{"id":1921,"date":"2023-06-14T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/donor-spotlight-david-boulton"},"modified":"2024-03-19T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:49:36","slug":"donor-spotlight-david-boulton","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/donor-spotlight-david-boulton","title":{"rendered":"Donor Spotlight: David Boulton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16594 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Option-A.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"406\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">David Boulton, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersbygeorge.com\">Flowers By George, Inc.<\/a> in Arlington, WA, and second-generation florist, has a deep-rooted love for the floral industry. David grew up spending many hours working alongside his father in their family-owned florist shop learning the industry and the importance of all industry segments working together synergistically.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">David was introduced to AFE through his mentor, former AFE board member Sten Crissey of Crissey Flowers, Inc. Mr. Crissey recruited David to participate in a phone-athon to raise funding for AFE-supported programs. Having seen how all segments of the industry came together for this fun, yet vital event, David wanted to stay involved.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">With over 40 years of experience in the floral industry, David has served on many boards and is a strong advocate for investing in resources that will not only encourage students to pursue a degree in floriculture, but also ensure they have the tools to thrive. This means investing in critical research to improve flower longevity and quality. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201c<em>Thanks to the generous donors, AFE is able to provide scholarships to many students looking for a career in the floriculture community as well as educational grants that support Industry events throughout the country. \u00a0 With my time on the Board of Trustees, I have seen first-hand how these programs are taking place through the tours, and we have the opportunity to visit the Universities and Research Centers.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 David Boulton<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">AFE is honored to have David as a Trustee, industry partner, and mentor!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,29],"class_list":["post-1921","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 v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Donor Spotlight: David Boulton - 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\/news\/donor-spotlight-david-boulton\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Donor Spotlight: David Boulton - American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"David Boulton, owner of Flowers By George, Inc. in Arlington, WA, and second-generation florist, has a deep-rooted love for the floral industry. 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