Thursday, August 16th – Thousands of Westerlay Orchids showed educators community support going into the new school year in Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria. About 5,000 orchids have been given to teachers and staff members. The event was coordinated by Dream Foundation and Flower Empower. Continue Reading
By the edhat staff Westerlay Orchids partnered with local nonprofit Flower Empower to donate two thousand orchids to Santa Barbara teachers. Hundreds of district teachers arrived at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara Tuesday morning. Staff and volunteers from Westerlay Orchids and Flower Empower were on hand to honor local teachers who are gearing […] Continue Reading
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The beginning of the new school year, with in-person contact after the pandemic, comes with a cheerful gift from Westerlay Orchids. Around 5,000 orchids are being distributed to teachers and staff members. At a pre-school-year gathering at San Marcos High School, after some comments and information from the Santa Barbara […] Continue Reading
Navy Vietnam Veteran David Bartlett, 77, served from October 1965 until December 1969. Diagnosed with terminal lung disease, Bartlett reached out to the Dream Foundation with a dream to join the Kansas Honor Flight, a journey of honor and remembrance for Veterans to visit memorials in Washington, D.C. Bartlett needed help with financing the trip […] Continue Reading
Event pays tribute to volunteers, donors and program sponsors Dream Foundation raised more than $140,000 at its 11th Annual Flower Empower Luncheon. The event, held May 12 in the Santa Barbara Historical Museum courtyard, honored the donors, volunteers and flower professionals who make the program possible. Honorees were: Volunteers of the Year, Jill Rode and […] Continue Reading