Donate Life Rose Parade® Float

2014 Float WalkerParticipationGuidelines

The 2014 Donate Life Rose Parade Float will have 10 living donors accompany
the float on foot as it makes its five-mile journey down Colorado Blvd. on
January 1, 2014.The Donate Life Float will also feature 30 recipients as Riders 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 to40 million U.S. television viewers, and tens of millions more worldwide, the Donate Life Float Committee aims to feature a Walker contingent that is balanced in terms of ethnicity, age and variety of stories.

Personal Connection to Donation and Transplantation

All walkers must be living donors.

Physical Requirements

Walking alongside the float and participating in related activities is physically demanding. Walkers must be able to handlea very high level of physical activity, which includes the following:

  • Walking the entire 5-mile parade route, walking distances of up to 1/2-mile, standingor 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.
  • Speakingcapably 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.
  • Departingthe hotel at 5am the morning of the Paradefor transport to the parade lineup area.
  • From the time Walkers are positioned alongside the float, they must remainin position relative to the float for approximately three hours until the float arrives in the Post-Parade off-loading area.

Other Requirements

  • Walkers must participate in an informational conference call the first week of December.
  • Walkers must arrive in Pasadena by 3pm on Dec. 29 for a stay at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel through Jan. 2. (Southern California float participants may depart on Jan. 1.)Float Participants may arrive earlier and stay later than these required dates.
  • Walkersmust participate inthe Float Rider/Walker Dinner, Float Judging and the Rose Parade. Participation in other Donate Life events is optional.

Parade Day Guidelines

  • Unless the Walker’s sponsor or the Donate Life Float Committee requests specific attire, Walkersmay dress as they wish.
  • Walkers 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 WalkerParticipation Guidelines (cont’d)

Selection Timeline

Date(s) / Event / Description
Fri Aug 16 / Float Participant Info Deadline / Deadline to register float participants, submit bios and photos
Mon Sept 30 / Float Walkers Unveiled / Press release; see official website,

Travel Itinerary

Sun Dec 29 / Arrival / Hotel check-in at 3pm
DedicationGarden 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/Walkers in hotel lobby for 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 Walkers 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 / Attendees
Sun Dec 29 / DedicationGarden 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.

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