[December 30, 2016]

MEDIA AVAILABILITY with 2017 Rose Parade® Orlando Tribute Float Riders Sat. Dec. 31st & Sun. Jan 1st @ Fiesta

For the sixth year in a row, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in partnership with its affiliated organization, Impulse Group United, will take part in the Rose Parade with a float this year that honors the memory of the 49 individuals lost to the violence in the senseless attack on the Pulse (News - Alert) Nightclub and LGBTQ community in Orlando.

Three survivors of the attack, Victor Baez, Isaiah Henderson and Jahqui Sevilla, whose coach was killed in the attack, will ride on the float. Other riders include Barbara Poma, cofounder and owner of the club as well as four community members involved in the recovery and healing efforts in Orlando; Patty Sheehan, an openly gay Orlando City Commissioner, who has been a vocal and passionate voice in the community and around the tragedy; Joel Morales, an HIV testing counselor and lead case worker for many of the survivors and families; and Corey Lyons and Gustavo Marrero, the president and vice president, respectively, of Impulse Group Orlando, both of whom played a significant role in the Orlando community after the attack.

The float is titled, 'To Honor and Remember Orlando.'

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