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New Jersey Woman Delivers Flowers To Hospital Staff And Patients To Say ‘You Are Not Alone’ - CBS New York

One Franklin Lakes woman is working tireless to bring life to hospitals that have seen so much despair.Former nurse Amy O’Hara, along with Colony Florist and Red Bliss Design, has started the “You Are Not Alone” campaign, bringing flowers to doctors, nurses and patients at hospitals all over the Tri-State Area.“They’ve been talking about what a war zone it has been at the hospitals. They’ve been telling me about what it’s like for the patients. They’re in these rooms alone, they’re not allowed visitors,” O’Hara told CBS2’s Chris Wragge. “I thought this might brighten up their day and let them know we’re thinking of them.”O’Hara always loved the quote: “If you want a rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.”“The nurses have really enjoyed passing them out. It’s kind of like they’re bringing in something happy,” she said.CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICShe has delivered over 1,000 flowers, with no plans to stop.It’s a lot for any one person. Luckily, she has some helpers at home.“My sweet husband cuts all the ribbons for me, and then the kids they thread the tags, and then I tie them all and make the deliveries,” said O’Hara.That husband she speaks of is Super Bowl champion Shawn O’Hara, of the New York Giants – n... https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/05/01/new-jersey-woman-delivers-flowers-to-hospitals/

Local florist offering virtual floral design classes - 47abc - WMDT

May 15, 2020 DELAWARE – A florist is taking his services virtual. Friendly Flowers and Bayberry Flowers owner Joshua Fredo says he’s had to change his business model since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Business has changed a lot. We’re used to a lot of walk in clients and weddings. Due to COVID, we’ve actually lost most of our summer weddings because people are too afraid to actually have them,” said Fredo.Fredo says that he used to offer floral design classes in person. He decided to take those classes to Zoom in order to give people a safe and fun activity to do at home. Fredo says that the classes can accommodate up to 45 people. “We can generally accommodate about 25-40 people during those classes, but being that we’re not allowed to gather, I kind of thought about everybody’s doing these Zoom happy hours and things like that, so why not do a Zoom floral design class?” said Fredo.The floral designer says that he’s going to offer a variety of different classes, so that everyone can join in on the fun,... https://www.wmdt.com/2020/05/local-florist-offering-virtual-floral-design-classes/

I’m a New York bride who had to cancel her wedding 6 days before it was supposed to happen. We’ve rescheduled, but the financial and emotional stress hasn’t gone away. - Business Insider

We wanted to recoup as much as possible, so we opted for the next available Friday, which is July 17. South Gate is a big family business – the caterer’s sister is his florist, his brother is a photographer – so that made the transition easier. There were just a lot of phone calls and a little bit of juggling to make sure all of the vendors could transfer their services to that date. The limos, the DJ, and basically everyone else involved were able to make the switch. Our officiant was the only missing piece – we’ll have to make a change there – but overall there wasn’t major damage. Some of our flowers were already in transit, so the florist had to accept at least half upon delivery. We had 300 blush roses in our house for days; I was giving them away to friends, neighbors, anyone who would take them. captionSome of the blush roses that it was too late to return..sourceCourtesy photo That portion of the flowers ($1,500) and the officiant fee ($500) were a complete loss. I put off estimating our overall losses for a month, basically thinking “it is what it is,” but after adding it all up, it’s not nearly as bad as I had imagined. We’re losing about $3,000, which is nothing compared to the total cost of the wedding which is around $65,000. But there’s so much that I can’t put a price on. captionDate-specific overnight gift bags for the couple’s hotel guests.sourceCourtesy photo Our date was meaningful to me. It’s engraved on my champagne flutes which are now useless. My honeymoon couldn’t be salvaged. We were originally going to St. Lucia, but that was booked up in July so we’ve switched to Barbados. It’s fine; it doesn’t matter where we go – but summer flights and vacations are almost double the price of what I was paying to go away in March. That’s an added expense we weren’t counting on. captionDate-specific water bottles that will have to be redone.sourceCourtesy photo I made dozens of overnight bags for the guests who were staying in the hotel; they were filled with personalized water bottles and other dated items which have to be scrapped. Our favors will have to be rewrapped and tagged with our new date, the personalized T-shirts my mom made will now never be worn. Our bridal party gifts were dated and have to be redone. I have everything stored in a spare room, and day by day I realize more and more things that will have to be changed. I’m worried. Because we canceled less than a week before the wedding, all of our vendors were already paid in full. I’m confident the payments will be honored and our wedding will eventually go off without a hitch – but we poured all of our money into this big day that still hasn’t happened, and now there will be more expenses to come. Our new date is only a few months away so we’re in the process of reprinting and resending invitations, but I’m nervous about making that move. Will this be over by then? Will we get close to that date and realize we have to postpone once again? Right... https://www.businessinsider.sg/new-york-bride-postponed-wedding-due-to-coronavirus-2020-5

On Mother’s Day, Mass. Florists Struggle to Meet Demand - nbcboston.com

Florists in Massachusetts struggled to meet the demand for flowers this weekend as families observed Mother's Day, Sunday. Many florists stopped taking orders for Mother’s Day after selling out. Central Square Florist in Cambridge was one of the few still taking orders and delivering.Herbert Berg Florist in Worcester said demand was too high because they are short staffed and have a limited supply. "When we all closed up the beginning of March and April, nobody was buying flowers so the suppliers had nowhere to sell them to," said Sally Jablonski, owner of Herbert Berg Florist. "They were just dumping all the flowers."Gov. Charlie Baker allowed florists and some other non-essential businesses to open — on a remote basis — in time for Mother’s Day, but some business owners said it wasn’t enough time to prepare.Some businesses, however, got creative to make the day special. Monument Restaurant in Charlestown partnered with a local florist, Junebug, to create dozens of pre-orde... https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/businesses-adjust-to-mothers-day-during-pandemic/2121803/

Florists experience downturn in business due to coronavirus, missing key dates - KCRG

Around this time of year florists typically have a boom in business with weddings, prom, and Mother's Day, but the continued spread of the novel coronavirus has put a dent in their business.Butt's Florist in Dubuque is a local shop and they say business is definitely down compared to usual. Even with curbside pickup and contactless deliveries there just aren't as many events that need flowers right now. Bryan Fitting, owner of Butt's, said Mother's Day was pretty good considering the circumstances."Our business is down. You know we're hoping for a good Mother's Day. The numbers aren't all in but I think it was a good Mother's Day, not record-setting but it wasn't a flop either," Fitting said. "So that was a good positive to have this past week. We're hoping as things improve our business will continue to improve."Fitting says they feel fortunate that the business has been able to be open for the majority of the lockdown. https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Local-florists-experience-downtick-in-business-570423001.html

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