IN BLOOM NEWSLETTER Spring 2018 Welcome to Random Acts of Flowers’ brand new quarterly e-newsletter! We are excited to share regular updates so that you can see how your support brings hope, healing, and changes lives throughout Chicagoland one bouquet at a time.But, don't worry! We aren't going to clog up your inbox! We hope [...]
[images picture_size="auto" hover_type="none" autoplay="yes" columns="3" column_spacing="13" scroll_items="" show_nav="yes" mouse_scroll="no" border="yes" lightbox="yes" class="" id=""][image link="" linktarget="_self" image="http://chicago.randomactsofflowers.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/05/Photo-May-16-10-29-35-AM-web.jpg" alt=""][image link="" linktarget="_self" image="http://chicago.randomactsofflowers.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/05/Photo-May-16-9-34-21-AM-web.jpg" alt=""][image link="" linktarget="_self" image="http://chicago.randomactsofflowers.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/05/Photo-May-16-9-29-55-AM-web.jpg" alt=""][image link="" linktarget="_self" image="http://chicago.randomactsofflowers.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/05/Photo-May-16-9-28-58-AM-web.jpg" alt=""][image link="" linktarget="_self" image="http://chicago.randomactsofflowers.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/05/Photo-May-16-2-42-39-PM-web.jpg" alt=""][/images]For the past two years, RAF Tampa Bay has offered a bud vase floral arranging lesson to the student body of the local [...]
Just before the end of a long, frigid, lake-effect winter, Random Acts of Flowers Chicago had the opportunity to feel the warmth of summer through a very special partnership with the Joffrey Ballet. For opening night of the company's season opener (and North American premiere) Midsummer Night's Dream, Random Acts of Flowers took center stage for just [...]
If there’s ever a season punctuated by flora, it’s spring. In-bloom flowers awaken in every garden and at every grocery store. TBH, just simply looking at them functions as therapy, which is something that’s not lost on sisters Christine and Caroline Strzalka, who want to make stems an everyday part of life. This year, the [...]
Our Founder and CEO Larsen Jay recently spoke at TEDx UTK on The Healing Power of Flowers. He shared his personal experience (which led to the founding of RAF) and testimonials from recipients that truly show the difference that flowers can make in the healing process. [youtube id="eexwprB8zLc" width="1200" height="800" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""][/youtube]
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It’s what the sunflowers do.” - Helen Keller Knoxville grower John Benzinger has been cultivating the local soil for more than fifty years. In that time, he ran a tobacco farm and a dairy farm followed by a sunflower nursery. He got into [...]
Once the Flowers Arrive, the Real Magic Begins (The Flyer Group, 11.10.2017) by Sara Nahrwold In just one year, Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis has delivered more than 17,000 flower arrangements to the area’s most vulnerable residents in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice facilities. The organization already has its eyes on year number two. “It’s [...]
Indianapolis Colts' Jabaal Sheard Delivers Flowers To Breast Cancer Patients (Colts.com, 10.25.17) Tuesday was a day off for Colts linebacker Jabaal Sheard – his only day off of the week. He could have spent it any way he wanted to. But what he wanted to do was spread happiness. “I know it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month [...]
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3 Nonprofit Founders Who Are Inspiring Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneur.com, 9.29.17) by Brian Hughes Who's your business idol? In entrepreneurship circles, it’s natural to look up to figures like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Richard Branson, three innovators who continually inspire people to dream bigger. While there’s no denying these three leaders are certainly role models, others may [...]