It’s not an anniversary.
It’s not An Official Holiday.
There's no b'day cake on the table.
It’s much simpler than that. Teleflora’s Make Someone Smile Week (July 20-26) celebrates just how terrific it is to give someone flowers and see that person smile. Easy, huh?
And it’s not just one bouquet and one smile. Thousands of Teleflora florists in the United States and Canada participate. They work with their local wholesalers and growers to secure flower donations. Fresh, cheerful flowers arrive in TF’s keepsake Be Happy® Mugs.
About 40,000 recipients most in need of a smile – hospital patients, nursing home residents, children living in foster-care facilities – will get just that. Some of the recipients, who might not even get visitors, let alone flowers, are surprised, sometimes shocked, and they’re always touched by this joyful gesture.
“I’ve been a part of make Someone Smile Week since the project was started (in 2000),” says Bob Lloyd, owner of Washington Square Flower Shop washingtonsquareflowershop.com in Washington, PA, about 25 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. “It makes you feel good to see these people receive flowers for no reason at all. It’s just a fantastic thing.”
Next Wednesday, Bob and his helpers will deliver 140 arrangements to a local nursing home/independent living center. In addition to delivering the bouquets, it’s not uncommon for the Washington Square team to stop and talk with residents. “It’s not like we run in and run out,” says Bob, a 40-year veteran of the flower business.
His own boss for the last 20 years, Bob loves what he does. “We still make people happy. It’s about emotion.”
Bob’s absolutely right: Flowers connect us, whether we’re givers or senders, whether we’re sending a single floral bouquet or a bunch of bunches during Make Someone Smile Week. Who wouldn’t smile at the sight of these cheerful blooms?
Go on, Be Happy!