General FAQs
Random Acts of Flowers is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Donations may be tax deductible according to IRS regulations. Consult your tax professional for further information.
We are 100% privately funded. We do not accept any public funding, but rather rely on generous donors in our community, corporate sponsorships, grants/foundation support, and special event fundraisers.
Financial Support FAQs
Volunteering FAQs
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 grocery stores, wholesalers, special events, and memorial services 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 a New Volunteer Info Session (held in March and August). Training for shifts is provided on site, and there is an array of volunteer opportunities perfect for individuals or groups! Please visit our Volunteer page for more information
No. Our volunteer opportunities are best suited for 18+.
- Picking up donated flowers and vases
- Sorting, composting, and organizing donated flowers
- Arranging fresh bouquets
- Delivering bouquets throughout our community
Yes. We ask that anyone interested in volunteering attend a New Volunteer Info Session. After that, 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 shifts during daytime hours. Evening and weekend shifts are scheduled on very rare occasions.
Absolutely! A great way to be involved is to host a vase drive, plan a Flowers After Hours, or participate in our yearly fundraiser (Flor-a-thon)!
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 facility is 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.
Students can receive community service credit for hosting a vase drive in order to achieve academic success and give back to the community.
Floral Donation FAQs
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 healthcare facility by a third volunteer group. This whole process takes only 2 days!
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 unable to do weekend or late-night pickups. If you are unable to drop off, arrangements can often be made to keep your flowers on site for us to pick up during our business hours.
Vases: If the vases and containers from your event cannot be donated to RAF Indy, we have floral buckets you can have before the event to make flower collection easier. Or we can coordinate directly with your florist.
Please fill out the Floral Donation form to get started.
For planning and scheduling purposes, please coordinate your donation with us 2 – 4 weeks before an event.
Once we receive your floral donation, we will issue an acknowledgement letter that will provide the date of donation, a description of the 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.
Vase Donation FAQs
Vases are the vessels of our mission. Each donated vase will be filled with beautiful, re-purposed flowers and delivered to a person in need of a moment of joy and compassion.
RAF currently delivers bouquets to thousands of people each month. We do collect “returned” vases from recipient partners, but 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 a few 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 us directly for more information.
Media & Speaking Engagements
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.