{"id":1575,"date":"2018-11-01T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/smithers-oasis-floralife-partner-with-afe-for-end-of-year-gift-matching-challenge"},"modified":"2024-03-18T22:15:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T22:15:37","slug":"smithers-oasis-floralife-partner-with-afe-for-end-of-year-gift-matching-challenge","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/smithers-oasis-floralife-partner-with-afe-for-end-of-year-gift-matching-challenge","title":{"rendered":"Smithers-Oasis\/FLORALIFE\u00ae partner with AFE for end-of-year gift-matching challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10949 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-30-at-10.21.18-AM-300x186.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\"><br>ALEXANDRIA, VA \u2013 Nov.1, 2018 \u2013 Friends of the floral industry, are you ready for year two of the AFE Challenge? Smithers-Oasis\/ FLORALIFE\u00ae is, once again, partnering with\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/\">Fundaci\u00f3n Floral Americana<\/a>\u00a0(AFE) to support AFE\u2019s vital work that gives so much to the cut flower industry.<br>Today, you have the opportunity to support the Endowment, even MORE, thanks to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/donate-to-afe\/\">Matching Gift AFE Challenge<\/a>\u00a0issued by Smithers-Oasis\/FLORALIFE\u00ae.<br><strong>Now through\u00a0December 31, 2018, Smithers-Oasis\/FLORALIFE\u00ae will match your donations,\u00a0dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000. In other words, when you\u00a0give your\u00a0support\u00a0to\u00a0AFE, you\u2019re not only investing in the future of the floral industry\u00a0\u2013 you are DOUBLING your\u00a0contribution!<\/strong><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10976 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/matchinggift-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\"><br>AFE is\u00a0an independent, nonprofit organization\u00a0dedicated to advancing the floral industry through scholarships, grants, and internship programs. It funds research in floriculture and environmental horticulture for the benefit of retailers, growers, wholesalers, importers and allied trade organization. Since 1961, AFE has sponsored over $17 million to industry projects. They tackle industry challenges and help to attract and retain a knowledgeable and skilled workforce. Support from floral industry members like you helps to increase and expand these programs.<br>\u201cEvery day, AFE works for the future of the floral industry, and everyone who makes their living in it,\u201d says Jim Daly,\u00a0AFE Chairman and Vice President of FLORALIFE\u00ae\/Grower Global Operations and Corporate Research. \u201cThe AFE Challenge is one of those times when your gift is truly an investment, and we\u2019re happy to help out.\u201d<br>An extra perk: your donation is not only a real benefit to our industry, but it\u2019s also tax-deductible.<br><strong>Want to make a difference?<\/strong><br>All you have to do is go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/donar\/\">endowment.org\/donate<\/a>!<br><em>* The Smithers-Oasis\/<\/em><em>FLORALIFE\u00ae\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/donar\/\">Matching Gift Challenge<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>applies to new contributions only, not to current pledges. Make your tax-deductible donation before December 31<\/em><em>st<\/em><em>, 2018.<\/em><br>\u00a0<br>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>About Smithers-Oasis<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Smithers-Oasis\u2019 global expertise of the plant and flower business stretches from propagation to presentation. With locations in 20 countries and resources around the world, Smithers-Oasis manufactures floral foam products, postharvest products, growing media and flower arranging supplies for the floriculture industry. OASIS\u00ae\u00a0and FLORALIFE\u00ae\u00a0are two of the company\u2019s most recognized brands founded in 1954 and 1938, respectively. With more than 60 years of experience with foaming technology, Smithers-Oasis also develops specialty foams for a wide variety of applications including packaging, impression, absorption <\/em>y<em> molding. The company\u2019s driving purpose is \u201cto help people express and experience emotion by adding value to flowers and plants.\u201d Smithers-Oasis, a privately-owned company, is headquartered in Kent, Ohio, USA.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,29],"class_list":["post-1575","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Smithers-Oasis\/FLORALIFE\u00ae partner with AFE for end-of-year gift-matching challenge - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/smithers-oasis-floralife-partner-with-afe-for-end-of-year-gift-matching-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Smithers-Oasis\/FLORALIFE\u00ae partner with AFE for end-of-year gift-matching challenge - American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ALEXANDRIA, VA \u2013 Nov.1, 2018 \u2013 Friends of the floral industry, are you ready for year two of the AFE Challenge? 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