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360° of Thanks
360° of Thanks Sheryl Proctor-Bloom started volunteering in September of 2017, not too long after she retired. She had seen a newspaper article about the branch’s launch and know “this was the spot for me!” Sheryl calls RAF’s mission a “360 degree concept of gratitude. Not only are [...]
Gestures That Can Mean the Most (Chicago, Make It Better, 11.2.2018)
Sometimes it can be the simplest of gestures that can mean the most. Such was the case when Larsen Jay found himself on the receiving end of the kindness of others. In 2007, Jay fell off a roof. While recovering in a hospital from multiple injuries, [...]
RAF Tampa Bay Helps Kronos give Mease Manor Recipients the Royal Treatment
RAF Tampa Bay Helps Kronos give Mease Manor Recipients the Royal Treatment When Kronos Incorporated – a leading global provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions – decided to have their annual sales kickoff conference in Florida, it knew it wanted to [...]
Every Vase has a Place: RAF Knoxville and Knox Area Rescue Ministries
Every Vase has a Place: RAF Knoxville and Knox Area Rescue Ministries Every vase has a story. Perhaps, it starts at a florist shop or a gift store or even some warehouse online; but, ideally, that vase finds itself full of flowers and in the [...]
Newsmakers Making A Difference: Andrea Lutz, Random Acts Of Flowers (Chicago, WBBM Newsradio, July 26, 2018)
WBBM Newsradio/Lisa Fielding It's a Wednesday at Alden Estates Transitional Care in Skokie where Random Act of Flowers is surprising unsuspecting patients. A van pulls up to the main entrance with a cart of flower bouquets destined for new homes. "Flowers are the [...]
Random Acts of Flowers Turns 10 years old (WATE, 7.24.2018)
"A Knoxville-based nonprofit has been bringing smiles to hundreds of thousands of people's faces for 10 years now, and it all started with one bouquet of flowers. Random Acts of Flowers celebrated its 10th birthday Tuesday. Fran Scheidt has been constructing the floral creations since [...]
Random Acts of Flowers Celebrates 10 Years of Delivering Hope and Encouragement
A decade ago, Random Acts of Flowers (RAF) made its first official delivery. With a strong vision and a simple mission, co-founders Larsen and Adrian Jay started what has become a nationwide phenomenon. Over the past ten years, Random Acts of Flowers has delivered more than [...]
Happiness Week (WBIR, 7.12.18)
For Happiness Week, WBIR's Rebecca Sweet and Leslie Ackerson visited the RAF Knoxville workshop to learn the ways you can deliver some summer sunshine to folks who need it. SEE THEIR COVERAGE HERE -
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