Congratulations to SMRFA and Float Designer Charles Meier on Four Award Winning Years!!

The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association and float designer Charles Meier were again awarded the Lathrop K. Leishman Award for Most Beautiful Non-Commercial Float. This is the fourth year in a row that the Sierra Madre float has been a winner. In 2008, "Valentine's Day" won the Princess' Trophy. In 2007, "Our Wonderful Wistaria" also won the Lathrop K. Leishman Award. In 2006, "Wonder of Reading" took home the Founder's Banner Trophy. All four floats were designed by Charles Meier. I interviewed Meier last January shortly after the third award, you can read that interview here. In January 2008, we ran the image above left as the front page on the now deceased SGV Weekly newspaper. If you click on that picture, you'll see a much larger version, with lots more detail. It is a 4mb image though, so it will take a minute to download. The image on the right is this year's float during its stopover at Kersting Court, click on it for a larger view, also. I'm heading down to the parade route to get some photos of the float during the parade, but I have more photos of last night's stopover already posted at www.SierraMadreNews.Net with more still to come.

In the third comment, a reader made a suggestoin that I'm sorry I didn't think of to post earlier, so I'll correct that now. SMRFA is always in need of donations, and if you are proud of the work they've done, and enjoyed seeing the float in the parade, become a part of it. Here's their application form and an address where you can send your donation:

Sierra Madre Rose Float Association
P.O. Box 603
Sierra Madre, CA 91025
Download the application form, and become a member

Please feel free to post your congratulatory messages for the SMRFA by clicking on the number of comments below this post. You do not need to sign up or register to post a comment.... A very big THANK YOU to all the donors, sponsors and volunteers who made Bollywood Dreams Sierra Madre's fourth winner in a row. Congratulations SMRFA, you've made us all very proud!!!