The Benefits of Flowers

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Healthcare reports credit flowers with the ability to not only brighten one’s mood, but to better one’s health. Floral Philanthropy is a unique, first-in-Canada program, which re-purposes the flowers from your event to bring joy, healing and therapeutic benefit to others.

Research studies have shown that flowers seem to boost brain functioning, enhancing episodic memory in older people. Plus, cardiac patients’ heart rates lowered and attitudes improved substantially when they were exposed to flowers. Findings of this research suggest that plants and flowers in a hospital environment could be non-invasive, inexpensive and an effective complementary medicine for patients recovering from surgical procedures.

Most people report that receiving flowers makes them feel happy and giving flowers makes them feel better about their day. 

Flowers offer those who hold them a chance to reconnect with the natural world. This is increasingly difficult to do in our modern society. This is a true testament to “flower power”.

 
 

Past Recipients

CancerCare Manitoba

Lions Place

Lions Manor

MacDonald Youth Services

Women’s Centre, Health Sciences Centre

Rossbrook House

Ronald McDonald House

Siloam Mission

Sage House

Parkview Place

Beacon Hill Lodge

House of Peace

Misericordia Place

Misericordia Hospital

Young United Church

St. Boniface Hospital

Jocelyn House

Meadowood Manor Personal Care Home

South Kildonan Retirement Home

Action Marguerite

Victoria Hospital

River Park Gardens Personal Care Home

Vista Park Lodge

Golden Links Lodge

Pembina Place Mennonite Personal Care Home

Golden Door Geriatric Centre

The Convalescent Home of Winnipeg

West Park Manor Personal Care Home

Tuxedo Villa

Rady Jewish Community Campus

Shaftsbury Park Retirement Residence

Bethel Place

Children’s Rehab Centre

Agape Table in Steinbach

Calvary Place Personal Care Home

Villa Rosa

Malvern House

Bethania Nursing Home

Seven Oaks Hospital

Deer Lodge Hospital

Vasa Lund

Villa Rosa

Golden Gate Personal Care Home

Oakview Place Extendicare

Heritage Personal Care Home

Grace Palliative Care Hospice

Winnipeg Police Station

Sansome Middle School

Westwood Collegiate

Robert Browning School

Lincoln Middle School

WMEMS (Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary and Middle School)

Heart and Stroke Office

Winnipeg Humane Society

Doggie Daycare

Yelloquill College

17 Wing Army Base (Family Resource and Daycare Centre)

Step Down Unit (HSC)

Women’s Detox Centre (Magnus Street)

Mainstreet Project

RAY

Thorvaldson Care Centre

Riverview Health Centre

Osborne House

Garden Manor Care Home

Oak Table

Children’s Rehab

Poseidon Long Term Care Home

Donwood Personal Care Home

Project Neecheewan

North End Women’s Centre

North Point Douglas Women’s Centre

Naomi House

 
 

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