The SOI Motorhome Club 42nd Annual
Rose Parade Rally*
Santa Anita Park • Arcadia, California
December 29, 2022 – January 3, 2023
Welcomes
•SOI Members • FMCA Members•
•New Friends•
Thursday, December 29, 2022
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Arrival all day! Meet your staff in the Rally Tent for registration after you get settled.
5:00 p.m.
Welcome: Get Acquainted “Beer n’ Wine” party at the Rose Parade Tent area. Come and enjoy the party, rally orientation, welcome dinner. (Please bring your itinerary and a pen for Rally notes/updates. Always wear your name tag.
Dinner will be served 6:30 p.m. We supply utensils, plates, etc.
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Friday, December 30, 2022
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast in Rally Tent
8:45 a.m.
Bus departs to work on Floats and/or tour the City of Sierra Madre float entry. Workers are needed if you want to help; you should sign a liability waiver as you boardthe bus. (Recommendation: Bring your gloves and scissors)
The bus will operate throughout the morning with the last return to Rally Tent from the Sierra Madre Float building at 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30
Lunch at Rally Tent.
1:00 p.m.
Board the bus for departure to the Huntington Library & Outdoor Gardens Tour. Docents will meet us on arrival to answer questions, followed by time to explore the grounds at your leisure. The first shuttle Bus will return to the Racetrack at about 3 PM. The final bus departure will be at 4:30 p.m. to return to Santa Anita.
5:45 p.m.
Bus will depart for San Antonio Winery dinner and historical talk. Plenty of time for Wine tasting before the bus departs. The bus will return to the Racetrack once everyone is finished and will depart not later than 9 PM to return to Santa Anita
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
6:30 to 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast at Rally Tent
7:30 a.m.
All aboard the bus to head to the Rose Bowl Festival Grounds. We’ll drive down Colorado Blvd. for a sneak preview of the parade route and our parade seats. At the festival grounds, you’ll be able to view one of the major float barns. Outside of the float building are special tents set up to serve food items and the selling of official Rose Bowl licensed goods and memorabilia. The Bus will return once it is loaded, which should be no later than 10:30 AM or sooner, if everyone is accounted for, to return to the Race Track.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch at Rally Tent
12:00 – End of Show
Bus departs for Band-Fest show at 12:00 noon. and the show begins at 2:00 p.m. at Pasadena College, presented by Remo, USA. These performances are by bands that will march in the Rose Parade. Bus will be returning after the last band has performed.
6:00 p.m.
NEW YEAR’S EVE Celebrations begin:
•All enter our Rally Tent to the sounds of the Crown City Dixieland Band as our New Year’s Eve celebration party begins (re-set your minds to the New York Times Square time- 9:00 p.m., as we celebrate New Year’s Eve “on New York time”).
•Dance to the music of this great band
•Enjoy our traditional New Year’s Eve Dinner which will be served during our celebration, Your Staff will host an open Bar for your enjoyment. We’ll have soft drinks as well.
•A “Crazy Hat” contest will also be held during this evening’s celebration with the winner receiving a bottle of champagne.
•As 9:00 p.m. (California time) approaches we’ll have our traditional champagne toast to welcome in the New Year.
9:00 p.m. Pacific Time (12:00 midnight Eastern Time) –
“Happy New Year”, singing Auld Lang Syne, the usual hugs, kisses, and welcomes to “2023”.
Happy New Year!
Good-bye 2022…
Hello…2023!
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Sunday, January 1, 2023
•Re-set your minds to local time… and especially your clocks so they wake you up to prepare for another exciting day.
7:00 a.m
“Dumping of rigs” today until all are done. It is not necessary for you to be there. Please have the valve bins unlocked if your rig is being dumped. We do not need your hoses, (unless you own a Foretravel or non-standard sewer connector. If so, please leave it by your valves).
Water will be available for those who need it before the end of the rally.
Please sign-up on the “Need Water” list near at the information table in the tent. Remember this is ONLY if you really need water before the end of the rally.
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast will be served in the Rally Tent. We are deferring a full Breakfast today because we have 2 full meals scheduled, Lunch at the Frontrunner club and a traditional New Years Eve Dinner in the tent.
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
The annual chapter meeting of the SOI chapter of FMCA will be held, led by Ben Rose, Vice President for the SOI Motorhome Club. Everyone is encouraged to attend. There will be presentations on some of our past and upcoming rallies and rolling rallies. This is also the time to discuss the future direction of SOI and new Rolling Rallies to be developed. All are welcome!
11:45 a.m.
Shuttles from the Rally Tent will start at 11:00 a.m. to the entrance of Santa Anita Park. We will be at the Santa Anita Park’s Frontrunner Restaurant in the Club House for our plated lunch and a day at the races. (This is in an enclosed area; dress is casual, but nice.) You must arrive together if you wish to sit together. The seating will be for 2, 4, or 6 people per table. Please keep in mind, the lunch service is at a leisurely pace, so you can relax and enjoy the races. After the 3rd race at approximately 2:45, our shuttles will begin transporting back to the Rally Tent. The last race will be about 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. and our shuttle will be running till everyone is back.
6:00 p.m.
Light finger food and games at Rally Tent
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Monday, January 2, 2023
6:00 a.m.
Everyone will board the bus bound for the 134th Tournament of Roses Parade, themed “Turning The Corner” with as Grand Marshall for the 2023 Tournament of Roses Parade. Bring your tickets, cushions, snacks, cameras, binoculars, jackets, spouses, etc. We have about a 2 block walk to our seats from our designated bus parking lot located behind the Parsons Building’s. Everyone will return to the same bus for the return after the parade.
11: 00 a. m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch:
Upon Return to the Rally Tent, enjoy a hearty lunch, consisting of soup, sandwiches, and salad. We’ll do a couple of "football pools" at this time to make today’s Rose Bowl game a little more interesting for those of us who remain to watch the game on TV in the Rally tent.
12.30 p.m.
We will have our buses operating for everyone to ride to the post parade float viewing of the “Showcase of Floats”. The floral masterpieces you witnessed at the parade will be parked on the boulevard for close up viewing and photo taking. The first returning bus will depart at about 3:00 PM. The last shuttle bus will be departing for the Rally site not later than 4 pm or sooner if everyone is accounted for.
** Note** the 109th Rose Bowl Game starts at 2:00 p.m. Those having tickets for the game need to be at the stadium by 12:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Root beer Floats at the Rally Tent area
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Coffee, juice, and sweets will be served at the main tent.
All during the morning:
Goodbyes to all! Be careful driving and have a safe journey home. We’ll see you down the road and hope you tell your friends about our SOI Rose Parade Rally for 2023/2024. This rally will be starting on Friday, December 28, 2023. Rose Parade will be on Monday January 1, 2024 We depart on Tuesday January 2, 2024.
9:00 a.m.
All electricity will be shut down and the physical breaking up of our camp (tent, electric lines, etc.) will begin.
* Rules to REMEMBER:
Park Tow Cars around perimeter. Always leave Fire Lanes open. No pets in Rally Tent. (Pet area is by entry along the road. Please pick up after your pet.)
No entry into the Race Course fenced area. There is no smoking in the tent area. All leveling Jacks should have a good platform below them so we do not damage the parking lot.
Emergency Contact: Paul Mitchell (209) 815-1837
* Itinerary events and times may be subject to change for the betterment of the rally.