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Preparations are underway for the Rose Parade in California

Volunteers prepare floats on Tuesday, Dec. 26, for the upcoming OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.

By Richard Vogel / AP

Dec. 26, 2023

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A volunteer stands atop The UPS Store Rose Parade float as decorating began at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Volunteers sort through seeds used for decorating the 2024 Kaiser Permanente Rose Parade float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Volunteer Valerie Caparino from La Mirada, Calif. helps to decorate a giant corn cob for use on the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Volunteers begin decorating flowers for the City of Torrance Rose Parade Float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Brittany Smith touches up a statue of Doctor Alison Taur as decorating began on the 2024 Kaiser Permanente Rose Parade float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Brittany Smith touches up a statue of Doctor Alison Taur as decorating began on the 2024 Kaiser Permanente Rose Parade float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Volunteers, right Renae Salas and her friend Patti Johns from Riverside, Calif. help decorate the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Salas's son Brandin will be featured among the others who donated his organs to save 5 people. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Volunteers begin decorating the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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Volunteers begin decorating the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float at at Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale, Calif. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Decorator's week has officially started with the Rose Parade less than a week away. All week long, thousands of volunteers will be hard at work at Fiesta Parade Floats to decorate the floats.
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