One of our own was on the Rotary International float during the 2014 Rose Parade

Jetta and Ron Burton don matching engineer's caps in the cab of the candy choo choo train (made of flowers by Rotarians) while District 5930's Anita Garrett-Roe and the crowd enjoy the theme song "Candy Man." The float is to emphasize Rotary's hopes and optimism that the eradication of polio is "This Close!" Parade brochures stated float participants were selected in honor of their work and commitment and the eradication of polio worldwide.

 

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ne of our own will be on the Rotary International float

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and/or walking during this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA. The 125th Rose parade will take place on January 1, 2014 starting at 8:00 am PT (7:00 am Central time). Anita Garrett-Roe from the Corpus Christi Rotary Club responded quickly to an email sent out to all members on Dec. 4th and was approved by Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee to be on the float with RI President Ron Burton and others. You can follow her adventures and “cheer her on” through the website of the Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee at www.rotaryfloat.org. We will also post additional information here as received. Their Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/RotaryRoseParadeFloatCommittee.

So be sure to tune your TVs to the Rose Parade on Wed, Jan 1st and catch a glimpse of Anita – proudly representing Rotary in South Texas.

Who is Anita Garrett-Roe?

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Anita Garrett-Roe currently holds the annual title of Number One Mary Kay Cosmetics National Sales Director in the World. As an Independent Elite Executive National Sales Director, she has built a sales force that spans the USA, Canada, UK, EU, Mexico, Philippines and Brazil.

She is the daughter of World War II spy, Jasper Thomas Mallory, who was an Intelligence Officer in The Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. She is a member of the Office of Strategic Services Society.

A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she is a former kindergarten teacher. She was honored as Distinguished Alumni by the Weatherford, Texas Independent School District this year. In addition to Rotary Club, she is a member of Executive Women International, a Women in Careers YWCA Honoree, Past President of the Nueces County Medical Society Alliance, Past President of Corpus Christi Executives Association.

As a child growing up during the polio outbreak in the 50s, she has vivid memories of watching her mother crying while scrubbing down the house with bleach and hot soapy water. Children in the neighborhood had come down with polio.

The Rotary commitment to eradicate polio is near and dear to her heart. Anita served Corpus Christi Downtown Club as Foundation Chair, and has attended Rotary International Conventions in San Antonio, Bangkok, and Lisbon. In addition to supporting the Rotary Foundation as a Paul Harris Fellow, she supports the Rotary Honduras Clean Water Project.

Anita belongs to three Rotary Fellowship Groups: Rotarians International Fellowship of Authors and Writers, International Travel Host Fellowship, and International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians.