PASADENA, Calif. -- With a little help from our friends, the Chiropractic Centennial Foundation (CCF) float entry for the 1995 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, January 2nd, will be "Saluting America's Finest."
"Saluting America's Finest," the theme for the chiropractic float, will feature athletes who are chiropractic patients, in keeping with the Rose Parade theme, "Sports -- Quest for Excellence."
Float builders have completed the float's steel skeleton.
The eagle itself is an engineering feat, complete with a moving body, head, and wings. Even award-winning float designer Tim Estez is impressed with the structure. "Out of the 10 floats my company is working on this year, the CCF's will be our tallest. It's going to look quite dramatic when the eagle's wings are stretched out to their full wingspan. "Right now," Mr. Estez admits, "Its main structure looks something like a futuristic transformer."
One problem engineers encountered was that the float is too tall to pass under a freeway bridge along the parade route. The eagle's wings have been designed to fold down from 40 feet to 17 feet and the head to completely fold down. This metallic metamorphosis is completed in less than 60 seconds.
Building a float requires considerable design and engineering expertise, but decorating the float requires a massive volunteer operation. "This is a terrific opportunity for people to participate in a Centennial project," said Mike Schroeder, CCF special projects chairman. What better way to join in the Grand Celebration than by helping decorate the chiropractic float to be seen around the world?
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Float Decorators
For those who want to help transform this pitiful bird into a majestic eagle, there will be two shifts per day, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., with 100 people needed per shift. The work is estimated to take several weekends and the week between Christmas and New Years. Priority over shifts will be given to CCF sponsors, but all DCs and chiropractic supporters are encouraged to volunteer.
If you would like to be a volunteer to help decorate the Chiropractic Centennial Float, please write: "I want to decorate our float" on a business card (or put your name on any available piece of paper) and send it to:
Chiropractic Float Decoration
P.O. Box 6070
Huntington Beach, CA 92715
If you can't make it to the Rose Parade to decorate the float, tell all your patients to be watching for the Chiropractic Centennial Float on the morning of January 2nd, 1995. The Centennial Foundation has licensed a limited number of reproductions of the original Rose Parade Float watercolor shown on this page. If you would like a copy for your waiting room to show your patients and get them excited about our centennial year, please call toll-free 1-800-DC4-1995. The price is $20 plus shipping and handling.
Centennial New Year's Eve Party
For those who would like to ring in the New Year with fellow DCs, you should plan to attend the CCF New Year's Eve party at the Beverly Regent Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Party decorations and entertainment will include an 1895 theme and a futuristic laser light show. Tickets for the party are $125 each, and are limited to the first 500 DCs who order. If you are interested in attending the CCF New Year's Eve party, please make a copy of the coupon below, fill it out, and mail it.
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