In early December I shared a story about our first ever traceable Memorial Donation as a result of our Mission. A Memorial Donation is one given in someone’s memory, and we call it a result of our Mission because the family of the deceased remembered their loved one receiving flowers from RAF while in a healthcare facility. [...]
We recently visited a facility that we have not ever delivered to before. We always really enjoy those because it is so much fun to share our mission with a new set of residents! We received a very nice note from Lauren Hall, the Healthy Lifestyles Director. Thank you so very much for all the [...]
Today I received a very sweet phone call. Mrs Badgett called to inquire about our mailing address so that she could send a check from her family. When I asked her how she had heard of us my heart swelled with pride for our mission. Picture this, a woman living in a nursing home receives [...]
In celebration of Veteran’s Day 2011 Random Acts of Flowers made two local deliveries. We left 10 bouquets with UT Hospice to be delivered to the homes of their Veteran patients. We also delivered 26 bouquets to Ben Atchley State Veteran’s Home where they were distributed on the dining room tables for all to enjoy.
One of the things that we do not lack for around here are heartwarming stories. This one certainly fits the bill! What makes this story special is that Patti knew to thank everyone and everything that went into her delivery. For her bouquet to be delivered there had to be a floral donor, a vase [...]
Some Share Your Story emails really touch the heartstrings. This is definitely one of those! I am a 24-year-old Cystic Fibrosis patient on the list for a double-lung transplant. I am currently in the hospital for an exacerbation, and today I got a little knock on my hospital door. On the other side was a [...]
Today we delivered our 5000th bouquet! In 20 months we have delivered 5000 smiles, we have brightened the lives of 5000 people, and we have touched the lives of 10 times that many people with our mission. What a great feeling! The day started with the arrival of 6 volunteers from TVA as part of [...]
There are days when my job as Director of Random Acts of Flowers takes my breath away. Today was one of those days. This morning I was contacted by two members of our community, an editor and a physical therapist, both asking for help from Random Acts of Flowers. A young woman who is losing [...]
As a result of the overwhelming support of the community in the form of floral donations Random Acts of Flowers sometimes finds ourselves with more flowers than we can process in a timely manner. During these times of overrun we have begun to deliver buckets of flowers and boxes of vases to assisted living facilities [...]
To the artists of the Knoxville community, Let me start by saying how appreciative we were of your support last year! As a newly formed organization we had no idea whether we could get the support we needed from the art community in order to stage our first fundraising event. Were we wrong! The art [...]
