{"id":2088,"date":"2016-10-12T12:25:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2016-10-12T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:25:59","slug":"6th-annual-memorial-day-flowers-big-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/announcements\/6th-annual-memorial-day-flowers-big-success","title":{"rendered":"6th Annual Memorial Day Flowers A Big Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the sixth year the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation organized the handout and headstone placement of 140,000 roses and summer flowers at Arlington National Cemetery.\u00a0Thanks to Mayesh, Kennicott Brothers, and other WEFSA wholesale florist members over 125 florists gave out roses at local cemeteries, parades, and from their shops.<!--more--><br \/>\nFlorists who participated had the chance to connect with their communities to honor those who have served our country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2090\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"National Memorial Cemetery, Arizona\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judy Haenel of Tulip Tree Florist co-ordinated over 115 volunteers at National Memorial Cemetery in Arizona.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2089\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"National Memorial Cemetery\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-2-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ARIZONA-2-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;For me personally it was a very moving day, my husband is there, and was<br \/>beautiful to see all our veterans honored by so many caring people. One of<br \/>the most touching stories I heard was from one of the volunteers, she said<br \/>as she placed a rose on the marker and read the name, service history,<br \/>age, that person became real to her, not just a headstone of an unknown<br \/>soldier. Thanks again for everything&#8221;. &#8211; Judy Haenel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Major sponsors of the Memorial Day Flowers program for retail florists are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proecuador.gob.ec\/\">ProEcuador<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wffsa.org\/aws\/WFFSA\/pt\/sp\/floraconference\">WFFSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2091\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3123-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"girl scouts, Arlington National Cemetery\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3123-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3123-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3123-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_3123-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girl scouts place roses at the Arlington National Cemetery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If your shop is interested in participating in 2017 please have your local wholesale florist contact WFFSA or info@memorialdayflowers.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the sixth year the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation organized the handout and headstone placement of 140,000 roses and summer flowers at Arlington National Cemetery. 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