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The Pasadena Tournament of Roses and community partners are actively planning for the 2022 Rose Parade presented by Honda, and are giving a sneak peek of the floats that will be shown on Jan. 1, 2022.
The six floats have a variety of themes and all have meaningful stories to them. The floats are among dozens of commercial, non-commercial and self-built floats that will be featured in the 5.5-mile long parade on Pasadena’s historic Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Day 2022.
The UPS Store float is themed “Rise, Shine & Read!” and it celebrates the positive impact that literacy can have on a child’s ability to succeed. It also aims to showcase the company’s support of the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. The float’s animated design features a colorful, spectacled rooster standing atop a stack of books, reading to its family of young chicks. The float is being built by Fiesta Parade Floats.
The Burbank Tournament of Roses Association’s 89th Rose Parade entry is self-built by volunteers and its theme is “An Unlikely Tale.” The float represents the story of friendship between a young knight and a dragon who make their dreams come true by spending time together and reading in harmony. The float was designed by Burbank resident Jonathan Friday, and the float will be 53 feet long, 18 feet wide and 25 feet tall at the top of the dragon’s head.
City of Hope’s 48th Rose Parade float entry is titled “Garden of Hopes and Dreams” and continues the cancer research and treatment center’s tradition of spotlighting unwavering belief, perseverance and leadership in health care transformation. The float is 50 feet long and nearly 17 feet tall and is built by Phoenix Decorating Company. It will feature animated butterflies, which are symbols of hope and transformation and whimsical mushrooms that will punctuate rebirth after a chaotic time. Cancer survivors will be on the float to ring in the new year standing next to daffodils.
The La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association’s 43rd entry is titled “Who Says We Can’t” and will be self-built. The float is designed, built, decorated and operated entirely by volunteers. The float entry aims to answer the age-old adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” La Cañada Flintridge resident Grant Delgatty’s design celebrates accomplishment against the odds and dreaming and believing in achievement, even when others say you can’t.
The Lutheran Hour Ministries float aims to continue to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with millions of parade viewers around the world. Their float is themed “Jesus Teaches” and is being built by Phoenix Decorating Company. The float features Jesus with 12 modern day disciples in a lush, woodland setting. They are surrounded by books of Jesus’ teachings; trail markers noting attributes that guide our daily lives including joy, peace, love and kindness; and a cross firmly fixed to solid rock.
The last float sneak peek is from the Torrance Rose Float Association. Their 66th entry for the City of Torrance is titled “The Embodiment of Nature.” The design was picked through a contest open to high school students within the City of Torrance. The float features a majestic African elephant and a colorful toucan that highlight the warmth and beauty of the animal kingdom while promoting awareness of endangered species, the perils they face, and the realities of habitat destruction, pollution and the shrinking of rain forests. The float will be built by Fiesta Parade Floats.
