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Thursday, March 29 – "Historic Rose Parade Float" – Lindsey Spurrier
Listen at 7:59, 12:30,and 4:59 PM
Thursday, March 29, 2012
“Historic Rose Parade Float"
In January 2012, the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, made history. It was the first time in its over 120-year history that a float was designed to acknowledge those who died of AIDS and the advocates who helped them.
The float, titled, “Elizabeth Taylor, Our Champion,” featured images of two-time Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor, honoring her tireless advocacy and compassion for people with HIV/AIDS. For nearly three decades, starting in the 1980’s, she championed HIV/AIDS programs, including co-founding the American Foundation for AIDS Research, known as amFAR, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
On the float, there were 150,000 water vials to keep the flowers fresh. Many had the name of someone lost to the disease handwritten on them, with a corresponding memorial flower.
More about Elizabeth Taylor tomorrow.
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