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MEET THE PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES QUEEN AND COURT AT PASADENA SENIOR CENTER ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 3
Fresh from their tour down Colorado Blvd and the Rose Bowl game on January 1st, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Queen and Royal Court will make their annual visit to the Pasadena Senior Center on Saturday, Jan. 3 from 1 pm.
Arcadia High School senior Serena Guo was selected as the 2026 Rose Queen by the Tournament in October. The six members of the Royal Court are Riya Gupta, Caltech Institute; Serena Guo, Arcadia High School; Keiko Rakin, Alhambra High School; Olivia Hargrove, Pasadena City College; Sophia Ren, Arcadia High School; Naira Wadley, John Muir High School; and Livia dePaula, Temple City High School.
The event is free for Pasadena Senior Center members and non-members, and reservations are suggested. To register or for more information, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Special Events, or call 626-795-4331.
From their selection in October 2025 and throughout 2026, the 2026 Rose Queen and Rose Court will attend numerous community and media functions, serving as ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the Pasadena community, and the greater Los Angeles area. Each Rose Court member will receive a $7,500 educational scholarship from the Pasadena Tournament of Roses.
For 65 years, Pasadena Senior Center’s mission has been to improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, fitness programs, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. With 10,000 Americans per day becoming older adults, the center is a leader in addressing issues of aging and provides innovative, cutting-edge, nationally recognized programs for this population group.
As a donor-supported nonprofit, the center operates without any local, state or federal funding and provides more services to older adults than any other organization in the San Gabriel Valley. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. To learn more visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-795-4331.