Local Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors, Transplant Recipients and Living Donors to be Honored on the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® Float on New Year’s Day

AZUSA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--OneLegacy will honor 19 Southern Californians whose lives have been touched by the power of organ, eye, and tissue donation on the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® float, themed “Treasure Every Moment Together.” The announcement was made at a press event that took place earlier this month at Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena, where the float is being decorated with dried organic materials by Artistic Entertainment Services (AES) staff and volunteers, ahead of the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day.

OneLegacy will honor 19 Southern Californians whose lives have been touched by the power of organ, eye, and tissue donation on the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® float, themed “Treasure Every Moment Together.”

Representing honorees ranging from a 21-month-old baby to a 75-year-old man, these 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life float local participants and their families share heartfelt and inspiring stories of donation.

“OneLegacy is honored to celebrate and share the uplifting stories of Southern California donors, recipients, and families, who have been touched by the power of organ, eye and tissue donation, at the iconic Rose Parade on New Year’s Day,” said Prasad Garimella, CEO of OneLegacy. “We look forward to showing our finished float and inspire those who watch the Rose Parade to say ‘YES’ to donation when they see our float sailing down the streets of Pasadena.”

The 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Float’s Southern California honorees, sponsored by OneLegacy, Sanofi, Nu Acoustics and Donate Life California, include:

Six organ and tissue recipients who received a second chance at life thanks to their donors:

Two living donors who gave a second chance at life to others with their gifts and who will walk alongside the float:

Sixteen organ, eye or tissue donors who gave the gift of life after their death:

OneLegacy is sponsoring the following floragraph honorees:

Celebrating 23 years of participation in the traditional Rose Parade® New Year’s Day celebrations, the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade® Float is the world’s most visible campaign to inspire organ, eye and tissue donation and to deliver the simple and powerful message that donation saves and heals lives. The 2026 float would not be possible without the help of more than 20 sponsors.

To learn more about the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade float, visit onelegacyfloat.org