Viola Floral Design » Community Services http://www.violaflowers.com Exquisite Flowers for Sonoma Napa Wine Country Marin San Francisco Weddings and Events Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:53:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Christmas Gifts from Riku to Sonoma Valley Hospital!! http://www.violaflowers.com/christmas-flower-delivery-from-riku-to-svh/ http://www.violaflowers.com/christmas-flower-delivery-from-riku-to-svh/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:55:32 +0000 Maki Aizawa http://www.violaflowers.com/?p=540 We love to make people smile and brighten their day, especially for the people who are in bed at the hospital.

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]]> http://www.violaflowers.com/gift-wrapping/feed/ 0 Community Services by Maki & Riku http://www.violaflowers.com/community-services-by-maki-riku/ http://www.violaflowers.com/community-services-by-maki-riku/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:16:29 +0000 Maki Aizawa http://www.violaflowers.com/beta/?p=284 Welcome to our blog!

Here you can find out about our floral community services in Sonoma, Petaluma, Napa and whatever other areas we can reach!

I work with flowers and sometimes I have extras in my studio that I don’t know what to do with. So, we visit local hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices and share beautiful flowers with people who live far far away from their friends and families to make them smile.

My wonderful teammate, Riku aged 5 (who wants to start a conversation with everyone on streets, parks, theaters, at the library, etc.) and I just came back from Japan and plan to serve the community once a week after his school….So, we are set to go!

I believe that little things make people feel comfort, peace and happiness and I would like to be a part of a community where I can start doing this. My wish is for my son to know that he can make changes in someone else’s life with his heart, and thinking about others and giving them what he can. Especially, during the holiday season, we will be very busy with our services and we appreciate any suggestions, comments and ideas you have. Please write us and join us in future!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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