On June 3, the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee reported a successful yard sale and several operational updates but warned that volunteer shortages could imperil future fundraisers and site work.

Treasurer-style financial updates presented at the meeting showed the yard sale generated a profit of $4,436.84 and that the overall grand total from recent fundraising activity was $5,970.20 (committee members said one final receipt was outstanding). Committee members said May checking-account balances were reviewed at the meeting; full, itemized accounting will be provided to the committee at the next meeting.

Deco and construction chairs reported a productive May: volunteers cleaned out the lower basement and deco container, installed shelving donated by Fiesta, and moved items from a short-term storage unit into site storage. Brandon Carlson said the forklift, which had brake and transmission problems, has been repaired and was scheduled for delivery back to the site the day after the June 3 meeting. The committee also remains short a construction chair; Brandon is serving as co-chair.

Committee members said they plan another yard sale in August but warned that the construction crew will be unavailable then because of float construction. "We need more volunteers," Janet Benjamin said. She emphasized that when the sale opened the previous Friday four volunteers managed a line of about 40 people and that organizing clothes and downstairs logistics required many hands. The committee asked members to circulate volunteer requests and to commit to shifts.

Other operational notes included: souvenir pins have been delayed pending a tariff review, and the souvenir booth vendor will update the committee in two weeks; the committee is promoting a golf tournament scheduled for June 14 and seeking day-of volunteers; and the committee will host a self-built float picnic on June 21 at the float site, with setup at 9 a.m. and the event running 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Members also discussed a small fundraising idea to let donors name a character on the float for $100, which the committee may revisit.

Committee members were also asked to donate laptops for 11 college students currently living on campus; the American Legion will accept surplus laptops to distribute to students in need. The meeting closed with a reminder that the committee will not meet in July and will reconvene in August.

No formal votes beyond routine minutes and financial approvals were recorded during the operational updates.