RI Rosebowl Parade 2016 Float - Funding Request

With a television audience of over 75,000,000 and a live audience of over 700,000 the Rose Parade is a media gold mine and with the Float WE ARE THERE!  For the last 35 years the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee has placed a float promoting Rotary in the parade.  The theme varies each year but polio eradication has been prominent in 2 of the last 5 years.  Other themes have included the 25th Anniversary of Women in Rotary; Literacy; YSE/GSE/Ambassadorial Scholarships; "Service Above Self"; and our International Membership and Projects.  This year’s Float theme is "Working Together For Peace" which will tell the world about Rotary's commitment for Peace throughout the world. 

 

The Float shows a world of Peace and everyone getting along.  This is just one of many ways that we reflect President Ravi’s theme of “Be A Gift to the World.”   The Committees’ media efforts will be on promoting the many ways that Rotarians have focused on bringing Peace to the World.

 

The Committee needs our help in accomplishing this project.  All of the funding comes from Rotary clubs throughout North America.  While Rotary International provides assistance, it is not financial.  This is not a project of Rotary International. Your club will soon be receiving the solicitation materials from the Committee and I ask that you respond quickly and make donation even if you just pass the hat at meeting.  Please visit www.rotaryfloat.org for more information.  No gift is too small but I hope you can be generous.