The 128th Rose Parade was a major hit of 2017
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos Alfonso De Elias
Watching the scurry when a float breaks down adds to the excitement and this year Revelers at the 2017 Tournament of Roses festivities will have an opportunity to continue their celebration of California dairy foods and farm families as the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced Real California Milk’s participation in the 128th Rose Parade®. It is the second time California’s more than 1,400 dairy families and the real dairy foods made with their milk will be represented in the parade.
The 128th Rose Parade also had its float entry, “Hope Blooms Forever.” The float celebrated the friendship shared by the United States and Japan through the TOMODACHI Initiative, and paid tribute to the resilience of the people of Fukushima, Japan.
The float was featured 20 high school students from Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, an area devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, as part of the TOMODACHI – Honda Cultural Exchange Program. TOMODACHI, which is Japanese for “friend,” was established by the governments of the United States and Japan following the 2011 disaster to create new bonds of friendship between Japanese and American youth through educational and cultural exchange activities.
About the Pasadena Tournament of Roses
The Tournament of Roses is a volunteer organization that annually hosts America’s New Year Celebration® with the Rose Parade® presented by Honda, the Rose Bowl Game® presented by Northwestern Mutual and a variety of accompanying events. 935 volunteer members of the association will drive the success of 128th Rose Parade themed “Echoes of Success,” on Monday, January 2, 2017, followed by the 103rd Rose Bowl Game.
Definitely, people will enjoy beautiful floats, marching Bands from all over the globe, celebrity sightings and the most important of this event; don’t forget it’s a day of celebration. Most people had fun particularly for those floats took months to build and everything on the outside is some form of plant. They truly are beautiful. Celebrate their beauty, the bands, and another new year with a smile at the Tournament of Roses parade.
