DREAM FOUNDATION HAS ISSUED AN INVITE FOR EVERYONE TO GO BEHIND-THE-SCENES of a beloved local program with a virtual event, a free film, about Flower Empower that will go live online on Thursday, June 25th at 11am in place of its 10th Annual Flower Empower Luncheon. A program of Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting […] Continue Reading
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Dream Foundation delivered orchids to United Sates Postal workers on Wednesday to thank them for delivering mail during the Coronavirus pandemic. Flower donations were dropped off at four different post offices in Santa Barbara and Goleta. The orchids were donated from Westerlay Orchids of Carpinteria to Flower Empower of the […] Continue Reading
The Dream Foundation has suspended its popular Flower Empower program delivering blooms to the elderly and ill. However local orchid growers Gallup and Stribling has donated 220 bouquets and Westerlay Orchids has given 840 plants, with the charity’s floral coordinator Valerie Banks setting up a drive-through at the foundation’s office with instructions for “ding dong […] Continue Reading
Flowers for Firefighters Volunteers from Flower Empower delivered orchids to local firefighters. Flower Empower is part of Santa Barbara-based Dream Foundation. Volunteers, practicing social distancing, dropped off orchids to fire stations in Montecito, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta. The orchids were donated by Westerlay Orchids in Carpinteria. Volunteers also dropped off flowers to Los Robles […] Continue Reading
Flower Empower Santa Barbara-based Flower Empower brought some cheer to local residents. Flower Empower is part of Dream Foundation and delivers flowers to people in hospitals, hospice care, and anyone in the community who may need some cheer. The Saturday deliveries around the community are on hold for now because of the coronavirus, but this […] Continue Reading