17:44 | 05.11.2010
The Forget Me Not Foundation Spotlighted by Leading Regional Charity
The San
Diego Foundation, a 35-year-old regional leader in philanthropy, has
involved the Forget
Me Not Foundation in its annual gala honoring major financial
supporters. The foundation will donate its floral table centerpieces
from its Saturday (November 6) event to the Forget Me Not Foundation.
The floral donations from the San Diego Foundation are in the spirit of
the Forget Me Not Foundation’s own day-to-day operations.
The Forget Me Not Foundation offers event organizers the ability to
donate flowers when their events are over. The foundation then ensures
that the floral assortments, rather than being thrown away, go to
hospital patients and nursing home residents.
The medical facilities use the donated bouquets for recreational and
occupational therapy activities. The flowers promote among patients and
residents a sense of well-being, improved cognitive reasoning, enhanced
manual dexterity and companionship.
The San Diego Foundation has asked the Forget Me Not Foundation to
provide place cards describing its mission for the table setting of each
gala attendee.
Bill
Stone, co-founder of Forget Me Not Foundation, said: “We are very
excited to be involved with this important event for San Diego’s
philanthropy community. We have great respect for the San Diego
Foundation and the work it does for nonprofit organizations throughout
the region.”
About the Forget Me Not Foundation
The Forget Me Not Foundation was established to enhance lives through
the gift of flowers to those in nursing homes, hospitals and other
medical facilities. These bouquets – which might otherwise go to waste –
spread joy to those who receive them.
The beauty of floral donations can be enjoyed all over again as
residents utilize bouquets to brighten their living spaces or enjoy them
as part of a group activity. The result is a recreational, joyful and
therapeutic activity that enhances the quality of life. Gerontologists
have increasingly recognized the role such leisure plays in the lives of
patients and the elderly.
The name of the foundation, The Forget Me Not Foundation, captures our
own broader purpose. We aim to bring care and attention to those in
nursing homes and medical facilities who may at times feel forgotten by
society.
The Forget Me Not Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit
organization. For more information, contact us directly at 619.584.3459
or visit http://www.forgetmenotfoundation.org.
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