City of Hope’s 48th Rose Parade float was awarded the Past President Award in the 2022 Rose Parade. This was the fourth Rose Parade award given to the world-renowned cancer research and treatment organization.

The float, entitled “Garden of Hopes and Dreams,” spotlights how City of Hope gives people a chance to dream about their future. It highlights the stories of cancer patients who did not let a cancer diagnosis take away their hopes and dreams of a long, happy life. Doctors, nurses and caregivers provided lifesaving treatments and compassionate care.

City of Hope’s float features animated butterflies — symbols of hope and transformation. Whimsical mushrooms represent rebirth after a chaotic time, a metaphor for the battle against cancer and a nod to the dreamed-about end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Daffodils, an early springtime flower indicating winter is over, are spread across the float.

City of Hope offers best-in-class cancer care and is quickly expanding. City of Hope now has more than 35 locations and plans to open a cancer center in Irvine, California, in 2022. City of Hope is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the San Gabriel Valley.