FTD Named #1 Float in Rose Parade

FTD Named #1 Float in Rose Parade
Second Consecutive Year FTD Wins Sweepstakes Award

DOWNERS GROVE, IL. (January 12, 2007) - FTD is very proud to have won the prestigious Sweepstakes Trophy in the 2007 Rose Parade. This award honors the float that demonstrates the "Most Beautiful Entry with Outstanding Floral Presentation and Design", and it is the second year in a row that FTD has won this top award. FTD's breathtaking float "Jewels of Nature" featured a record-breaking collection of springtime flowers and Children's Miracle Network co-founder Marie Osmond along with two children served by Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

In addition, FTD Members traveled from across the U.S and Canada to celebrate FTD's 54-year partnership with the Tournament of Roses and took home a lifetime of memories including a behind-the-scenes look at the official float judging and VIP seats at the Rose Parade and the legendary Rose Bowl Game.

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"FTD's Tournament of Roses event is an unforgettable experience for FTD Members. It gives florists the opportunity to see firsthand FTD's participation in the most historic and largest consumer floral event of the year," said Michael Soenen, CEO and President of FTD. "We are proud to have received the number one award, the coveted Sweepstakes Trophy two years in a row."

FTD has been the recipient of 36 Tournament of Roses trophies since the first entry in 1933. FTD's beautiful float, combined with Children's Miracle Network co-founder Marie Osmond as the float rider, reached millions of viewers through national media coverage on ABC, NBC, Telemundo, Discovery Channel and HGTV, as well as coverage on local television stations.

As the Official Floral Company of the Tournament of Roses, FTD also sponsored well-known floral designer Els Hazenberg from the Netherlands and FTD Design Instructor Keith White to decorate the official cars of the Rose Parade. Hazenberg and her husband George celebrated their 30th and final year as Rose Parade floral designers and were recognized by FTD and the Tournament of Roses for their dedication and creating beautiful designs year after year.

The FTD Tournament of Roses' Celebration package is offered annually to FTD members and includes lodging, meals, transportation to all events, behind the scenes viewing of the FTD Float, tickets to the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl, a New Year's Eve celebration and much more. Please email events@ftdi.com for more information on next year's Tournament of Roses' Celebration package.

ABOUT FTD GROUP, INC.
FTD Group, Inc. is a leading provider of floral-related products and services to consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations offering floral products, in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland. The business is supported by the highly recognized FTD and Interflora brands. Both brands are supported by the Mercury Man logo, which is displayed in approximately 50,000 floral shops globally. The consumer businesses operate primarily through the www.FTD.COM Web site in the U.S. and Canada and the www.interflora.co.uk Web site in the U.K. and Ireland and are complemented by the florist businesses, which provide products and services to the independent florist networks

Press Contact
Megan Buchanan
FTD Inc.
3113 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tel: 630-724-6540
Email: mbuchanan@ftdi.com