De Ann Troen’s Summertime Souvenir is the winner of the 2010 Portland Rose
Festival Name the Rose contest.
The Happy Valley resident’s suggested theme was chosen this week from 780
entries submitted in Oregon and Washington. The new name was announced Tuesday,
Jan. 26.
I was bouncing off the walls when they called me, Troen said. I feel so
honored my name was picked. I used to enter the festival’s Name the Theme
Contest and always thought ‘Summertime Souvenir’ would make a great festival
theme.
Troen is a full-time Mary Kay Team Leader and Charter Member of the One More
Time Around Again Marching Band. She has been collecting Rose Festival Pins for
28 years and marched in 25 Starlight Parades, 28 Grand Floral Parades and one
Tournament of Roses Parade.
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