Spring Flowers

Just like the flowers along a path or in a field, each person is beautifully unique and has a place in this community. The elderly bring a splash of laughter and joy to our lives so let’s remind those living in long-term care homes that they have a place among us and that they are loved and beautiful with the gift of a handmade flower! This year, volunteers can also choose to be part of visiting with the elderly when we deliver the flowers. Keep reading to see how you can get involved!

Help reach the goal!

We're so grateful for the overwhelming response we received! Registration for Spring Flower Initiative is now closed. Thanks to our fantastic volunteers, we've reached our goal! Make sure you’ve signed up to receive Inspire Hope updates to stay informed about future initiatives.

Inspire Hope Form

Name

First Name

Last Name

City You Live In

School or Group

(if applicable)

How It Works

Step One:

You can sign-up to make flowers AND be part of the scheduled visit
or
Sign-up to make flowers only.

Step Two:

Follow the instructions below.

Use the tutorials below for ideas on different flower making options. Make as many paper flowers as you can!
Collect your flower materials: scissors, glue, clear tape, paper- scrapbooking paper, wrapping paper, printer paper, muffin/cupcake liners, coffee filters. Feel free to get creative and use whatever you have!
Make sure your flower has a stem even if it’s not included in the tutorials.
- Ideas for the flower stem: paper straw, coffee stir sticks - anything that is sturdy but wouldn’t poke or cut someone.
Write a special message on one of the petals or tie on a tag
- Suggested messages: “You are beautiful ~ [your name] “You matter to me ~ [your name]” “You are loved ~ [your name]”

Step Three:

Use the Discussion Starter guide and take this opportunity to have a discussion about how and why we value the elderly.

Step Four:

Say Cheese! Take pics of yourself/kids with your flowers so we can print and send them to the Homes and share on social media. This is a nice way for everyone to see the faces behind the flowers of love!

Send to info@haltonalive.com or tag @haltonalive on social media

Step Five:

Important! Divide and bundle your finished flowers into groups of 50 or less and label it with your NAME/SCHOOL and NUMBER OF FLOWERS in each bundle. This saves the staff hours of counting.

Deadline & Drop-off:

The deadline to sign up and participate is April 14 and drop-off and visits will be scheduled between May 2 and May 11. We’ll contact you by email regarding drop-off locations so make sure inspirehope@haltonalive.com is saved as a contact!