Thank you for your interest in highlighting the 2025 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® float and Midwest Transplant Network’s honoree, Joe Hecht.

The following materials are available for download and use when covering Midwest Transplant Network’s role in the 2025 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® float.

About the honoree

• Joe Hecht – Bio
• Joe Hecht – Photo
• OneLegacy Donate Life floragraph b-roll (Dropbox) (YouTube)

Floragraph Finishing Ceremony

Midwest Transplant Network hosted a floragraph finishing ceremony for the Hecht family as part of the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® experience. The OneLegacy Donate Life float features floragraphs, portraits made entirely of organic materials, in remembrance of donor heroes from around the country. Here is a copy of a media release and photos from the ceremony, held in November 2024.

• Media Release – Mid-Missouri Family Honored at 2025 Rose Parade Floragraph_112024
• Floragraph portrait of Joe Hecht
• Floragraph finishing ceremony display table
• Hugs for Melissa Hecht, donor wife

Rose Parade information

• About the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® float and theme
• 2025 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® float rendering

Media Coverage

Local media coverage of the 2025 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade float featuring donor hero Joe Hecht includes:

KSHB 41, NBC – Local family honored in Rose Parade encourages people to become organ donors

If you need further assistance, including help facilitating an interview with a representative from Midwest Transplant Network, please contact:

Nez Savala, APR
Director, Community Engagement and Public Relations
nsavala@mwtn.org
913-574-7955