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Every New Year’s Day, the Rose Parade® in Pasadena, California, brings millions together to celebrate creativity, community, and hope. Since 2004, the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® float has shared a powerful message with the world—honoring organ, eye, and tissue donors, celebrating recipients, and inspiring others to register as donors.
The 2026 float, Treasure Every Moment Together, beautifully reflects this year’s theme, The Magic in Teamwork, highlighting how lifesaving transplants are made possible through the collaboration of donor families, healthcare professionals, and dedicated advocates. Designed as a lush tropical paradise, the float symbolizes the gift of life. It features traditional canoes carrying grateful organ recipients, regal great hornbill birds representing the circle of life, and monarch butterflies symbolizing transformation and renewed hope. At its center, an open treasure chest overflows with vibrant florals and Floragraphs—artistic floral portraits honoring donor heroes whose legacies continue to shine.
As the world’s most visible campaign for organ, eye, and tissue donation, the Donate Life float inspires millions each year. Floridians and supporters nationwide can honor their loved ones in a special way through the Rose Dedication Garden. Each dedicated rose—placed in a vial with a personalized message—becomes part of a beautiful collective tribute to donors, recipients, families, and the healthcare teams who make the gift of life possible.
To honor a loved one, visit the Rose Dedication page. https://onelegacyfloat.org/si/rose-dedications.html
To register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor, visit www.DonateLifeFlorida.org (or RegisterMe.org outside of Florida).
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