It’s Showtime for California Girls
By Terry Miller
Published: Thursday, December 31st, 2009
On Tuesday afternoon volunteers were busy working on the fine details of the 2010Sierra Madre Rose Float, “California Girls”. Each year this work takes place in the Sierra Madre float barn near Dapper Field where a team comprised entirely of volunteers put the final touches on the non-commercially sponsored, community float.
The Sierra Madre community is one of the longest running participants in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, with the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association having entered a float every year since 1917.
To this day, the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association provides funding for, designs, builds and decorates the community’s annual entry with the help of community volunteers.
Carrying on this proud local tradition, the Sierra Madre float is now one of only a handful of all-volunteer-built floats remaining in the parade.
Over the years, the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association has won 6 major Tournament of Roses Trophy Awards, with four of those awards coming consecutively in the four years between 2005 and 2009.The 2006 entry “Wonder of Reading” won the Founders Award for most beautiful entry built and decorated by volunteers from the sponsoring community or organization. The 2007 “Our Wonderful Wistaria” won the Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy for most beautiful entry, and the 2008 “Valentine’s Day” won the Princess Award for most beautiful entry under 35 feet in length. Last year, Sierra Madre won its fourth trophy in as many consecutive years, again winning the the Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy for most beautiful entry with “Bollywood Dreams”.
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