Video Spotlight: The Power of Floral Community
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The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has released a new video that highlights the organization’s long-standing commitment to strengthening and advancing the floral industry. With engaging visuals, the educational video illustrates how the floral community can come together to sustain growth through AFE’s programs, which have fueled progress for more than six decades.
“This new video is more than just an explanation of AFE and what we do,” says David Garcia, President of Pete Garcia Company/Garcia Group and AFE Chairman. “It’s an invitation to get involved and help us continue building a stronger, more innovative industry for generations to come. The Endowment exists because of the generosity and forward thinking of our industry.”
The video offers a clear look at how the American Floral Endowment works in practice. Each contribution to AFE is carefully invested, not spent, to create long-term, sustainable funding that benefits the industry year after year. Those investments have a ripple effect, with the earnings funding programs that improve flower and plant quality, expanded educational opportunities, and the development of future leaders in the field.
As the giving season approaches, AFE hopes the video will inspire industry members to reflect on the collective impact of their generosity. Each contribution helps close the gap for unfunded projects and programs, new research, and allows more of the next generation to receive the support they need to kickstart their careers.
Giving Back to the Floral Community This Holiday Season
“Every donation, no matter the size, helps sustain and grow programs that educate, innovate, and inspire,” says Debi Chedester, CAE, AFE Executive Director. “This video helps tell that story in a way that reminds us why we do what we do and why support from our floral community is so vital to our future.”
Donations can be made online here, or by mailing a check to: 610 Madison Street, Ste 101, PMB 803, Alexandria, VA, 22314.
All contributions to AFE are tax-deductible. The new video is now available on AFE’s website and social media channels. AFE encourages all members of the floral community to watch, share, and give to help ensure that its programs and resources continue to grow and benefit the entire industry.
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