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Rose Parade Float Winners 2012

South Pas pulled in the Fantasy Award and La Canada Flintridge scored the Bob Hope Humor Award.

Here are the winning floats in the 2012 Rose Parade:

  • Grand Marshal's Award: Discover Card, "The Dream Believers" 
  • Governor's Award: City of Torrance, "Looking Back, Moving Forward"
  • Director's Award: Bayer Advanced, "Garden of Imagination"
  • Fantasy Award: City of South Pasadena, "When Life Gives You Lemons"
  • Sweepstakes Award: Dole, ``Preserving Paradise''
  • Theme Award: US Bank, ``Idea Factory'' 
  • President's Award: Republic of Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy, "Wonderful Indonesia"
  • National Award: Western Asset Management, "Imagine in America"
  • Mayor's Award: Burbank Tournament of Roses Association, "The Dream Machine"
  • Founder's Award: Downey Rose Float Association, "Enchanted Paradise"
  • Craftsman Award: Trader Joe's, "Hot Lava" 
  • Isabella Coleman Award: Odd Fellows & Rebekahs, "Shining Knights Still Exist"
  • Tournament Volunteers' Award: Shriners Hospitals for Children, "Soaring for Kids"
  • Judges' Special Award: Donate Life, "...One More Day"
  • Princess' Award: Rotary International, "Inching Towards the End of Polio"
  • International Award: China Airlines, "Spirit of Prosperity and Harmony"
  • Extraordinaire Award: Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc., "Surf's Up"
  • Animation Award: Farmers Insurance Group, "The Unimaginable"
  • Bob Hope Humor Award: La Canada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association, "If Pigs Could Fly"
  • Queen's Award: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, "Our Champion" 
  • Past Presidents' Award: Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, "100 Years of Girls Scouts—What Will You Do Today"
  • Crown City Innovation Award: City of Los Angeles,  "Dinosaurs in L.A.'s Backyard"
  • Lathrop K. Leishman Award: Kaiser Permanente, "Every Body Walk"
  • Tournament Special Award: RFD-TV, "Happy Trails"
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