By: Susan C. Schena (Patch Staff) Random Acts of Flowers opened its Silicon Valley branch this afternoon, and volunteers are already arranging and recycling flower arrangements. Larsen Jay, RAF’s founder and CEO, along with Linda Plount, Silicon Valley RAF’s executive director, board members, and volunteers were all in attendance for the first delivery made at [...]
Thank you to KTVU, Fox channel 2 for covering the launch of Random Acts of Flowers in the Bay Area of California. Watch Full Story Here
By WBIR Staff In honor of Earth Day, several local businesses teamed up with a non-profit to gather and re-use flower vases. US Cellular, along with other businesses, helped collect the vases for Random Acts of Flowers. Wednesday, US Cellular dropped off hundreds of vases to be recycled and purposed to send flowers to patients [...]
By: LeeAnn Trotter Random Acts of Flowers is a nationwide organization that delivers recycled flowers to patients in hospitals and in senior care facilities. NBC 5's LeeAnn Trotter reports. Watch RAF in Action Here
By: Jeff Gross Photos By: Josh Anderson There’s nothing like breaking nearly every bone in your body to inspire a new business idea. After a fall that left him with 15 broken bones and skull fractures, Larsen Jay swore the get-well bouquets he received helped him heal faster. Leaving behind a job as a film [...]
By: Jeff Gross Photos By: Josh Anderson There’s nothing like breaking nearly every bone in your body to inspire a new business idea. After a fall that left him with 15 broken bones and skull fractures, Larsen Jay swore the get-well bouquets he received helped him heal faster. Leaving behind a job as a film [...]
BY: BILL MURPHEY EVERYDAY HERO HOST DUNEDIN -- You’ve heard of random acts of kindness? An organization in Dunedin encourages Random Acts of Flowers. Everyday Hero Pam Ora is the executive director who says nothing goes to waste. Read More Here
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – With Valentine’s Day only days away, Random Acts of Flowers is busy making sure patients stuck in a hospital room are not left out. The Knoxville non-profit provides flowers to patients year round, repurposing 12,000 bouquets a year. This requires 50 to 60 volunteers a week to create new floral arrangements out of donated ones. [...]
BY: LIZZIE JOHNSON CHICAGO TRIBUNE Cindy Palivos sorts through a massive box of scarlet roses with deft fingers. "See here," she says, pressing the pad of her thumb against the rose. "Always check to see if it has a hard center. It means it will last another five days." Read More Here
Random Acts of Flowers marks milestone. Article published on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 DUNEDIN – Random Acts of Flowers announced that it celebrated its 10,000th floral delivery to the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in St. Petersburg Jan. 15. Read More Here