PASADENA, Calif. ?EUR??,,????'??+ Rain Bird Corporation was awarded the prestigious Sweepstakes in recognition of their 2003 Tournament of Roses Parade entry, ?EUR??,,????'??Water Wonderland.?EUR??,,????'?? The Sweepstakes Trophy, traditionally awarded to the parade?EUR??,,????'???s most beautiful float as determined by a panel of judges, has been won by Rain Bird in 5 of the last 7 years (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003), including the last 3. This year?EUR??,,????'???s winning float depicted an array of African animals gathering around a watering hole, and featured a family of magnificent elephants playing with their young. With five cascading waterfalls and 24 high-pressure misting nozzles, that used a total of 1,500 gallons of recycled water, the 55-foot long, 36-foot high float, continued Rain Bird?EUR??,,????'???s past Rose Parade tradition of saluting the Earth?EUR??,,????'???s most precious resource ?EUR??,,????'??? water. This marks Rain Bird?EUR??,,????'???s seventh straight Rose Parade award (Sweepstakes Trophy in ?EUR??,,????'???98, ?EUR??,,????'???99, ?EUR??,,????'???01, ?EUR??,,????'???02 and ?EUR??,,????'???03; Presidents?EUR??,,????'??? Trophy in ?EUR??,,????'??00 and the Directors?EUR??,,????'??? Trophy in ?EUR??,,????'??97) since 1997, the first year that the company participated in the New Year?EUR??,,????'???s Day tradition.