POINT PLEASANT — The road to the Rose Parade has as many stories as it does rose petals.
On Thursday, Dec. 5, Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH) will prepare to participate in the historic parade by honoring organ and tissue donors with dedicated roses to be placed on the Donate Life Float in the 2014 Rose Parade.
PVH, in collaboration with the Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE), will host a floragraph decorating event at 10 a.m., Dec. 5 at the hospital. The family of the late Kevin Ellis Boyles, a 22-year old tissue and cornea donor from Point Pleasant, will create a likeness of his face out of flowers. The resulting floragraph will adorn CORE’s float to commemorate Boyles’ life-saving gifts.
The event on Dec. 5 will include remarks from Susan Stuart, president and CEO of CORE, Larry Unroe, CEO of PVH, Annette Boyles, mother of Kevin Boyles. Kevin Boyles’ floragraph will also be on display.
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