Auto Club Rose Parade Advisory

--'Tis the Day after Christmas and All Through the House ... We're Decorating for New Year's, So No "Slow News Day" Grouse!

WHO:    Approximately 2,000 Auto Club members will be out in force 
        this week starting Dec. 26 to finish decorating the Auto 
        Club's Tournament of Roses float, "Family Road Trip," at 
        Rosemont Pavilion. It's the first float you'll see as you 
        enter the building. 

WHAT:   The float is a fanciful depiction of what could have been the 
        world's first vacation: Mom, Dad and kids traveling on the 
        back of a jungle-chomping, 35-foot-high dinosaur who brings 
        her own youngsters along for the jungle sightseeing trip.
 
WHEN:   Sunday, Dec. 26 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Float decorating 
        continues daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. through Dec. 30, and on
        the morning of Dec. 31 if the float is not finished.

WHERE:  Rosemont Pavilion (adjacent to the Rose Bowl), 700 Seco St., 
        Pasadena

WHY:    The Auto Club sponsors a float in the Tournament of Roses 
        Parade each year as part of its community service campaign to 
        raise money for charity. This year, Auto Club offices are 
        offering plush toy dinosaur replicas of the organization's 
        float in exchange for a donation of $5 or more to Orthopaedic 
        Hospital. Also, the Auto Club has been conducting a toy drive 
        in its offices to benefit young patients attending Orthopaedic
        Hospital's annual holiday party.