“A Healing Place”
Nurses create A Healing Place with their presence.
The qualities of a nurse make it possible to create
A Healing Place anywhere and under any circumstance.
The qualities of nurses are reflected in the design of this float: caring, commitment, compassion, confidence, conscientiousness, and intelligence. Nurses bring these qualities to create A Healing Place using wisdom, skill, and versatility to nurture and educate their patients to prevent illness or gently helping them heal.
All nurses are honored and thanked for the tremendous impact they have on each patient entrusted to their care.
Sally Bixby, President
Sally Bixby is the first nurse to hold the office of President of the Tournament of Roses & Rose Bowl Game. Her presidency runs from January 19, 2012 through January 19, 2013.
Planning for and anticipating this year started in 2007 when a non-profit organization, Bare Root Inc. was formed. It has been through the generous support of individual nurses, nurse organizations/associations, hospitals/health systems, healthcare industries, and supporters/friends of nurses that we will have a float in the 2013 Rose Parade which will Celebrate-Honor-Thank Nurses, around the world, for all they do for their patients. Our Intention is to keep the dream alive through grants and scholarships with any funds left over. To make this happen we need your continued donations throughout this year.
During the 2012 year we encourage you to follow the activities that lead up January 1, 2013 Rose Parade. This website is full of information about the Nurses Float project.
Our goals are:
- To honor, celebrate and thank nurses for what they do for the patients in their communities.
- To educate the public about what nurses really do for their patients.
- To create an interest in becoming a nurse
- To provide scholarships to nurses with any funds remaining from the project.
Please continue your financial support and spread the word—so many nurses still don’t know about this historic event.
Sally Bixby RN announces the Grand Marshall—Dr. Jane Goodall.
In a press release Bixby said, “We selected our theme, ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ with Dr. Goodall in mind as Grand Marshal,” said Tournament of Roses President Sally Bixby. “The theme can be interpreted as a celebration of accomplishment, discovery and travel of course, but equally valid is its implicit call to action.
We think Dr. Goodall’s life story is a testament to the sense of adventure and openness to possibility that this phrase suggests: As a young woman, she defied convention to follow her dreams, and she has committed herself to a life of global citizenship, inspiring children and adults alike along the way. 2013 will be the 53rd anniversary of her field study of the Gombe chimpanzees. I can think of no one whose life has better exemplified our theme and message than Dr. Jane Goodall. Dr. Goodall is now an international icon, but it is her passion for discovery and how she has used her celebrity for the betterment of the world that has drawn us to her.”
To learn more read the entire press release.