Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
2014 Float Rider Participation Guidelines
The 2014 Donate Life Rose Parade Float will carry 30 Float Riders as it makes
its five-mile journey down Colorado Blvd. on January 1, 2014. The Donate Life
Float will also feature 10 living donors as Walkers and honor up to 72 deceased donors of organ, eye and/or tissue as Floragraph Honorees. In order to appropriately represent the Donate Life community to the Rose Parade’s 800,000 spectators, up to 40 million U.S. television viewers, and tens of millions more worldwide, the Donate Life Float Committee aims to feature a Rider contingent that is balanced in terms of ethnicity, age and variety of stories.
Personal Connection to Donation and Transplantation
All Riders must be 12 years of age or older and personally touched by donation and transplantation in any of the following ways:
· Recipient of an organ, tissue or cornea from a deceased or living donor
· Donation advocate
· NOTE: Because as many as 12 OneLegacy donor families are honored annually with floragraphs, float riders are limited to the categories above. Family members of deceased organ, eye or tissue are welcome to apply to be one of OneLegacy’s six floragraph honorees, and living donors can apply for the Float Walker position.
Physical Requirements
Riding the float and participating in related activities is physically demanding. Riders must be able to handle a high level of physical activity, which includes the following:
· Walking distances of up to 1/2 mile, standing or sitting for long periods of time, and enduring cold temperatures. We recommend you consult your physician to ensure your health is not compromised by your participation.
· Speaking capably to the media and reporting to scheduled media opportunities on a timely basis. On occasion TV morning shows require reporting to the studio or locations at a very early hour.
· Departing the hotel at 5am the morning of the Parade for transport to the parade lineup area.
· From the time Riders are seated on the float, they must remain seated for approximately three hours until the float arrives in the Post-Parade off-loading area.
Other Requirements
· Riders must participate in an informational conference call the first week of December.
· Riders must arrive in Pasadena by 3pm on Dec. 29 for a stay at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel through Jan. 2. (Southern California Float Riders may depart on Jan. 1.) Participants may arrive earlier and stay later than these required dates.
· Riders must participate in the Float Rider/Walker Dinner, Float Judging and the Rose Parade. Participation in other Donate Life events is optional.
Parade Day Guidelines
· Unless the Rider’s sponsor requests specific attire, Riders may dress as they wish.
· If the Rider so wishes, he or she may carry an 8x10 framed photo (provided by the Float Committee) of their organ/tissue donor (in the case of recipients).
· Riders will be transported from the hotel to the parade formation area, then picked up after the parade and reunited with family and friends at the Post-Parade Lunch.
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Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
2014 Float Rider Participation Guidelines (cont’d)
Selection Timeline
Date(s) / Event / DescriptionFri Aug 16 / Float Participant Info Deadline / Deadline to register float participants, submit bios and photos
Mon Sept 23 / Float Riders Unveiled / Press release; see official website, www.donatelifefloat.org
Travel Itinerary
Sun Dec 29 / Arrival / Hotel check-in at 3pmDedication Garden Rose Placement / 10am–10pm, Phoenix Decorating Rosemont Pavilion
(Roses placed by appointment)
Float Rider/Walker Dinner / 5pm–8pm, Pasadena Convention Center Atrium
Mon Dec 30 / Gala Dinner / 6pm–11pm, Pasadena Convention Center Ballroom
Tue Dec 31 / Float Decorating: Sponsors / 8am–1pm, Phoenix Decorating Rosemont Pavilion
Float Judging / 2:30–4pm, Phoenix Decorating Rosemont Pavilion
Wed Jan 1 / 125th Rose Parade / 5:40am: Float riders in hotel lobby for shuttle pickup
7am, Donate Life Grandstands open
8am–10:30am, Rose Parade
Post-Parade Reception / 10:30am–1pm, Porto Alegre Brazilian Churrascaria
at Paseo Colorado
100th Rose Bowl Game / 2pm, Rose Bowl (Tickets must be purchased)
Wed Jan 2 / Departure / Check out of hotel by 12pm
Participation of Family Members
Float Riders may invite family members to participate in the various Donate Life float special events. Please note the following with respect to cost of tickets above and beyond the complimentary tickets provided by OneLegacy:
Date(s) / Event / AttendeesSun Dec 29 / Dedication Garden Rose Placement / Dedications are $30 and purchased through the Donate Life float website. No limit on number of attendees.
Float Rider/Walker Dinner / Four complimentary tickets provided by OneLegacy. Additional seats $10.
Mon Dec 30 / Gala Dinner / Four complimentary tickets provided by OneLegacy. Additional seats $150.
Tue Dec 31 / Float Judging / Guests of Float Participants are invited to join us for lunch immediately prior to Float Judging. No limit on number of attendees. No cost.
Wed Jan 1 / 125th Rose Parade / Four complimentary tickets provided by OneLegacy. Additional seats $75 to $100 each depending on location.
Post-Parade Lunch / Four complimentary tickets provided by OneLegacy. Additional seats $25.
221 South Figueroa Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 229-5600 Fax (213) 633-1655
www.donatelifefloat.org