Happiness Week (WBIR, 7.12.18)
For Happiness Week, WBIR's Rebecca Sweet and Leslie Ackerson visited the RAF Knoxville workshop to learn the ways you can deliver some summer sunshine to folks who need it. SEE THEIR COVERAGE HERE -
“He grows them, cuts them, then gives them away” (WBIR, 7.2.2018)
WBIR's Emily Stroud paid a visit to one of our dear friends and supporters John Benzinger - a retired flower farmer who now puts his green thumb toward delivering hope! Also, check out our full interview with John from last year on our Blog!
The Brightest Week at RAF Tampa Bay (Bobby Lewis, WTSP, 6.19.19)
"This week, RAF Tampa Bay is going to 800 [deliveries]. They're more than doubling their efforts, because the problem is so great. More than 5.7 Americans are living with Alzheimer's right now. Admittedly, they may not remember that the flowers showed up today, but when they notice them on the bedside table, they'll remember that [...]
Random Acts of Flowers Honors The Brightest Week, June 17-23
Many of us will celebrate the longest day of the year – the Summer Solstice on June 21st – by spending time outside with our friends and family, soaking up the sun, and reveling in the fact that we’ve made it another year around the sun while twilight slowly settles around us. [...]
The ONE Thing this Spring to Instantly Boost Your Mood (Well+Good, 4.12.18)
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
