We often buy flowers for others, but what about a treat for ourselves? We all know the joy of receiving flowers as a surprise, but the effects of fresh flowers in our surroundings are well worth some self indulgence. So as the long days of winter drag on, treat yourself. Tulips and spring bulb pots are now in stock and it's never too late to give yourself a little treat. You will thank yourself for it!!
I am sure everyone has noticed the dark days are winter have crept in. Many of us find it hard to adjust. Brighten your room, or someones home with flowers this year. They are the perfect gift for those hard to buy for folks on your list. No fake air fresheners are needed when you fill your home with fresh winter greens and fragrant flowers. Your day will be brighter when your surroundings include fresh flowers!
Many thanks to all the customers that came and supported Mission Services of London during our recent Holiday Inspiration Tour. We received many donations of warm gloves and hats for Mission Services clients.
For those who are entertaining or celebrating the holidays early this year, Gammage Flowers is ready. Just arrived, fresh wreaths and fresh greens for all your decorating and entertaining needs.
Gammage Flowers is very quickly becoming a Christmas wonderland. We are getting ready for the Holiday Inspiration tour on November 7&8. The passports are in the stores and they are free! Visit all the stores and enter to win free flowers for a year. Don't forget to visit Bernard Callebaut Chocolates while you are here too. They are carrying Jim Shore Christmas this year as well as many themed and whimsical ornaments, they even have dill pickle ornaments, something for everyone!
Once again this year, seven London florists have banded together to raise money for Mission Services of London. The Holiday Inspiration Tour will once again be held on the first weekend in November, this year November 7&8 from 10-5pm. Visit every shop on the tour and get your passport stamped and you will have a chance to win free flowers for one year! This is a great opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit as well as get great decorating ideas from London's premier floral designers. There will be in store specials at every location and participation in this tour is free, just bring your Christmas spirit!
On the tour weekend there will be a representative from Mission Services of London in our stores collecting socks, underwear and other items as well as cash donations for Mission Services clients.
Here is the nomination we received for this weeks winner, Lissa Foster
I am the Executive Director of Pillar Nonprofit Network and we serve as the volunteer centre in London. Giving a pat on the back to those who dedicating time, energy and compassion in our community is so important.
I want to nominate Lissa Foster our Board Chair at Pillar Nonprofit Network as she volunteers countless hours to helpnonprofits be the best they can be. Lissa has boundless energy and ideas to create a stronger organization and she is a great listener. A strong board chair is so vital to a nonprofit and Lissa is always available to both myself and the board. Lissa shows incredible leadership with her passion for nonprofits and for our community. An example of Lissa being a phenomenal leader is that after each board meeting she meets with our past board chair to get feedback to discuss her successes and areas for improvement in leading the meetings. Lissa also hosts a social for all the board members and their significant others every summer and she donates her home and covers the costs to be sure we are building a strong board. Further, Lissa is the National Director of Community Relations for Citi Cards and her enthusiasm inspires the employess of Citi Cards to get involved and make a difference in their community. It is amazing to work with someone whose values are weaved into her work, volunteer and personal life and she lives authentically and with purpose.Lissa goes out of her way to recognize me, our board and her staff and she too deserves to be showered with gifts and what is better than chocolates and flowers. Thank you for the opportunity to nominate Lissa Foster.
Michelle Baldwin
I would like to nominate Julie Medeiros from London Life.
Julie is a very helpful administrative assistant at London Life who is always going the extra mile for everyone else. She is generous with her time if you ask for her help and always helps with a smile.
I believe Julie is very deserving of winning the Feel Good Friday award, since she is such a fabulous person to work with at London Life. I know she makes my job easier with her helpful ways.
Marjorie Leyland
At Gammage we make every attempt to have a enviromentally friendly store, including our Eco friendly flowers. Just recently we had all of our store lighting changed to a more energy friendly format. It has made a huge difference to the temperature of the store, and an much brighter atmosphere. With the support of Green Energy Dynamics and London Hydro the changes we have made will make a huge difference in our enviromental impact. By making these simple changes, here is what we have reduced.
Greenhouse gases by 12556.4 lbs per year
Coal Burning by 6092.9 lbs per year
Atmospheric Mercury Contamination 131.7 mg avoided
Equivalent Reforestation 1.56 acres of trees planted and 1.09 cars removed from the road.
Gammage Flowers will continue to make every effort to make lessen our impact on the enviroment.
Gammage Flowers welcomes Jeff V to our staff. Jeff is a familiar face at Gammage as he was a co operative education student with us last year. He brings with him an excellent knowledge of flowers and plants. Jeff will be working with us on a part time basis and will be a great help for us preparing the fresh flowers and tending to the plants.
