Award-Winning Floats

A WINNING LEGACY

Phoenix Decorating is the float builder of choice for the Tournament of Roses, and they have received hundreds of awards throughout their history, including 9 of the 18 awards presented for the 2024 ToR Parade. Kiwanians and members of the Kiwanis family have played a significant role in decorating a great number of those floats!

Kiwanis has been represented in the Rose Parade going back to 1920, and consecutively since 1986. Here is the history of award-winning floats that have represented Kiwanis International since our club’s founding in 2000.

YEARFLOAT NAME/AWARDKI PRESIDENT
2000Volunteer’s Trophy
RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR
Nettles Brown
2005Volunteers Award
WE ARE FAMILY
Case Van Kleef
2007National Award
WE ARE FAMILY
Nelson Tucker
2009Princesses Award
SHARING THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Don Canady
2010Isabella Coleman Award
ABOVE THE REST
Paul Palazzo
2013Volunteer’s Trophy
A MAGIC CARPET RIDE
Tom Dejulio
2024Volunteers Trophy
SERVING IN HARMONY
Katrina Baranko

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