Good Samaritan Project's Phase 3 "Recovery"

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Lafayette, Indiana. October 14 — Today, Blooms & Petals Flowers & Events will be joining dozens of floral industry businesses nationwide to surprise unsuspecting people on October 20, 2022, Wednesday. In partnership with The Good Samaritan Project, this will be the perfect time to send a smile to different cancer patients in facilities in the Greater Lafayette area for October Breast Cancer Awareness month. The random-acts-of-kindness effort — called Petal It Forward and organized by the Society of American Florists (SAF), of which Blooms & Petals Flowers & Events is a member — is designed to help people start their day with more smiles and less stress. The effort illustrates research from the University of North Florida (UNF) that shows living with flowers reduces stress. 

Paula Davis of Blooms & Petals Flowers & Events and founder of GSP, wanted to be a part of the mood-boosting effort and make a difference in the community. “I, myself, am a breast cancer survivor, and I know the stress and anxiety it gives,” said Davis. “Through the positive effects of flowers, we hope to make cancer patients' day brighter and provide a much-needed moment of calm,” Paula added.

The research findings on flowers and stress relief, and the need for mood-boosting gestures, seem timely: A survey by Wakefield Research in July showed that 68 percent of Americans experience stress weekly, and 32 percent report feeling stressed daily. Women are even more affected, with 25 percent feeling stress multiple times daily.

They are looking for volunteers to help during the distribution of flowers in different cancer facilities. If you would like to volunteer or if you have questions regarding this event please contact (765) 404-0568. For cash and in-kind donations, you may visit the Blooms & Petals and GSP office currently at 848 Main Street Lafayette, Indiana 47901. Your modest contribution will undoubtedly go a long way.