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The Donate Life float and our 24 riders represent millions of people touched by organ and tissue donation, including donor families, living donors, transplant recipients and transplant candidates.

How are float riders selected?





Steve Bond
Phoenix, AZ



Patrice Broussard
Antelope, CA



Carter Bryant
Draper, UT



Delores Benton Evans
Durham, NC



Mina Gonzalez
Hacienda Heights, CA



Hannah Grinnan
Redlands, CA



Anne Gulotta
Chicago, IL



Tim Heffernan
Gainesville, FL



Lili Ibanez
Westminster, CA



Sunny Luna
Visalia, CA



Cristina Margolis
San Jose, CA



Glenn Matsuki
Long Beach, CA



Nikki McKenna
Cranberry Township, PA



Hazelee Moultrie
Kingston, NY



Joshua Nelson
Granite City, IL



Tyla Newbold
Sandy, UT



Joann Nixon
Ft. Wayne, IN



Matthew Ogle
Chino Hills, CA



Juan Perez
Jenks, OK



Wendy Rodgers
Torrance, CA



Manuel Salazar
Aurora, CO



Jeremy Starr
McGuire AFB, NJ



Debra Thompson
Wellsville, NY



Mike Vyrostek
Pataskala, OH