Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Who: JJ’s Legacy Honoree to Participate in 2015 Rose Parade What: The Floragraph of Philip Dhanens will be honored at the 2015 Rose Parade on the Donate Life float. The Float features 60 butterflies – one for each life that can be transformed by a single deceased donor – emerging… View Article

BY COURTENAY EDELHART The Bakersfield Californian cedelhart@bakersfield.com A “floragraph” of Fresno State fraternity pledge Philip Dhanens will be among 72 honoring organ and tissue donors on a float in the 126th Rose Parade Thursday. Composed of coffee, seeds, flowers and other natural materials, Dhanens’ head shot will adorn the Donate Life float, “Never Ending Story,”… View Article

BAKERSFIELD, CA – “Donate Life” facilitates organ, tissue and eye donations, saving about six-thousand lives every year. This is the 12th year the organization will have a float at the Pasadena Rose Parade honoring the memory of people who have donated their organs. This year two Bakersfield families will honor their loved one at the… View Article

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 Who: The Dhanens’ family will host the 2015 Rose Parade Floragraph at their home, which honors their son Philip Alexander Dhanens life What: Each year, JJ’s Legacy selects a local honoree to participate in the national Donate Life Float at the annual Rose parade. Selected members of the family participated… View Article

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) – Jaidyn Rothermel is one of two people from Bakersfield being honored on the 2015 Donate Life Rose Parade float. The 3-year-old girl fell into a pool and nearly drowned in 2011. She was then put on life support, but her family was faced with the most difficult decision they would ever… View Article