Rotary Rose Float Will Feature The Faces of D-5280

Posted by Tori Hettinger 
 
 
The Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee Inc presents our 2011 Float: “Building Communities, Bridging Continents” the theme of 2010-2011 Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith. Eight bears—actually seven bears and one koala—are outfitted to represent the continents, as in “Bridging Continents.”

 

Nine Rotary Club members will be riding on the float, and eight will be walking with the float. Each one—wearing the traditional costume of their country of origin or the USA--represents one of the continents where 33,000 Rotary clubs form a global network of community volunteers, more than 1.2 million strong! Koreatown Rotarian DJ Sun will represent Korea. Past Rotaract Governor Sergei Belokonnyi will represent Ukraine.

Our Float Riders and Outwalkers have been selected by the District Governors of the seven southern California and southern Nevada Rotary Districts whose clubs and members provide seed money to start building the float. Funding is completed by donations from Rotary clubs and members across the USA and Canada. Read the bios of our Float Riders and Outwalkers here.