Tournament of Roses Parade

:There is also the Roses Tournament in England

Volunteers

The Tournament of Roses has become such a large event that it requires 65,000 hours of combined manpower each year, or the equivalent of roughly 7.42 years of combined man power. Fortunately for the Association, the group has 935 members, each whom is assigned to one of 34 committees.

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Responsibilities include:

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• selecting Parade participants
• directing visitors on New Year's Day
• serving hamburgers to band members at the end of the Parade route
• giving presentations about the Tournament to community groups

During the Parade, all volunteers are required to wear distinct white suits. Because of this, the volunteers are commonly referred to as "white suiters".

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