I recently wrote about Daryn Kagan, one of the lovely ladies who presented at the Ladies who Launch BYOB event that I attended a few weeks ago.  Daryn Kagan has a wonderful website, and her tag line- which I love is, “Show the world what’s possible”… I subscribe to her daily emails (you should too!) and in one that I received the other day, was an inspiring message about re-purposing flowers.  There is a wonderful organization called the Flower Power Foundation, established by Nancy K. Lawlor, Floral Philanthropist (how cool is that title!).  They will arrange to pick up your flowers after an event, or wedding etc. and then re-purpose them to people that wouldn’t otherwise get the chance to enjoy them.  Here’s a bit of information from their website…

“Since February 2003 we have collected over $2,500,000 of donated flowers, re-assembled and given them to those who rarely receive such gifts of hope. Thousands of elderly, sick and terminally ill in New York City and Los Angeles have been touched by this act of kindness and we intend to expand our mission of uniting and healing generations throughout America.  FlowerPower is dedicated to having our mission alive and thriving in American culture one city at a time. We intend to accomplish this burst of compassion, joy and beauty with fun, integrity, intelligence and courage.”

Soooo…. this got me thinking I’d like to implement something like this for Toronto, and with all the events that we have going on in this great city, especially during the holiday season, I’m sure we could make a difference in other people’s lives.  Please feel free to comment about this little idea of mine, and share your thoughts if this might be something that you would be interested in participating in.  I’d love to hear your feedback… 

Here is the link to the story on www.darynkagan.com.

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