It’s that time of year again, time to build a rose float.

By kate • December 27, 2009

Put on your long underwear and warm socks, it’s cold in the that big hangar where the Burbank Rose Float is built. This is crunch time and they need all they help they can get. Burbank is one of the few cities who’s float is decorated completely by volunteers, where as other cities now use professionals. Yes it’s cold, but the warmth and excitement is contagious. They’ll even give you some pizza if your there around dinner time. High school kids earning credit, first time volunteers, and families who have been working it for generations, they are all there and happy to help you get started. Keep in mind they do not accept new volunteers to decorate the float on December 30 and 31. On these dates they are frantically concentrating on finishing the float and usually do not have the time to train new volunteers. Here is were you go if you want to volunteer 123 W Olive Ave
Burbank, CA 91502 Here They’ve added a new feature to the website, a picture of the float’s progress that updates every 15 minutes, check it out.

To see video of last years float, look in the January ’08 archives.