The Auto Club of Southern California Participates in the Rose Parade
13 November 1998
ADVISORY/ You Might Use Onion Seed, Lentils, and Cinnamon in Your Thanksgiving Feast
--We Thought They'd Work Well On a Float! Join Auto Club Volunteers as They Cook Up Rose Parade Magic WHAT: First day of decorating "Family Vacation," the Automobile Club of Southern California's entry in the 1999 Tournament of Roses Parade. More than 125 Auto Club members will be on hand to prepare non-perishable float decoration materials that sound like recipe ingredients: onion seed, split pea lentils, crushed rice, spices, farina and seaweed. The ingredients then will be attached to the float using spray cans of invisible adhesive. WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Rosemont Pavilion (adjacent to the Rose Bowl) 700 Seco St., Pasadena WHO: Michelle Lofthouse of Phoenix Decorating designed the Auto Club's sixth entry in the Tournament of Roses. Titled "Family Vacation," it depicts a turn-of-the century family setting off on a California road trip in their vintage automobile. WHY: The Auto Club is conducting its annual charity drive for the Children's Miracle Network as part of its Tournament of Roses participation. Club employees will continue their fund-raising efforts during all the decorating shifts by selling $6 cookbooks with recipes from Auto Club employees and $6 T-shirts depicting the "Family Vacation" float. All proceeds will benefit CMN, which supports medical treatment of youngsters at 165 hospitals nationwide, including Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.