Flowers for Dreams is a Chicago charity that sells flowers and donates the proceeds to innovative charities solving uniquely Chicago problems. They pick a local charity each month and donate a portion of their profits to that charity. In July, they made Random Acts of Flowers their charity partner and helped us deliver flowers to new moms at Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical [...]
This is the last day to vote! Your vote could help us win $10,000 from KIND Snacks. This much-needed funding will allow us to expand our deliveries to San Francisco hospitals. There are four ways to vote: Commit to perform an act of kindness (one vote), then send an email to a friend (two votes), [...]
Random Acts of Flowers' journey started with the vision of one man who saw firsthand the healing power of flowers. Nine years ago today, our founder Larsen Jay had a near-fatal accident that changed his life forever. While repairing a building, he fell off a ladder and suffered massive injuries. He was rushed to the [...]
Chicago Parent By: Kelly Q. Anderson Nicole Jakob, a North Shore area mom, was inspired by two things: a love of art and a loathing of participation trophies. In an era ripe with humble-bragging and social media ‘Likes,’ she set out to promote something different: anonymous altruism. “I wanted to encourage kids to do something [...]
What a great first day at the RAF Annual Conference! Informative speakers ... Lots of new ideas ... And the Big Love Bus! Looking forward to Day Two! Save Save Save Save Save
WOW! Just wow! Thank you Hallerin Hilton Hill for delivering such inspirational opening remarks to kick off the RAF annual conference for our team, who have traveled from all points across the country to our national headquarters in Knoxville.
We're thrilled to welcome our branches from around the country to this year's RAF annual conference. Over the next few days we'll share highlights from the retreat, but for now, let's kick it off by giving a big Vol welcome to our teams from Chicago, Tampa Bay, Silicon Valley and Indianapolis!
Every month, KIND Causes gives $10,000 to support a great cause. This month, our branch in Silicon Valley has a shot at winning this meaningful funding, but only if we get more votes. You can earn us four points by voting at the link below, then sharing on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Vote Now Thank you for helping [...]
By: WVLT - Sara Mitchell KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)-- Random Acts of Flowers partnered with Alzheimer's Tennessee to repurpose the flowers from the Pat Summitt "Celebration of Life." Volunteers picked up the flowers from Thompson-Boling Arena, deconstructed the arrangements and created 372 bouquets that were delivered to Alzheimer’s and memory care patients in East Tennessee. Executive [...]
By WBIR.com KNOXVILLE - Flowers received at Pat Summitt’s memorial celebration on Thursday will be transformed into 300 bouquets and given out to residents of East Tennessee senior care facilities that serve Alzheimer’s and memory care patients. Random Acts of Flowers, Alzheimer’s Tennessee, Inc. and the University of Tennessee Athletic Department are partnering to make [...]