In Bloom Newsletter Spring 2018

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 [...]

2018-06-06T18:29:33+00:00June 6th, 2018|Blog|

Hope Blossoms for Chicago Schoolchildren

[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 [...]

2018-06-06T18:16:31+00:00May 18th, 2018|Blog|

Midsummer comes early for RAF Chicago through Joffrey Ballet Partnership

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 [...]

2018-05-11T20:47:56+00:00May 11th, 2018|Blog|

Founder and CEO Larsen Jay at University of Tennessee’s TEDx

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]

2018-03-07T18:15:58+00:00March 7th, 2018|Knoxville Patron Society, Newsroom|

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 [...]

2018-02-19T18:09:26+00:00February 19th, 2018|Newsroom|

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It’s what the sunflowers do.” – Helen Keller

“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 [...]

2018-05-15T15:44:30+00:00December 21st, 2017|Blog, Knoxville Patron Society|

Once the Flowers Arrive, the Real Magic Begins. (The Flyer Group, 11.10.2017)

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 [...]

2017-11-13T21:28:39+00:00November 13th, 2017|Newsroom|

Indianapolis Colts’ Jabaal Sheard Delivers Flowers To Breast Cancer Patients (Colts.com, 10.25.17)

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 [...]

2017-10-27T16:41:52+00:00October 27th, 2017|Newsroom|