Random Acts of Flowers Knoxville Makes 75,000th Delivery Random Acts of Flowers Knoxville celebrated a big milestone yesterday, delivering its 75,000th bouquet to a recipient at Parkwest Hospital! Longtime volunteer liaison, Rita Stroud, was very excited to be a part of this special delivery. “I remember we had 25 bud vases to give out for [...]
"A Jungle of Joy and Happiness": The Knoxville Mercury Discovers the Roots of RAF Coury Turczyn of The Knoxville Mercury spent a little time with our Founder and CEO Larsen Jay and found out more about the roots of our mission, how we've bloomed in Knoxville, and how our branches stretch across the country. "Random Acts [...]
Random Acts of Flowers, ProFlowers and Sun Valley Floral Farms Partner to Donate Flowers to Veterans ProFlowers charity partners will deliver 90,000 bright, beautiful Royal Lilies in honor of Memorial Day. SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- To honor the brave men and women who have served our country, leading online floral gifting brand ProFlowers® (NASDAQ: FTD) [...]
Kroger and Random Acts of Flowers team up to deliver beautiful donated flowers (WTHR Indianapolis, 3.31.2017) Whether it’s an anniversary, Valentines or Mother’s Day, flowers seem to convey love more and more. Flowers are also often sent to say “get well” and that’s the focus of an organization relatively new to Indianapolis. Stunning and striking, [...]
This is so Awesomely Random (Donations by the Dozen, 3.9.17) In 2017 The Grace Initiative started a new project - "We invite you to join us and explore this exciting new initiative for 2017: Donations by the Dozen. The Grace Initiative Foundation Tree wants to put some #GraceInIt by donating $12 per day to a [...]
Donations bring spring to hospital (The Greenfield Daily Reporter, 3.2.2017) The cheerful riot of flower petals spilling out of Cynthia Fincher’s car was only rivaled by the sweet perfume of the arrangements drawing stares from visitors to Hancock Regional Hospital. Fincher, a volunteer for the Hancock Regional Hospital Guild, brought 40 flower arrangements from [...]
Random Acts of Kindness Day 2017 INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Friday, Feb. 17 is National Random Acts of Kindness Day (RAK), and WISH TV got involved with the help of a former Colts player. 24-Hour News 8’s Joe Melillo spent his morning continuing the tradition of spreading random acts of kindness throughout Daybreak. RAK is a day everyone [...]
Flowers Bring a Welcome Escape (IndyStar, 2.2.17)
Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis's Program Manager, Lindsey Potter says "The wonderful thing about RAF is that it's a very simple concept that has a huge impact. There isn't anyone in our community who has not been touched by the experience of having a loved one require healthcare assistance. Everyone can relate to the fear, [...]
Kindness in Bloom: A Random Bouquet Makes Patients’ Days We spoke with Alison Kothe, executive director of Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis, and she explained that flowers are gathered, arranged and delivered by volunteers. She says individual hospitals may direct their team to a particular floor or group of rooms, and from there the volunteers [...]