Flower power
I’m a pretty unfussy bride-to-be. I don’t really care about flowers, cakes, dances, etc. - I just want to have everyone I love share in our celebration. Nevertheless, planning a giant party for all of my friends and family is a huge undertaking. One of the things I want to make sure I do is minimize the wastefulness that seems to come along with big events, and make sure that everything is either rented, reused in some other way, or donated to a good cause.
While looking into that, I came across Flower Power. In NYC or L.A., they will come and pick up flowers from your event, rearrange them, and bring them to local hospitals to give to hospitalized patients. This is exactly the kind of thing I want to do - I don’t want to waste any of the extra food or flowers, and I’d love to give them to a place that will reuse them to help others.
You can contact Flower Power at info AT flowerpowerfoundation DOT org or call (212) 308-4930.
What a wonderful thing to do! Congratulations on your coming wedding celebration.
that is so cool!
Please take advantage of this opportunity to do something nice for someone you don’t know. I work in healthcare and many who are ill are very alone. A gift of flowers may not change that, but it will brighten the day. Thanks for the tip Kathleen.