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#SEENSocialTrends: Holiday Gifts for the Host
Dec 1, 2018Allergic to peanuts?) you can arrive in hand with something tasty. Up the “wow” factor with desserts from patisseries such as La Gourmandine in Lawrenceville or Gaby et Jules in Squirrel Hill. Or consider homemade cookies, especially when brought in a pretty holiday-themed tin and bright red ribbon.
Say thank you: The day after is a great time to write a handwritten note to thank your host or hostess with the mostess. Write it on fabulous stationery from a local shop like Scribe in Shadyside to give it a personal touch and whimsy. Mail it that day to ensure that your friend will get it in a timely manner. Follow these suggestions and you will be on everyone’s preferred guest lists.
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Among Great Days of Service, Suwanee florist delivers flowers to 500 Gwinnett ...
Oct 28, 2018Project delivered 90 arrangements to the Gwinnett Extended Care Center among 500 homebound seniors across Gwinnett. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)
LAWRENCEVILLE — There aren’t many days like the one Louise Justice experienced Saturday morning.
A 10-month resident of the Gwinnett Extended Care Center, Justice said she appreciated a special flowery delivery so much because she used to grow plenty of flowers herself. Justice previously spent time in the facility when her husband was a patient there.
“People don’t do it often, we have gotten them before, but not often,” Justice said. “I think it uplifts your spirits because I’m not expecting any company today … It sure is an uplifting thing.”
Justice was among 90 seniors who received an arrangement of flowers Saturday morning as part of a host of Great Days of Service service projects. This one came from Suwanee’s Floristique and its Flower Power Project. Overall, the florist on Saturday planned to deliver 500 arrangements of flowers to homebound seniors across Gwinnett. They also took flowers to the Lawrenceville Housing Authority, Applewood Towers and about 100 individual homes.
“When you take stuff to seniors, out of everyone we give to, you see the reaction,” said Daniel Tindol, owner of Floristique. “The biggest thing is how it brightens them up. Even with people who have family, they’re home and can’... http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/oct/24/among-great-days-of-service-suwanee-florist/