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.
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 [...]
Volunteers come to us through many different venues, whether they read an article, see TV coverage, hear from a friend, or any number of other ways. One of our newest volunteers came to us because he was witness to our mission while in a healthcare facility. Our other volunteers really enjoyed hearing his story so [...]
We received great coverage today on WBIR-Channel 10. We cannot say thank you enough to the station for always covering our big steps! Follow this link to see the video. http://www.wbir.com/news/article/177028/8/Random-Acts-of-Flowers-blossoms-in-another-hospital
We delivered 52 arrangements at Blount Memorial Hospital yesterday. This email was waiting for me when I got in this morning! :) Today my husband received one of your lovely bouquets at the hospital. The flowers are so beautiful and the thought behind them even more beautiful. Thank you so much for what you did. [...]
Of all the times to be in the hospital the holiday season, normally spend surrounded by loved ones, has to be one of the hardest. Christmas 2010 saw the 2nd annual Christmas Day deliveries by Random Acts of Flowers volunteers. Through a generous donation by Stanley’s Greenhouses & Plant Farm our volunteers were able to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
