2022 Photos and Videos - Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee

Parade Day Photos

Los Angeles Times Photo
Pasadena Star News Photo

KTLA Video of the Float in the Parade

RFD TV Video of the Float in the Parade

2022 KTLA Pre Parade Interview

Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, his wife Rashi Mehta and Wade Nomura, Past Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee, Chair

Holiday Party - December 30, 2021

Wade and Bob about to give Shekhar the jackets
The Optimums give Shekhar and First Lady Rashi a throw to stay warm
Shekhar signs the fund raiser rendering
The Gene & Wade show
The Optimums come to the podium to do a presentation
Shekhar had some fun with Wade and Bob

Decoration and Judging - December 30, 2021

Riders and Outwalkers at Decorating Site
Doug Baker photo bombing
Photos with the RIP #2
Ray videoing Randy
Judging #2
Photos with the RIP #4
The Skaggs in front of float
Right side of the float
A Job for Past Chair Gene
Let the judging begin
Photos with the RIP #3
Photos with the RIP #1
Practicing their wave for judging
Riders on the rear of the float
The Skaggs in front of float
Judging #3
Practicing their wave for judging #2
RI President Shekkar Mehta and First Lady Rashi
Ray setting up to do a video
RIP & First Lady in front of float
Bakers #2
Riders and Outwalkers at Decorating Site
Shekhar during judging

Decoration - December 28, 2021

We are ahead on our float time to help on other floats
Finishing up on the head
Dreaming of riding on the float
Eveinig shift waiting to get assigned a job
Chair Bob Duistermars joking with a volunteer
Helping out on other floats
Waiting for work
More work on the back of the owl's head
Group in front of the float
Tuesday night decorating with Patricia & Mindy
Sandi taking a break
Working on the owl's face
PDG Bob guards the Rotary Master Brand
Closeup of detail on back of owl's head
The evening shift starts work
Group shot in front of the float
Quick break from working on the Rotary wheel
A lot of help is needed on other floats
Working on the back of the owl's head
Talking among ourselves as we wait for new assignment
Attaching corn to the Rotary wheel
Jim Lewis & decorator from Norway
There is always time for a laugh

Photos by Walt Stephens

Decorating - December 27, 2021

Decorating - December 26, 2021

Our volunteers are now working on the 4th float
The evening shift is now working on purple status
Dinner
More purple status prep
Lending a helping hand on another float
Decorating starts for the evening groups
Just a little help on another float
Volunteers with PDGs Gene Hernandez & Raghada Khoury
Second Morning Group of Volunteers
More work on float
Evening decorating
How to sperate bark 101
Work is required on other floats to catch up
Prepping purple status
RC Whilshire Group
Dinner
Our float is not the only float to use purple status
Everyone is doing purple status
Gene and the next group
PDG Raghada Khoury with the Rotaractors
Working on the paws
Work on float
More Work over head
Dinner
Everyone is having a good time working another float
Volunteers with PDGs Gene Hernandez & Raghada Khoury #2
Instructions from crew chief Tonya
Our volunteers are now working on many other floats
Yes we are stil working purple status at 7 30 PM
More paw work on the other side of the float
Our team gluing material for another float
Applying the purple status to the float
Just taking a quick break
Extra volunteers sperate bark on another float
working on the book
The work on the wings never ends
Volunteers with PDGs Gene Hernandez & Erica Yang
RRPFC coordinators PDG Randy Pote, Gene Hernandez and Erica Yang check in the last group
PDG Elsa Gilhan
Working over head
We are working on other floats in the barn
Dinner finally arrived
Back to work after dinner
Volunteer Group Shot
Volunteer check in continues

Interview of Gene Hernandez, Past Rotary Float Committee Chair on KTLA, December 16, 2021

LA5 Rotary Club Meeting - Tournament of Roses Queen and Court Visit - December 10, 2020

Second Day of Decorating - December 11, 2021

Cutting the pedals off the flowers never ends
Decorating on quill
Crew Chief Ruth and RRPFC Coordinator Walt
Cutting Flowers Group
Team at work
Flower prep
Ruth doing some touchups
Detail work
More instructions for the wings
Changing Lives Through Education
Work on scaffolding going on over head
More work on the wings
Everyone is hard at work
Interactors at work
Work on the wings is progressing
Lunch break
Lunch break #1
Working on the wings
Lunch break
Separating bark
Visit from TOR Inspector
Detail work
Working above us

Photos by Walt Stephens.

First Day of Decorating the Float - December 4, 2021

Wing Work
Applying White Rice to Other Floats
Applying Kidney Beans to Other Floats
Ray and Mindy
Dried Flowers Applied
Flower Prep#2
Working on other floats
Work on the wings
On the Wall
More white rice on other floats
Lunch Break#3
Rotaractors help on other floats
New Pin Owner
Yes I tried to give them chairs
Work starts on the float
Mindy came to help
Lunch Break#2
Flower Prep#1
Work starts on the float#2
Girls at Work
Wing Closeup
Lunch Break#1

The first day of decorating the RRPFC float started on 12/4/21 with Interactors from Walnut, Walnut Valley, Indio-Shadow Hills, China Lake, and the RC of Santa Clarita Satellite Club. Special thanks to the Interact supervisors Erica Yang from Walnut, Barbara Dreis from Indio and Cheryl Saint Amand from China Lake and Synthia Rocha from RC Santa Clarita Satellite. The RRPFC coordinators for the day were Gene Hernandez, Ray Bushnell and Walt Stephens.

Photos by Walt Stephens