By Chris Lee on 12/20/2011 9:26 AM

As part of ACCESS Destination Services’ commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, ACCESS team members are always on the look-out for CSR opportunities to share with our clients. So when the Director of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association of Nebraska, asked if it would be possible to donate the floral centerpieces from their 600-person Western Leadership Conference breakfast, our ACCESS Program Manager knew exactly what to do.

She contacted San Diego-based Blooms From the Heart, one of a growing number of volunteer organizations around the country that collects gently-used floral arrangements after meetings, conventions and elegant parties to give them a “second life” for someone in need. Loose blooms, plants and floral bouquets are repurposed into new arrangements that are delivered by organization volunteers to local hospitals, hospice centers, group homes and senior care facilities. 

Sending flowers (even gently-used ones) conveys a message of caring and compassions to those in need. ACCESS Destination Services appreciated the opportunity to work with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association of Nebraska to make a difference in our local community.

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