We improve the emotional health and well-being of individuals in healthcare facilities by delivering re-purposed flowers, encouragement, and personal moments of kindness. We gather flowers from the floral industry, as well as local companies, florists, grocery stores, funeral homes, and events like weddings and memorial services. Our volunteers turn these flowers into beautiful bouquets and deliver them to those facing injury, illness, and the aging process every week in our community.

Random Acts of Flowers serves Knoxville, Tampa Bay, and Indianapolis and is always on the lookout for new communities for delivering hope.

If you can’t find the answer to your question, email us. We’re always ready to assist you.

Random Acts of Flowers is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. All donations are tax deductible according to IRS regulations. Consult your tax professional for further information.

No. We never charge for our charitable services. Random Acts of Flowers delivers to individuals in healthcare facilities free of charge, as a gift from the community to the individual.

We are 100% privately funded. We do not accept any public funding, but rather rely on donations from generous donors in the community, corporate sponsorships, grants/foundation support, and through special event fundraisers.

We don’t. By design, Random Acts of Flowers relies on nurses and caregivers in healthcare facilities to determine patients who are in need of extra cheer.

Unfortunately, no. We do not individualize our charitable services, but rather work with healthcare professionals to determine the floral recipients who might most need some extra hope and encouragement. We often deliver to whole facilities or hospital wings/departments.

 There are a variety of ways to support Random Acts of Flowers. You can make a financial donation, donate materials like flowers or vases or even contact your local branch about becoming a corporate donor.

All financial donations are used to support operations fulfilling our charitable mission. For more information, visit the About Us page.

Without the dedication of our hundreds of volunteers, Random Acts of Flowers would not be able to provide beautiful bouquets and moments of kindness throughout our community. Volunteers re-purpose donated flowers from special events, memorial services, grocery stores, and wholesalers to turn what would otherwise be waste into something fresh and meaningful! When you volunteer with us, expect to have fun, meet new people, be creative, and bring smiles to our community!

We are committed to making the volunteer registration process quick and easy! That being said, we do want all of our volunteers to feel prepared and have all the pertinent information. We require all volunteers to attend our New Volunteer Info Session. Additional training for some shifts is provided on site, and there is an array of volunteer opportunities perfect for individuals, groups, and families! Please visit our Volunteer page for more information

Yes. Most volunteer opportunities are best suited for children 12 and older. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Every child must have a signed Youth Waiver before volunteering.

Groups are encouraged and welcomed. Learn more on our Groups page.

• Picking up donated flowers and vases
• Sorting, composting, and organizing donated flowers
• Arranging fresh bouquets
• Delivering bouquets throughout our community
• Organizing the workshop
• Lending a hand at special events

Yes. We ask that anyone interested in volunteering attend an orientation. During orientation, new volunteers will meet our team, learn about volunteer opportunities supporting our mission, and have hands-on training working with the flowers.

Our normal volunteer schedule is Monday through Thursday, with most shifts during daytime hours. Evening and weekend shifts are scheduled occasionally.

Absolutely! A great way to be involved is to host a vase drive or participate in our yearly fundraiser!

All contributions to Random Acts of Flowers are invaluable. To make a financial donation, click here. We also always need vases, feel free to bring any extras to our workshop, drop them off at one of our community partners, or even hold a vase drive.

Most volunteers prefer to work while standing, but for those who do not want or are unable to, stools and fatigue mats are available for use in our workshop. Our facilities are wheelchair accessible.

Many volunteer opportunities are in a warehouse-type setting, and we recommend comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes. We will provide gloves and aprons. Volunteers making floral deliveries are asked to dress business casual and wear identification provided by Random Acts of Flowers

We are proud to provide opportunities for students to receive community service credit in order to achieve academic success and give back to the community. Contact us directly for more information.

Just your enthusiasm and smiling face! Our workshops will have all of the tools you need. Join us today and get ready to have a great time bringing encouragement and beauty to others.

We are proud and honored to re-purpose flowers and deliver them to people in area healthcare facilities. Once the flowers are brought back to our workshops, volunteers disassemble arrangements, give all flowers a trim and fresh water. A second group of volunteers use the flowers to create new bouquets, which are then hand-delivered to a person in a healthcare facility by a third volunteer group. This whole process takes only 2 days!

Floral donations can be dropped off at our facilities, Monday-Thursday, from 9:30am-4pm. If a Friday drop-off is needed, we can often make those arrangements. Please contact us to schedule Friday drop-offs.

Pick-Up Radius: We are generally able to pick up floral donations within a 30-minute radius of our facilities, during our business hours. Please contact us directly to make arrangements.

Because of our limited resources, we are no longer able to pick up wedding flowers. If you are interested in donating your wedding flowers, you will need to make arrangements to have them dropped off at our workshop on Monday following the event. 

Vases: We would love to receive the vases and containers from your event, but if they need to be returned, we can drop off floral buckets before the event to make flower collection easier, or we can arrange to get the vases back to your florist.

Please fill out the Floral Donation form to get started.

For planning and scheduling purposes, please coordinate your donation with us at least two weeks before an event.

Yes. Following the event, we will issue a donation acknowledgement letter that will provide the date of donation and our tax ID number for your records. We cannot place a value on the in-kind donation, so please contact your tax preparer for assistance.

Vases are the vessels of our mission. Each donated vase is filled with beautiful, re-purposed flowers and hand-delivered to a person in need of a moment of joy and compassion.

RAF currently delivers bouquets to thousands of people each month. While we do collect “returned” vases from recipient partners, the vases are primarily a gift to the recipient to keep. In short, we always need vases!

We can accept any glass, ceramic, plastic, etc. vase or container that holds fresh-cut flowers and water (we cannot use containers with drainage, candleholders, bowls, or baskets). Ideal vases are 5”-9” tall with a 3.5” opening.

You may drop vases off at our workshop, Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm, Friday by appointment. RAF also partners with area businesses who collect smaller quantities of vases. Business contact information and hours of collection are listed on the vase donation page. We are always looking for new collection locations, too!

If you have more than 50 vases, RAF may be able to pick them up. Contact your local branch directly for more information.

Yes, please!

You’ve probably heard of a “canned food drive,” but have you heard of a Vase Drive? Vase drives are a fun way for businesses or groups to volunteer and give back to the community, helping stock RAF’s shelves with vases for bouquet deliveries. Successful vase drives include an outreach notification or promotional flyer (RAF can provide templates), a centralized drop-off location with RAF vase drive signage, and flyers that can be posted on community boards. Visit our Vase Donation Page for more details!

We like to let beautiful flowers speak for themselves, and we have limited storage space in our workshops. For these reasons, we do not collect any other donations for our arrangements other than flowers and vases.

When requested, RAF will provide a donation receipt with our tax ID number and date of donation for your records.

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Local staff members are available to speak at events of all types and sizes, from church functions to club meetings. please contact us directly via phone or email to make arrangements.