Category: community service

‘Happy Flower Lady’ Spreads Joy Delivering Donated Flowers

On the morning of May 20, a red car pulled up in front of Stephen Smith Towers, a senior community building in Philadelphia. A woman stepped out of the car and opened all the car doors, taking out tens of bouquets of fresh flowers while greeting passers-by and offered them the donated flowers. In a short…


Volunteers Wanted for Huntington Beach Day of Service

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council is calling for volunteers to serve the community by participating in various public service projects April 23. “This is a very great day for the community to come together and for the community to realize that being united and working together we can get a lot done,”…


Harvest to Help: Gardeners Who Donate Extra Produce

Recently, the Scouts of Troop 340 transformed a vacant lot of gravel and cement on the corner of Madison and Fourth streets in Auburn, Illinois, into several raised garden beds that produce fruits and vegetables, greens and herbs plus flowers. Known as the Auburn Community Garden, the vertical garden provides food for the over 4,000…