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

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

Decoration and Judging - December 30, 2021

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

Decoration - December 28, 2021

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

Photos by Walt Stephens

Decorating - December 27, 2021

Decorating - December 26, 2021

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

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

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

Photos by Walt Stephens.

First Day of Decorating the Float - December 4, 2021

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

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