AHF's Tribute To Elizabeth Taylor At Rose Parade

I unfortunately missed the Rose Parade New Years Day, it was one of the first times I had missed it in YEARS. I know, I would have beyond a doubt, been in absolute tears if I had seen this float moving down the avenue .  The AIDS Health Foundation did a float in tribute to their long time advocate, Elizabeth Taylor.   Absolutely gorgeous and a winner of The Queens Trophy for 'Most Effective Use & Display of Roses In Concept, Design & Presentation.  She was a true queen.!!  One announcer said "I wish she were here to see it".  Many people wish that as well.  She is greatly missed.

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Tournament of Roses Features AIDS Float

Tournament Of Roses Parade To Feature First-Ever AIDS Themed Float

Karen Ocamb reports at LGBT POV:

This year the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena will make history: it will be the first time in the parade’s 123-year history and the first time in the 30 years since HIV/AIDS was identified that a float will acknowledge those who died of AIDS and the advocates who helped them. [snip] Many of the 150,000 water vials will hold “AHF Memory Flowers” with inscriptions of the names of lost loved ones handwritten on the vial. AHF says their “Elizabeth Taylor: Our Champion” Parade Float was designed by award winning float designer Raul Rodriquez and is being built by the respected and award-winning Fiesta Parade floats.