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Dozens of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors and Recipients to be Part of the Donate Life Float, as it Sails Down the Streets of Pasadena on January 1, 2022
As part of the 2021 Donate Life Virtual Run/Walk s opening ceremony, which streamed LIVE on Facebook and Instagram on April 24, OneLegacy unveiled the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade® float s design and theme,
Courage to Hope. The float will be part of the 2022 Rose Parade that will take place in Pasadena, Calif. on New Year s Day.
Editor s Note: The float rendering is included here. (Graphic: Business Wire)
During the Donate Life Run/Walk s live broadcast on April 24, 2021, the Donate Life float s crew chiefs, Mike and Mimi Thompson, officially unveiled the 2022 Donate Life float in a moving video message to thousands of participants and viewers.
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Jonathan Friday’s design for a parade float could serve as an object lesson in a world where conflicts seem to dominate national and international headlines. The East Peoria native’s sketch depicted a knight and a dragon traditional enemies happily reading together.
“A knight and a dragon rewrite their story, trading battle for learning together,” Friday explained. “Reading side-by-side brings new understanding, and the start of a life-changing new friendship.”
Friday entered his float design for a 2020 open design contest sponsored by the Burbank Tournament of Roses Association, which is responsible for the city’s annual entry in the Tournament of Roses Parade. His concept was chosen from more than 70 other entries to represent Burbank in the 2022 parade. The design contest was originally an effort to select a float for the 2021 parade, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the cancellation, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses A
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When Elsa Olmstead, 15, of Washington was in kindergarten, she began playing the violin. But the violin was not conducive to her musical aspirations.
“She’s always wanted to be in a marching band,” said her father, Craig Olmstead. “She loves sports, and to see the marching bands at football games has always intrigued her.”
At the age of 9, Olmstead traded her violin for a flute. Five-and-a-half years later, she plays in a marching band at Washington Community High School, participating in the halftime shows that she used to relish watching. When the chance came to audition as a flautist in the Bands of America Honor Band, she was quick to seize it.