It's such a good feeling to give! That's something our florists know well from their involvement in our nationwide Make Someone Smile Week, which started in 2000.
In Cincinnati, unit president Michael Brown AIFD, of Nina's Florist ninasflorist.com, participated for the first time. Michael and his team delivered about 100 bouquets between two facilities: Mercy Franciscan at West Park in Cincinnati and Sterling House Senior Living in Springdale.
Turns out that one of the residents at Mercy Franciscan, Julia Arts, just happens to be the mother of another flower fan, Donna Nelson, manager of industry relations at Teleflora in Los Angeles.
Florist Michael Brown shares a smile with Julia Arts, who turns 87 this Sunday. Julia's daughter, Donna, works for Teleflora in Los Angeles. This was Michael's first time participating in Make Someone Smile Week.
Julia will be 87 this Sunday, Aug. 2. Says her daughter Donna: "She called me within the hour after receiving her flowers and was so delighted that she was part of the big project that her daughter was so involved with. She commented on the very nice young man that delivered them to her and couldn’t say enough about how wonderful it was that he had chosen West Park!"
