SECOND BLOOM IN ACTION
It started with a simple idea: don’t throw away the flowers.
During our Santa Fe pilot, donated flowers were gathered, refreshed by volunteers, and delivered throughout our community. The pilot showed us that this simple idea can work - and grow! Just as importantly, it showed us how many people want to be part of it.
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![Donated flowers lined up inside Artichokes & Pomegranates, ready for pickup by The Second Bloom Flower Project.]()
Beautiful donated wedding flowers by Artichokes and Pomegranates.
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![Joey carrying donated wedding flowers from La Posada de Santa Fe, shared with Second Bloom by pilot partner Artichokes & Pomegranates.]()
Loading up gorgeous, donated flowers after a local wedding.
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![Second Bloom volunteer arranging fresh flowers into bouquets during a community volunteer session.]()
Transforming our donated flowers into beautiful bedside bouquets.
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![Three Second Bloom volunteers arranging donated flowers together during a community volunteer session.]()
Second Bloomers, working their magic.
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![Completed Second Bloom bedside bouquet, freshly arranged and ready for delivery to a care community resident.]()
Ready to be shared.
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![Second Bloom volunteer arranging donated flowers into fresh bouquets during a community volunteer session.]()
Volunteer days are filled with joy and community.
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![Linda working alongside florist and mentor Rebecca Withers to arrange donated flowers into Second Bloom bouquets.]()
Our current workspace is the founder's converted warehouse/art studio.
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![Completed Second Bloom bouquets packed into a car and ready for delivery to local care communities.]()
Delivery ready to go!
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A beautiful huge cooler donation, ready for sorting and prepping.
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Bouquets, here we come.
OUR IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
334
Bouquets shared
5
Community Partners, and growing
1
Idea Proven
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![Freshly arranged Second Bloom bouquet with a gift card attached, ready for delivery to a care community resident.]()
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![Two Scott’s House Community Hospice staff members holding Second Bloom bouquets ready to be shared with residents, known there as “Angels.]()
Dallas and Calixte receiving a flower delivery for Scott's House Community Hospice.
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![Resident smiling with the bouquet she created during a Second Bloom Bloom Table workshop.]()
A Bloom Table beautiful creation, made by a beautiful resident.
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![A man smiling and holding a large bouquet of colorful flowers stands at the entrance of a building with open double wooden doors, inside which a sign says "welcome."]()
Juan, our Morningstar partner, heading in with a delivery.
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![Staff member delivering a large Second Bloom bouquet to the memory care wing of a Santa Fe care community.]()
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![Freshly arranged Second Bloom bouquet with a delivery card attached, ready to be shared with a care community resident.]()
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![Residents gathered around a Second Bloom Bloom Table, creating fresh flower bouquets together in a care community.]()
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![Resident smiling beside the fresh flower bouquet she created during a Second Bloom Bloom Table workshop.]()
Beautiful Bloom Table creations
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![Resident arranging fresh flowers into a bouquet during a Second Bloom Bloom Table workshop.]()
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![Scott’s House Community Hospice staff member with Second Bloom bouquets ready for delivery to residents.]()
Flower delivery to Scott's House Community Hospice.
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![Resident arranging fresh flowers into a bouquet during a Second Bloom Bloom Table workshop.]()
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![Second Bloom bouquets lovingly re-arranged after a wedding flower donation, packed into a car and ready for delivery to local care communities.]()
Loaded up and ready for delivery.
Thank you to our Pilot Partners!
