Westerlay Orchids fete its final 1,000 orchidaceous plant contribution in the “ 100,000 Orchids Challenge , ” in Partnership with Santa Barbara based Dream Foundation . Last Wednesday , September 16 , the Westerlay squad completed their delegacy to lift up and barrack with a generous donation to the aged occupant of Garden Court and The Gardens on Hope .
Last Wednesday , Carpinteria - free-base Westerlay Orchids celebrated the successful completion of their latest creative endeavor : bringing Leslie Townes Hope and boost to thousands of first - responders and at - risk community members along the West Coast during the COVID-19 crisis . The very same week that the Gardens on Hope reached its own milepost of 100 % tenancy .
At the start of the COVID-19 safety measures , with byplay forced to fill up , the elderly quarantined in closing off , and first - responders thrust to the forefront of the crisis , the Westerlay team jumped into action mechanism . dedicate to an ambitious “ 100,000 Orchids Challenge , ” the ship’s company supply a public invitation to join in a commission to show gratitude and appreciation for those most sham by the pandemic . myriad residential area members , organizations , and businesses across California , Nevada , Oregon , and Arizona answered the call . This week - just five months after the undertaking began - Westerlay partners with Santa Barbara free-base Dream Foundation ’s Flower Empower programme , in delivering the last remaining 1,000 orchid plant to 10 local retirement communities in Santa Barbara County , these include Gardens on Hope , Garden Court , GranVida , Heritage House , Maravilla , Serenity House , Sarah House , Villa SB , and The Towbes Foundation ’s Shepherd Place and Rancho Francisco .
Recognized as the only internal dream - cede organisation in the US , Dream Foundation fulfills cease - of - liveliness Dreams that provide inspiration , comfort , and blockage to terminally - sick adults and their families . For more than eight year , the substructure ’s Flower Empower programme has plug in local Santa Barbara growers with Garden Court , provide fresh blooms for them to arrange for legal transfer to VNA ’s Serenity House . This initiative aid to convey fulfilment and meaning to the lives of Garden Court residents .
Through their “ 100,000 Orchids Challenge , ” Westerlay made it possible for each of Garden Court ’s 97 low - income residents to enjoy the special gift of a beautiful living orchid during summertime holidays such as Mother ’s Day , Fourth of July , and more - a simple “ give thanks you ” that proved deeply touching to the edifice ’s habitant , many of whom do not have family nearby for support . In add-on , Westerlay contributed an orchid to each occupier at the fresh - make Gardens on Hope , many of whom were move into their first apartment after years of homelessness . Now , the low - income Independent Living senior community joins in celebrating the culmination of Westerlay ’s “ 100,000 Orchids Challenge ” the very same week that the establishment reaches its own milestone of 100 % occupancy .
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