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Dr. Jane Goodall and T of R Pres. Sally Bixby, photo courtesy of Tournament of Roses, click to enlarge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Press Release posted 4\/26\/12 –<\/em> The Pasadena Tournament of Roses\u00ae<\/sup> revealed today that Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 2013 Tournament of Roses festivities.\u00a0 On New Year\u2019s Day, in front of a world television audience, Dr. Goodall will ride in the 124th<\/sup> Rose Parade\u00ae<\/sup> presented by Honda and themed \u201cOh, the Places You\u2019ll Go!.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 She will then toss the coin before the 99th<\/sup> Rose Bowl Game\u00ae<\/sup> presented by VIZIO.\u00a0 Dr. Goodall has been an inspiration to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses as the organization continues to seek ways to make the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game more sustainable by finding ways to evolve waste-management practices and inspire that change in those who participate in Tournament of Roses events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe selected our theme, \u2018Oh, the Places You\u2019ll Go!\u2019<\/em> with Dr. Goodall in mind as Grand Marshal,\u201d said Tournament of Roses President Sally Bixby.\u00a0 \u201cThe theme can be interpreted as a celebration of accomplishment, discovery and travel of course, but equally valid is its implicit call to action.\u00a0 We think Dr. Goodall\u2019s life story is a testament to the sense of adventure and openness to possibility that this phrase suggests: \u00a0As a young woman, she defied convention to follow her dreams, and she has committed herself to a life of global citizenship, inspiring children and adults alike along the way.\u00a0 2013 will be the 53rd<\/sup> anniversary of her field study of the Gombe chimpanzees.\u00a0 I can think of no one whose life has better exemplified our theme and message than Dr. Jane Goodall.\u00a0 Dr. Goodall is now an international icon, but it is her passion for discovery and how she has used her celebrity for the betterment of the world that has drawn us to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the age of 26, Jane Goodall traveled from England to what is today Tanzania and bravely entered the little-known world of wild chimpanzees. \u00a0She was equipped with nothing more than a notebook and a pair of binoculars. \u00a0But with her unyielding patience and characteristic optimism, she won the trust of these initially shy creatures. \u00a0She managed to open a window into their sometimes strange and often familiar-seeming lives.\u00a0 Her early findings\u2014that chimpanzees make and use tools, eat meat, and engage in war-like activity\u2014profoundly altered our understanding of what it means to be human.<\/p>\n

Today, Dr. Goodall\u2019s work revolves around inspiring action on behalf of endangered species, particularly chimpanzees, and encouraging people to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.<\/p>\n

The Jane Goodall Institute, which Dr. Goodall founded in 1977, works to protect the wild chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania and other parts of Africa, but recognizes this cannot be accomplished without a comprehensive approach that addresses the needs of local people who are critical to chimpanzee survival.<\/p>\n

The Institute\u2019s community-centered conservation program in Africa (TACARE) includes sustainable development projects that engage local people as true partners. \u00a0The program began around Gombe in 1994, but has since been replicated in other parts of the continent.<\/p>\n

Jane Goodall\u2019s Roots & Shoots, which Dr. Goodall started with a group of Tanzania students in 1991, is today the Institute\u2019s global environmental and humanitarian youth program for young people from preschool through university with hundreds of thousands of members in more than 120 countries around the world.\u00a0 Members of Roots & Shoots California groups attended the event and escorted Dr. Goodall to the podium.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to be the Grand Marshal for the 2013 Tournament of Roses,\u201d said Dr. Jane Goodall.\u00a0 \u201cNew Year\u2019s day symbolizes the opportunity to work toward new goals, experience new beginnings, and make a difference.\u00a0 My dream for this New Year\u2019s Day is for everyone to think of the places we can all go if we work together to make our world a better place.\u00a0 Every journey starts with a step and I am pleased to see the Tournament of Roses continue to take steps toward not only celebrating beauty and imagination, but also a cleaner environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEach year, the Tournament of Roses invites its Grand Marshal to not only become a part of the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game, but also a part of its extended family,\u201d said Bixby.\u00a0 \u201cWe are hoping to learn from Dr. Goodall as we continue to look for ways to make our events more sustainable in the area of resource management to promote long-term behavioral change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Initiatives the Tournament of Roses is developing or continuing in 2012 include:<\/p>\n