MOTHER'S DAY BOUQUET A CHARITABLE GIFT

The Daily Sun
4/8/2006

Portland, Ore.—Mercy Cow an international aid organization, has partnered with OrganicBouquet.com to create a meaningful gift for this Mother's Day.

Proceeds from sales of a special edition "Mother's Day Mercy Kit" - a beautiful bouquet of sustainably grown flowers that can be conveniently purchased online at www.mercycorps.org/ mercy kits - support Mercy Corps' humanitarian work to improve the lives of needy families and children, including Hurricane Katrina victims along the Gulf Coast.

Each Mother's Day Mercy Kit bouquet sells for $100, which includes home delivery, a Fragrant Garden bouquet and a personalized card.

"Many of Mercy Corps' programs address the needs of women who are overcoming incredible odds as they recover from famine, poverty, conflict, or natural disasters" says Tanya Zumach, Mercy Corps' Web Marketing Specialist. "This Mother's Day, we want to provide a gift option that not only honors our own mothers, but also makes a difference in the lives of mothers around the world:'

Established in 2001, OrganicBouquet.com pioneered the organic flower market, working with growers around the world who are committed to the highest social and environmental standards.

Flowers are grown and harvested using practices that aim to improve the quality of farm working conditions, minimize damage to ecosystems, conserve biodiversity, and enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic Bouquet will also have a charitable bouquet of Elegant Copper Roses dedicated to Mercy Corps at www.organicbouquet.com/ mercycorps, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Mercy Corps.

The Mother's Day Kit is just one of the many charitable gift options that Mercy Corps offers year-round. These "Mercy Kits" also include a women's health kit, a kid's food kit and a Katrina rebuilding kit - to name a few.

Mercy Corps received an A rating for its financial performance from the American Institute of Philanthropy. In addition, the organization's 90 percent efficiency rating (over five years) ensures donors that their resources go directly to humanitarian aid programs.

For information, visit www.mercycorps.org.

Sustainable Flowers Make The Perfect Gift For All Occasions

Organic Bouquet is the largest online provider of eco-friendly and organic floral gifts. All of our flowers are grown in a manner that is not only environmentally friendly but also provides outstanding resources for farm workers and artisans. Organic Bouquet partners with select flower farms in California, Ecuador and Colombia. All of our flower farms follow stringent growing practices which are monitored by multiple certification agencies and associations. When you purchase flowers from Organic Bouquet, you are helping to improve the life of a flower farm worker, their family and the local floral community.

Our eco-friendly flower arrangements include roses, calla lilies, tulips, gerbera daisies, hyacinths, sunflowers, alstromeria lilies and blue iris. In addition to a complete line of flower arrangements, we offer gift baskets, fruit baskets, nut baskets, gourmet chocolates, gourmet cookies, plants and wreaths. All of these products are certified eco-friendly and/or provide for environmental benefits through our participation in Carbon Offset programs.

Whatever the occasion, our flowers make the perfect gift- birthday celebration flowers, anniversary flowers, holiday flowers, or floral arrangements simply to say thank you. Sending flowers from Organic Bouquet says that you care not only about the person receiving the flowers, but also about the environment. All of our gift items are shipped nationwide to all 50 states. So whether you need to send flowers to Florida, New York, California, or Colorado, we can guarantee overnight delivery to ensure they arrive fresh and ready to put a smile on someone’s face.

Whether you are purchasing online, or through one of our customer service specialists, you can be assured you are ordering the freshest quality of flowers and environmentally friendly gifts.