best to crest the steep mountain.

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Walton High School

M arching R aider Band
Cobb County, Georgia
Director: Mike Back

2015

Walton High School, of Cobb County, Georgia, opened in 1975.

Its band program has consistently received superior ratings at
festivals and contests throughout the country. In 1996
Walton performed in the Boscovs Thanksgiving Day Parade
in Philadelphia. Two years later, the Walton Band proudly
represented the state of Georgia in the Macys Thanksgiving Day
Parade in New York. In addition, members of the Walton Band
participated in the Olympic Band for the Centennial Olympic
Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2009 the Walton Band was
selected to receive the prestigious Sudler Shield by the John
Philip Sousa Foundation. The Walton Band program is supported
by a very active and dedicated parent booster organization, as
well as an enthusiastic administration and faculty. The bands
director is Mike Back.

Zappos.com

Serving With a Smile

Paradiso Parade Floats
This floats theme, Serving with a Smile, highlights Zappos
reputation for stellar service and its famously fun corporate culture.
Devotion to the service of others is an inspiring way to live. In this
fun-loving design, a huggable hippo serves as a water taxi for a
flock of feathered friends. The birds have clearly been shopping on
Zappos.com as you can see from their fancy new duds. Like Zappos
employees, the hippo, flowered in approximately 60,000 carnations,
is happy to help and is Serving with a Smile. Zappos.com was
established in 1999 and has quickly become a leading destination
in online apparel and footwear sales by striving to provide shoppers
with the best possible service and selection.

M artinez Family
Marshal: Benny Martinez

This is the Martinez familys 33rd year riding in the Rose

Parade. Their costumes include wide brim hats and authentic
charro suits in the style of the revolutionary 1800s era in
Mexico. The horses come from various breeds, including
Aztecas, Andalusians, Fresians and American Quarter Horses.
Their saddles are hand-stitched with silver horns. The Martinez
family has also performed in numerous parades throughout the
country, as well as Wild West shows, amusement parks and the
2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are based
in Aguanga, California.

PROUD FLOAT PARTICIPANT IN THE 2015 ROSE PARADE

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Tr ader Joes

Bedtime Stories
Phoenix Decorating Company
It may be early on parade day, but are you ready for some
Bedtime Stories? This float pays tribute to the great work the
Trader Joes crew completes every day, at every store, to feed
and inspire. Trader Joes is a store of stories! If youre like them,
youve been inspired by food. And if youre like them, then youve
looked at your bowl of soup, and in between spoonfuls, thought
about itbeyond the can, beyond the recipe and ingredients, and
on to the story of the soup. (But if youre eating soup during
a bedtime story, be sure to wash the bowl before you go to sleep
otherwisemessy.) Trader Joes first opened in Pasadena in
1967, offering foods and beverages from the basic to the exotic,
and its flagship store remains on Arroyo Parkway.

Temple City High School

The Pride of Temple City
Temple City, California
Director: Bert Ferntheil

The main goal of The Pride of Temple City is to support the school
and community, and strive toward excellence in music. The band
performs at all home and away football games, home basketball
games, pep rallies and as many other school functions as possible.
It competes in field show and parade competitions, and attends
band and orchestra festivals, regularly earning superior ratings.
The Temple City Band and auxiliaries are wearing new uniforms
for this years Rose Parade. The band uniforms feature the schools
green and gold colors in a contemporary design with a hint of military
tradition. Band leader Bert Ferntheil has been the Director at
Temple City High School for the past 25 years.

United States Forest Service

Marshal: Michael Morse

The story of the U.S. Forest Service Packers and wildland

firefighters and their work is an inspiring one. This all-mule
entry represents 35,000 USFS employees who care for the
countrys National Forests. The three pack strings each have
a unique focus. The string with the packer in a historical
uniform represents the best of our Forest Service historythe
first Forest Service Rangers in California rode out of Pasadena
into the Angeles Forest Preserve in 1897. The string with the
packer wearing the hard hat and carrying fire gear demonstrates
the important role that pack stock have in supporting wildland
firefighters. The pack string highlighting the 50th anniversary
of the National Wilderness Preservation System represents how
mules are a critical tool for supporting the management of our
beautiful wilderness areas. These are all working animals that
will leave the parade festivities and go back to their important
roles in the wilderness. Smokey Bear is riding in the vintage wagon
along with the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Tom Tidwell.

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Burbank Tournament of Roses

Association
Jungle Rescue
Self Built

Say hello to this gorilla pushing a water pump up and down while
eating a bananaand two monkeys hanging on for dear life! A
giraffe head moves back and forth, while more firefighting monkeys
swing by their limbs and tails. The Burbank Tournament of
Roses Association is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization
that designs, builds and decorates the City of Burbanks entry
in the Rose Parade.

Escuela Secundaria Gener al #5,

M anuel R. Gutierrez
Banda Musical Delfines
Veracruz, Mexico
Director: Jesus Emmanuel Mendoza and Jorge Castillo

Generations of talented young people have represented Mexico and

Latin America through this band, which was founded in 1999 and
is dedicated to the promotion of those countries cultures. The group
attends festivals and international competitions around the world,
including the Festival of the Burning of the Sardine in Murcia,
Spain, a performance for Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican in
Rome, the 60th-anniversary celebration of the reign of Elizabeth
II in Windsor, England, and the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade,
where the band held the honor of being the first Mexican band to
attend the event. The Delfines Band is much like a collegiate band,
but with music focused on Mexican culture and folklore. It has also
recorded three albums.

