Pasadena Tournament of Roses Partnering with Sycamores to Provide Wellness Support for Royal Court

After a successful partnership last year, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses is again partnering with Sycamores, a leading behavioral health and child welfare agency based in Pasadena, to provide wellness support to members of the 2023 Royal Court. Royal Court members are coached in public speaking and etiquette skills, media and speech training to enhance their self-confidence. They are also provided guidance in leadership skills to prepare for their duties as Ambassadors for the Tournament of Roses.

To further support the Royal Court experience, Sycamores clinical staff members are available to discuss behavioral health wellness in both group and individual settings, helping the Court members expand their healthy coping strategies to use throughout the Rose Parade season, which takes place during the girls’ busy senior year of high school, and beyond. Last year, for example, one of the Royal Court members shared that her Sycamores clinician helped her develop important time management skills as she navigated the Royal Court experience.

Sycamores and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses have shared historic ties in the Pasadena community, dating back to the creation of Sycamores as Pasadena’s first orphanage in 1902. The Pasadena Children’s Training Society, later named Sycamores, was established by Fannie Mae Rowland, the wife of Dr. Francis F. Rowland, a founder of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and the first Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade in 1890. Today the agency provides innovative and effective programs and services through a network of locations throughout Southern California.

According to Sycamores President and CEO Debra Manners, “With all of the excitement and opportunities associated with this wonderful time, we recognize serving on the Royal Court can also call for extra coping skills.” Manners continued, “We are honored to be able to offer wellness support to the members of the Royal Court again this year.”

As Ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the seven members of the Royal Court are scheduled to attend numerous community and media events between now and their ride down Colorado Boulevard in the Rose Parade on Monday, January 2, 2023.

“The Tournament of Roses is committed to creating a network of support for the Royal Court,” said Kathy Perini, Chair of the Queen and Court Committee. “Our goal is to prepare them for the next stage of life and an important part of their continued success will be utilizing the wellness tools that Sycamores provides. We’re thankful for the continued partnership and for the generosity of the clinicians who volunteer their time to meet with each Royal Court member.”

About Sycamores

Sycamores is a leading behavioral health and child welfare agency with 11 locations throughout Southern California. For 120 years, Sycamores has been investing in people. We provide innovative and effective programs and services for children, young adults, adults and families facing serious life challenges. Our programs serve communities across Los Angeles, spanning the San Fernando, San Gabriel, and Antelope Valleys, as well as in Riverside County. Our highly effective behavioral health services impact approximately 17,000 lives annually. Services include residential treatment; foster care and adoption; transitional living assistance for young adults currently or at risk of experiencing homelessness; outpatient and school-based mental health services; wraparound/in-home services; psychiatric services; psychological testing; and educational support services. Sycamores is licensed by the Community Care Licensing Division of the California Department of Social Services, certified by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, LAHSA funded and accredited through The Joint Commission. To learn more, visit www.sycamores.org.

About the Pasadena Tournament of Roses® and The Rose Parade® presented by Honda

The Tournament of Roses is a volunteer organization that hosts America’s New Year Celebration® with the Rose Parade® presented by Honda, the Rose Bowl Game® and a variety of accompanying events. The Association’s 935 volunteer members supply more than 80,000 hours of human power, which will drive the success of the 134th Rose Parade, themed “Turning the Corner,” on Monday, January 2, 2023, followed by the 109th Rose Bowl Game. For more information, visit www.tournamentofroses.com. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.