Meet the 2014 Donate Life Rose Float Riders

Donate Life Rose Float
2014 DONATE LIFE FLOAT RIDERS UNVEILED! We are pleased to announce the 30 Riders â€" all recipients of donated organs, eyes and tissue â€" who will "Light Up the World" with their dramatic and heartrending stories as riders aboard the 11th annual Donate Life float in the 2014 Rose Parade.




Julie M. Allred
Concord, NC


Melissa Bensouda
Lee's Summit, MO


Edward A. Bonfiglio
Runnemede, NJ


Kim Burdakin
Muscatine, IA



Faith Carlin
Philadelphia, PA


John Cervantes
Chino, CA


Yang-Chuan Chang
Hualien City,
Taiwan (R.O.C.)


Dan Cuda
Lincoln, NE



Nita French
Norman, OK


Brian Keith Gilliam
Huffman, TX


Craig Hostert
Fullerton, CA


David Jenkins
Grand Junction, CO



Matt Katsarelis
Katy, TX


Katharine Lawrence
Asbury, NJ


Nefeterius Akeli McPherson
Killeen, TX


Debbie Morgan
Riverside, CA



Richard Perez
Rochester, NY


Sue Herrick Pilon
Wyandotte, MI


Sherri Plair
Columbia, SC


Harry Rambo
Alachua, FL



Linda Ramos
Schererville, IN


Connor Randall
Arvada, CO


Arthur Joven Reyes
Fairfield, CA


Sharon Runner
Sacramento, CA



Jerry L. Sexton, Sr.
Kokomo, IN


Madison Shinaberry
Harrisonburg, VA


Amy Nicole Tippins
Norcross, GA


Ana Maria
Villalobos
Whittier, CA



Gregory J. Welsh
Goodyear, AZ


JePahl White
Fresno, CA
______________________________________________________ 
"You have the power to SAVE lives." 
To register as a donor TODAY
In California: 
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org | www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org 
Outside California: 
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.net

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