Coolbot keeps RAF Silicon Valley Flowers Ready for Delivery

"The trick to keeping flowers fresh and beautiful is keeping them cool. Proper temperature control is even more important when flowers are recycled. And it can be a major challenge, particularly in the summer, where temperatures in Silicon Valley average in the 80s. 'Our workshop isn’t well ventilated,' Fairclough says. 'There aren’t any windows. During [...]

2018-02-19T18:09:25+00:00February 19th, 2018|Newsroom|

Random Acts of Flowers brings extra kindness to Silicon Valley (San Francisco Chronicle, 6.9.2017)

Random Acts of Flowers brings extra kindness to Silicon Valley (San Francisco Chronicle, 6.9.2017) "If you’re having a wedding or other celebration that involves cut-flower arrangements, a new Bay Area charity, Random Acts of Flowers: Silicon Valley, would love to have them after the event. Donated flowers will be recut, rearranged into informal bouquets and [...]

2022-06-22T17:30:20+00:00June 22nd, 2017|Newsroom|

Hartley Botanic Magazine Spills RAF’s Secret to Making Cut Stems Last Longer

Hartley Botanic Magazine Spills RAF's Secret to Making Cut Stems Last Longer Mary-Kate Mackey, an award-winning writer and author of Sunset Magazine's Secret Gardens, paid a visit to Random Acts of Flowers Silicon Valley's booth at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show recently. After learning about the RAF mission, she pulled back the curtain on our [...]

2022-06-22T17:30:20+00:00June 5th, 2017|Newsroom|

Random Acts of Flowers, ProFlowers and Sun Valley Floral Farms Partner to Donate Flowers to Veterans

Random Acts of Flowers, ProFlowers and Sun Valley Floral Farms Partner to Donate Flowers to Veterans ProFlowers charity partners will deliver 90,000 bright, beautiful Royal Lilies in honor of Memorial Day. SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- To honor the brave men and women who have served our country, leading online floral gifting brand ProFlowers® (NASDAQ: FTD) [...]

2022-06-22T17:30:20+00:00May 25th, 2017|Newsroom|

Appreciating our Volunteers Across the Country

Meet Some of our Volunteers Across the Nation Al and Liz Chase - Chicago RAF Chicago volunteers, Al and Liz Chase, have a very simple reason for their more than a year of involvement in our mission of delivering hope. “We like flowers; almost everybody likes flowers. Delivering them is such a [...]

2022-06-22T17:30:21+00:00April 26th, 2017|Blog|