Event:	Random Acts of Flowers (Menlo Park) Share
Location:	Random Acts of Flowers 3501 Edison Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Date:	Aug 1st 2015, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: Baldwin W ; Coordinator: Sandy S
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

Help process donated flowers to be delivered to people in hospitals and senior care facilities

What we'll be doing:

We will be prepping flowers donated from the California Flower Growers Convention to be repurposed into floral arrangements. Volunteers will trim, sort, and organize donated flowers. Other possible projects include sorting and washing donated vases.

What You Should Wear

Wear comfortable shoes and clothes. A gardening apron may be helpful, but not necessary.

Where to Meet:

Meet at 3501 Edison Way. Please park on the side of the building, not in front of the office.

What you should know

This location can be hard to find. It's in an office park in unincorporated Menlo Park, just south of Redwood City. Easiest access is from Fifth avenue in Redwood City. You'll see a sports facility on the north corner and you'll turn south.describe the meeting place and time for volunteers...

Random Acts of Flowers - Silicon Valley:

Random Acts of Flowers recycles and repurposes flowers by engaging dedicated volunteer teams to deliver beautiful bouquets and moments of kindness to individuals in healthcare facilities across the country. As a recycling green nonprofit organization, Random Acts of Flowers is committed to nourishing the health of the environment, individuals, and the community. RAF Silicon Valley officially launched in April 2015 and is the organizations fourth location. We will be serving hospitals, senior care facilities, and hospice centers in the Peninsula. In July 2007, Random Acts of Flowers founder, Larsen Jay, was in a near-fatal accident. While confined to his hospital room, the outpouring of support that Larsen received in the form of daily visitors and dozens of floral arrangements immediately aided in his long recovery. When Larsen was capable of leaving his room he noticed how many of his fellow patients did not have visitors or flowers the very thing that helped him so much in those early and difficult days. Within moments the first random act of flowers delivery was made, repurposing his flowers and delivering them to patients in nearby hospital rooms. The memories of how a simple gesture touched his fellow patients compelled Larsen to form Random Act of Flowers in 2008.