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It’s About HELPING OTHERS

Tulip Pots HAIL Spring

Woman’s Life Chapter 830 Port Huron, Michigan

embers of

Woman’s Life
M Chapter 830
Port Huron, Michigan,

were tired of winter back
in January of 2022. “We
were talking about our

next fundraiser, and we all
agreed we were just done
with winter,” remembers
Chairperson Laura Frank.

“We were ready to spring
ahead, and what better way
to celebrate spring than

with tulips?”
flowers,” Frank says. The plants
Chapter 830 has raised funds we lOved this way were delivered in huge boxes,
for the Betty Kearns Cancer tO raise mOney and and chapter members worked to-
Fund for several years. “The were thrilled tO gether to put the pots in colorful
fund was started to honor a late, present the fund sleeves. They even added a thank-
well-known woman in our com- you note to each one before the
munity,” Frank says. “The fund with $1,735, inCluding tulips were sorted by color and
provides financial assistance for $500 in matChing the number ordered by each cus-
men, women, and children who funds frOm tomer. “We delivered some of the
are going through cancer treat- wOman’s life. pots,” Frank explains, “but many
ment by letting them focus on Laura Frank people picked them up at the
healing, rather than finances.” shop, which also brought more
The fund stays local and helps business into our florist’s shop.”
members of the community with we decided to participate,” Frank “We loved this way to raise
things like treatments, diagnos- says. Members took orders from money and were thrilled to
tics, transportation, mortgage or friends and family and through present the fund with $1,735, in-
rent, utilities, medical supplies, Facebook followers for tulips in cluding $500 in Matching Funds
and even everyday necessities. three colors: pink, purple, and from Woman’s Life,” Frank says.
“I have a friend who was the yellow. “We found they just sold “That first year, we sold 180 pots.
chairperson for the 2023 Blue themselves,” she recalls. In 2023, we received orders for
Water Little Black Dress event, an Chapter 830 chose Bel Fiori 210 of the popular pots. The tulip
annual event held to financially Mercato as their local florist. “It’s sale is likely to be an annual event
support the Betty Kearns Cancer a small shop, but it has a great here, and it would work well any-
Fund, and this is the second year vibe and beautiful gifts as well as where in the country.”

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