On Monday, January 2, 2017 at the 128 th annual Tournament of Roses Parade, our Rotary Float was awarded the Princess Award for the most beautiful float 35′ and under. Congratulations! “Doing Good in the World” was the Rotary Foundation Centennial celebration entry. Rotary is a community based organization that has international implications so we do good works not only locally but internationally. Featured along the floats 35-foot-long-friendly-dragons-body are the symbols that represented the philanthropic efforts by Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. A 100-year medallion hung off the dragon’s bit celebrating The Rotary Foundation Centennial. Each of the float outwalkers where authentically dressed representing different countries around the world and carrying a classic cinnamon coated suitcase featuring symbols of the six Rotary areas of focus and Rotary’s signature program “End Polio Now” emblem. Why is Rotary in the Rose Bowl Parade? Because in 1979, when Rotary was celebrating its 75 th Anniversary, Rotarian Jack Gilbert of the Wilshire Rotary Club in Los Angeles, California had an idea. He believed that by entering a float in the 1980 New Year’s Day Rose Parade, Rotary could communicate its message “Service Above Self” to millions of people worldwide. And for the last 33 consecutive years, we did just that! Our annual participation in the parade is unquestionably the highest visibility Rotary promotion in the world. Congratulations to Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation on 100 years of serving humanity, changing lives and improving communities all over the world.
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