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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
