Who we Are
We are a nonprofit organization headquarted in Knoxville, Tennessee, with branch locations around the country. We recycle flowers from the floral industry, as well as local companies, florists, grocery stores, funeral homes and events like weddings. We turn these flowers into beautiful bouquets and deliver them to those struggling with injury, illness and the aging process every week in neighborhoods all over the country.
If you can’t find the answer to your question, email us. We’re always ready to assist you.
General FAQs
Financial Support FAQs
Volunteering FAQs
- Picking up donated flowers and vases
- Sorting, composting, and organizing donated flowers
- Arranging fresh bouquets
- Delivering bouquets throughout our community
- Organizing the workshop
- Lending a hand at special events
Floral Donation FAQs
Pick-Up Radius: We are generally able to pick up floral donations within a 30-minute radius of our facilities.
Weekend Pick-ups: If a weekend pick-up is required, a volunteer may be available. Typically we pick up from either the venue or the florist on Monday morning.
Vases: We would love to receive the vases and containers from your event, but if they need to be returned, we can drop off floral buckets before the event to make flower collection easier.
Throughout the week, our volunteer teams help create and deliver beautiful, recycled bouquets and moments of kindness to neighbors in hospitals, hospices and health care facilities.
Vase Donation FAQs
from recipient partners, the vases are primarily a gift to the recipient to keep. In short, we always need vases!
tall with a 3.5” opening.
If you have more than 50 vases, RAF may be able to pick-up the vases. Contact your local branch directly for more information.
businesses or groups to volunteer and give back to the community, helping stock RAF’s shelves with vases for
bouquet deliveries. Successful vase drives include an outreach notification or promotional flyer (RAF can provide
templates), a centralized drop-off location with RAF vase drive signage, and flyers that can be posted on
community boards. Contact your local branch directly for more details!
these reasons, we do not collect any other donations for our arrangements other than flowers and vases.