Trophy-winning floats in the 114th Tournament of Roses

Wednesday January 01, 2003

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Trophies were awarded to 23 floats entered in Wednesday's 114th Tournament of Roses under the theme ``Children's Dreams, Wishes and Imagination.''

The winners, including theme, sponsor and description of category:

Sweepstakes Trophy: ``Water Wonderland,'' Rain Bird Corporation. Most beautiful entry with outstanding floral presentation and design.

Lathrop K. Leishman Trophy: ``Where Dreams Still Take Flight Wright Brothers 1903-2003,'' The Outer Banks of North Carolina. Most beautiful float entered by a noncommercial sponsor.

President's Trophy: ``Fairytale Fantasy,'' FTD. Most effective floral use and presentation.

Grand Marshal's Trophy: ``Backyard Playground,'' Home Depot. Excellence in creative concept and design.

Directors' Trophy: ``Read Me a Story,'' Dr. Pepper. Outstanding artistic merit in design and floral presentation.

Theme trophy: ``A Sundae Afternoon,'' Cal Poly Universities of Pomona and San Luis Obispo. Excellence in presenting parade theme.

Judges' Special Trophy: ``Learning Can Be Magical,'' City of Cerritos, Calif. Most spectacular showmanship and dramatic impact.

Queen's Trophy: ``100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity,'' City of Arcadia, Calif. Most effective use and display of roses in concept, design and presentation.

Isabella Coleman Trophy: ``Underwater Discovery,'' City of St. Louis, Mo. Best presentation of color and color harmony through use of flowers.

Princesses' Trophy: ``Catching the Brass Ring,'' City of Torrance, Calif. Most beautiful float under 35 feet in length.

Animation Trophy: ``Garden of Imagination,'' Bayer Advanced Garden. Best use of animation and motion.

Fantasy Trophy: ``Just Imagine,'' Eastman Kodak Company. Most outstanding display of fantasy and imagination.

Bob Hope Humor Trophy: ``Bathtub Races,'' Roto-Rooter Plumbers. Most comical and amusing entry.

International Trophy: ``Dreaming of Taiwan,'' China Airlines Ltd. Most beautiful entry from outside the continental United States.

National Trophy: ``A Big Adventure,'' Automobile Club of Southern California. Best depiction of life in the United States, past, present or future.

Governor's Trophy: ``Gateway to California,'' City of Ontario, Calif. Best depiction of life in California.

Founders' Trophy: ``Bathtime Friends!'' Burbank Tournament of Roses Association. Most beautiful float built and decorated by volunteers from a community or organization.

Mayor's Trophy: ``Backyard Heroes,'' La Canada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Association. Most outstanding city entry (U.S. or international).

Tournament Special Trophy: ``A Village of Hope,'' Give Kids The World Village. Exceptional merit in multiple classifications, including floats that cannot retract to 55 feet in length.

Tournament Volunteers' Trophy: ``Sweet Dreams,'' Optimist International. Best floral design of parade theme in a float under 35 feet in length.

Extraordinaire Trophy: ``The Power of Dreams,'' American Honda Motor Co. Most spectacular entry including floats that cannot retract to 55 feet in length.

Past Presidents Trophy: ``Proud Past, Promising Future,'' Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration to the United States. Most creative design and use of both floral and nonfloral materials.

Craftsman Award: ``America's Youth Sounds of Freedom,'' Veterans of Foreign Wars. Exceptional achievement in showmanship and dramatic impact limited to floats more than 55 feet in length.

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