La Caada Tournament of
Roses Association
To The Rescue
Self Built

This float from the La Caada Tournament of Roses Association

comes To the Rescue! of a huge shark caught in the wreckage
of a sunken ship. A shark has trapped himself in the fishing nets
and broken timbers of a boat. Smaller sea creatures that would
normally hide if they saw a shark have banded together to try to
save a fellow ocean dweller. Two legs of an octopus wrestle with
a saw and hammer to free the shark, which is thrashing about
front and back. A lantern fish bobs up and down to illuminate
the scene. When they all finally free him, they had better be
careful. The shark may be really hungry by then! The La Caada
Tournament of Roses Association designs, builds and decorates a
float with community volunteers to provide an educational experience
and to promote peace and goodwill to people everywhere. The
all-volunteer association has been in service since 1979.

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LEARN

The New Buffalo Soldiers

Marshal: C.F. Brown

The New Buffalo Soldiers was founded in July of 1992 as a

not-for-profit education organization depicting the exploits of
Company H, 10th Regiment of the United States Cavalry from
the postCivil War era through World War I. Members strive to
educate and enlighten people of all ages about the contributions
of black men on the American western frontier. From Kansas to
the Indian territories and Arizona, and from the Canadian border
to the Mexican border, these heroes of old surveyed and mapped,
built forts and roads, and guarded rail, stage and telegraph lines.
They protected an often-unappreciative populace from marauding
bands of hostiles, thieves, bandits and outlaws from both below
and above the border. The New Buffalo Soldiers is a diverse
group of men who share a common interest in the life and times
of the many who came before yet received little or no recognition
of their heroic service to their county.

BY DOING

Cal Poly Universities

Soaring Stories
Self Built

NOT ALL
CLASSROOMS
H AV E D E S K S .

This floats theme is Soaring Stories, where books come to life in

a fantasy world. Imagination becomes reality as a majestic griffin
ascends from the pages of a fantasy storybook scene, and an ornate
castle bursts out of the books behind it, creating the wonder and
magical sense of how stories can come to life and inspire us every
day. Cal Poly Universities, Pomona and San Luis Obispo, are
celebrating their 67th consecutive entry in the Rose Parade.
Students at these schools are responsible for the engineering,
creation, financing and decoration of their float from start to finish.
The dry material on this float, including yellow and purple statice,
bougainvillea, orange and yellow marigolds and red strawflower, was
all grown in the Cal Poly flower fields. The students are among the
few float builders who can say they cultivated and harvested their
own floral products. This is also the only float in the parade that is
100-percent led by student volunteers every year.

In Cal Polys distinctive Learn by Doing

environment, students experience the
immersive, hands-on education that
prepares them for careers as leaders
and innovators from Day One.

Find your classroom today.

calpoly.edu/lbd

C E L E B R AT I N G 6 7 Y E A R S O F PA RT I C I PAT I O N I N T H E R O S E PA R A D E

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Kiwanis International
100 Years Inspiring Children
Phoenix Decorating Company

For its 34th entry in the Rose Parade, Kiwanis International

celebrates 100 Years Inspiring Children. Kiwanis is a service
organization dedicated to serving the world one community and
one child at a time. The organization began 100 years ago in
Detroit, Michigan, and quickly spread worldwide. Kiwanis is the
parent organization to other well-known youth organizations
such as Key Club International and Circle K. Aktion Club is the
newest entity of Kiwanis, creating clubs for adults living with
disabilities. From local communities to the current worldwide
project with UNICEF called the Eliminate Project to end
maternal and neo-natal tetanus Kiwanis members strive
to make a difference.

Blue Springs High School

The Golden Regiment
Blue Springs, Missouri
Director: Dr. Tim J. Allshouse

Some stories never grow old.

The Golden Regiment Marching Band of Blue Springs, Missouri,

has received national recognition for its powerful sound,
innovative drill design and class-act reputation. The group
has performed throughout the country, including in the Macys
Thanksgiving Day Parade, the 2009 Presidential Inaugural
Parade, and the Bands of America Grand National Championships.
The Golden Regiment was recognized by the John Philip Sousa
Foundation in the spring of 2014 with the prestigious International
Sudler Shield Award. Band director Tim Allshouse is most
excited to have his daughter Erica, a 9th grader, marching in
the band this year in the Rose Parade. Dr. Allshouse is extremely
grateful for the talented staff that has chosen to work at Blue
Springs and the multitude of parents that give their time to
create something magical. It is the spirit of Blue Springs marching
down Colorado Boulevard.

100 years of serving children and empowering

communities around the world.
Help write our next chapter.

Closing Show presented by Wells Fargo

Kiwanis.org/join

Kiwanis International is proud to be part of the 126th Rose Parade

Uplifting and musical fanfare introduces our closing ceremony. A military procession honors the
men and women of our Armed Forces with a special banner, color guard, honor guard, marching
band and Wells Fargo stagecoach. This finale includes a special surprise announcement about one of
our veterans. Confetti, streamers and celebratory music help set the stage for what is sure to be an
amazing and awe-inspiring close to the 2015 Rose Parade.

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s sunlit hues gild the morning sky and the percussive beat of the

first marching band summons us together for Americas New Year

Celebration, we do so embracing Inspiring Stories in the 126th Rose Parade.

The float participants, equestrian units, marching bands, special guests and football
teams will share their inspiring stories and lift our spirits for the year to come.
Our volunteers, sponsors, community and city members will remind us of so many
who contribute sacrificially in the background to inspire the gifted and talented to
become the story that enriches our lives. With five chapters in the parade: Courage
and Honor, Heritage and Vision, Community Spirit and Relationships, Perseverance
and Hope, and Imagination and Joy, the story of this years parade will both
entertain and inspire you for the new year.
On behalf of the Tournament of Roses, the 935 dedicated volunteers and our
extraordinary staff, thank you for your commitment, hard work and dedication.
Sincerely,

Richard L. Chinen
2015 President
Pasadena Tournament of Roses

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