Donate Life Rose Parade Float Media Kit

Midwest Transplant Network is proud to be a co-sponsor of the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® float and to honor a donor hero from our service area with a floragraph portrait on the float.

We appreciate your interest in highlighting the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® float and Midwest Transplant Network’s honoree, Chad Stacy of Olathe, Kansas.

About the Honoree

Chad Stacy, 34, is a son, brother, uncle, friend and father to daughters Faith and Payton. His active life involved being outdoors, spending time with family and friends and working in construction. As a kid, he loved to play Wiffle® ball. He joined the U.S. Marines after high school, served as Military Police and experienced two tours of duty in Iraq. He wanted to become a police officer in his hometown, Olathe. He passed away after a car accident in 2017. He was texting while driving.

His mother, Linda Isaac, said he was known for his kindness, giving nature and willingness to help people. He was a registered organ, eye and tissue donor. Chad gave tissue, tendons, heart valves and both corneas, enhancing the lives of 157 people. Linda is an MTN Ambassador and shares her son’s story and their family’s journey to encourage people to become registered organ, eye and tissue donors.

A biography and photo of MTN’s donor hero honoree are available to download below:

Floragraph Finishing Ceremony

Midwest Transplant Network hosts a floragraph finishing ceremony for the donor hero honoree’s 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. The floragraph finishing ceremony will be held in late November 2025. A media release, images from the event and b-roll are available below. Please credit Midwest Transplant Network.

B-roll for media coverage

OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade Float Trip

Linda and Donnavon Isaac at 2026 Rose Bowl Parade Float for their son Chad Stacy. 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Parade Float Chad Stacy, donor hero being honored at the 2026 Rose Bowl Parade Linda Isaac with quilt made for her by a volunteer

Rose Parade Information

The 137th Rose Parade^® presented by Honda is Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at 8 a.m. PST in Pasadena, California.

Media Coverage

Local media coverage of the 2026 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade^® float featuring donor hero Chad Stacy will be updated as available.

KWCH 12 (CBS) – Rose Parade float will honor Olathe organ donor who helped 157 people

KCTV 5 (CBS) – Olathe organ donor to be honored in Rose Parade float

FOX 4 – Rose Parade float celebrates Olathe man’s legacy as donor

KCTV 5 (CBS) – Late Olathe man honored at Rose Parade for organ donations, enhancing over 150 lives

Please note that this toolkit page will be updated frequently in the weeks leading up to the annual event. We invite you to check back often for details or call us with questions. If you would like help with a media story about Midwest Transplant Network’s support of the OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade float and donor hero honoree, please contact:

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