In the space between Christmas and New Year’s, more than a hundred Odd Fellows and Rebekahs come together in Pasadena to put the last final touches on the Rose Parade float we do each year. This year, our district’s own Debra LaVergne and Elizabeth Satterfield, as they have done so many times before, joined in the “fun”. It’s actually a lot of work, but people tend to remember it fondly.
Each day, she took photos, and these are the ones she wanted to share.
Decemeber 30 – Elizabeth finishing the float. The back of that leaf could not be reached from scaffolding so it could not be done until the scaffolding was gone and a cherry picker could put her with reach.December 30 – The last little section of roses was saved for SGM Tom Calabrese, IARA President Pam Isenhower, GM Rita Cooper and RA President Marcy HarperSeibel to put in when they got back from the Sponsor’s Reception.December 30 – Elizabeth is filling in with asparagus fern.December 29 – Elizabeth is finishing the community garden sign.December 28 – Elizabeth is putting whole cranberries on the sign today.December 27 – Elizabeth got to work on top today, gluing green stuff on leaves and stems.A photo of Debra making cotton rosettes taken by Myra PittmanDecember 26 – Elizabeth has been gluing coffee on the camera side of the float since we got here at 3:20pm
Debra gives a walking tour around the IOOF float from inside the barn
