{"id":2084,"date":"2017-04-05T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute"},"modified":"2024-03-18T22:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T22:06:04","slug":"pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute","title":{"rendered":"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
\n
\n
\n \n
\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n externo<\/title>\n\n<\/svg> \n <\/div>\n
\n

Professional Floral Communicators \u2013 International (PFCI) has established \u201cBucks for Bobbi,\u201d an AFE memorial tribute, honoring celebrated floral designer and mentor Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford, AAF, AIFD, PFCI. She passed away on Feb. 3, 2017 at the age of 85.<\/p>\n

Created with a $1,000 contribution from PFCI members, the Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford Memorial Tribute<\/strong> \u2014 affectionately called \u201cBucks for Bobbi\u201d \u2014 honors her life and contributions to the floral industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cBobbi was an inspiration and left an impact on everyone she met. We miss her dearly and cherish our memories of time spent with her,\u201d said PFCI Board of Trustees Chairman D Damon Samuel, AAF, AIFD, NAFD, NMF, PFCI, of the Bill Doran Company in Omaha, Neb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


\u201cSo much of what AFE does is what Bobbi was all about \u2014 educate, inspire, develop new talent and promote a healthy floral industry. Bucks for Bobbi is our mission to honor Bobbi and continue her life mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara \u201cBobbi\u201d Ecker-Blatchford of Watervliet, Mich. was born on Aug. 24, 1931 and devoted her life to the floral industry. She worked at her family\u2019s floral and greenhouse operation, Ecker\u2019s Flowers, in Waverly, Iowa. She later started her own company, The Flora Pros., in Chicago. For 15 years, she also worked with FernTrust, Inc., a co-op made up of 13 family farms in Seville, Fla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of her 60-plus-year career, Ecker-Blatchford became a noted speaker, commentator, award-winning floral designer and consultant to manufacturers, growers and distributors in the U.S., Canada and South America. In addition, she established innovative and cutting edge floral techniques and concepts that are still in use today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t

\n
\n
\n \n
\n \"\"\n <\/div>\n externo<\/title>\n\n<\/svg> \n <\/div>\n
\n

She was recognized and honored by many industry groups, including the American Institute of Floral Designers, International Floriculture Expo and Michigan Floral Association, which inducted her into its Hall of Fame in 2012.\u00a0SAF\u00a0recognized Ecker-Blatchford with PFCI\u2019s 1997 Tommy Bright Award for lifetime achievement in floral presentation.<\/p>\n

The talented and forward-thinking designer was highly regarded in the industry and will be remembered fondly by her peers for her love of hats, her light-hearted spirit and joy she took in people, flowers and life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n Make a Contribution<\/a>\n Send a Check \n\tflecha<\/title>\n \n<\/svg><\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Checks can be sent to:
Endowment Floral Americano
c\/o Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford Memorial Tribute
610 Madison St, Ste 101, PMB 803<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Alexandria, VA 22314<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,48,29],"class_list":["post-2084","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-memorials","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Professional Floral Communicators - International has established "Bucks for Bobbi," an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.Professional Floral Communicators - International has established "Bucks for Bobbi," an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.\" \/>\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\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Professional Floral Communicators - International has established "Bucks for Bobbi," an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.Professional Floral Communicators - International has established "Bucks for Bobbi," an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-18T22:06:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/news\\\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/news\\\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\\\/\",\"name\":\"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-05T09:05:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-18T22:06:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \\\"Bucks for Bobbi,\\\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \\\"Bucks for Bobbi,\\\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/news\\\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/news\\\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/news\\\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"American Floral Endowment\",\"description\":\"Funding the Future of Floriculture\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/endowment.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es-MX\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute","description":"Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \"Bucks for Bobbi,\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \"Bucks for Bobbi,\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute","og_description":"Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \"Bucks for Bobbi,\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \"Bucks for Bobbi,\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.","og_url":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/","og_site_name":"American Floral Endowment","article_modified_time":"2024-03-18T22:06:04+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/","url":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/","name":"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-04-05T09:05:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-18T22:06:04+00:00","description":"Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \"Bucks for Bobbi,\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.Professional Floral Communicators - International has established \"Bucks for Bobbi,\" an AFE memorial tribute, in memory of Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es-MX","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/endowment.org\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/news\/pfci-honors-bobbi-ecker-blatchford-with-afe-memorial-tribute\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PFCI Honors Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford with AFE Memorial Tribute"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/","name":"Endowment Floral Americano","description":"Financiaci\u00f3n del futuro de la floricultura","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es-MX"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9630,"href":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2084\/revisions\/9630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-categories?post=2084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}