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4 people are interested
Sort and Repurpose Flowers
ORGANIZATION: Random Acts of Flowers
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4 people are interested
Position Summary:
Floral Prep is RAF’s process of sorting and organizing donated flowers from wholesale florists, grocery stores, memorials, weddings, and events to ensure that all new bouquets are created from the freshest flowers possible.
During floral prep shifts, volunteers disassemble donated arrangements, trim the ends of all flowers, and place similar types or colors of flowers in buckets in the cooler for the next floral arranging volunteer shift. Flowers that will not last more than 5 days are composted.
About You:
- Enthusiastic and passionate about RAF mission
- Positive attitude and willingness to take direction and feedback from shift leaders
- Flexible working with recycled flowers and willingness to adjust shift tasks to accommodate needs of the delivery schedule
- Willingness and ability to clean workshop throughout and at the end of every shift, including:
- Sweeping
- Cleaning tables
- Taking out garbage and compost
- Dumping, rinsing and stacking floral buckets
- Able to lift and carry up to 20lbs
Application Steps:
- Attend floral prep training session
- Participate in 1 floral prep mentor session
Schedule:
- Mondays: 12:30-3:30pm
- Mondays: 3:30-5pm
- Wednesdays: 12:30-3:30pm
More opportunities with Random Acts of Flowers
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About Random Acts of Flowers
Location:
2000 Greenleaf St Suite 5, Evanston, IL 60202, US
Mission Statement
Random Acts of Flowers improves the emotional health and wellbeing of individuals in healthcare facilities by delivering recycled flowers, encouragement and personal moments of kindness. Using flowers as the vessel, our vision is to inspire and nurture a culture of care and compassion.
Description
Random Acts of Flowers makes real impact in communities around the country. Whether we’re improving people’s health and wellbeing through flower deliveries, or recycling flowers and vases that would have gone to the landfill, our work results in real and lasting change.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
2000 Greenleaf StreetSuite 5Evanston, IL 60202
DATE POSTED
September 20, 2018
SKILLS
- Elder care
- Horticulture
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