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2024 Year in Review: Thank You to Our Donors
November 15, 2024
As the year wraps up, the Endowment is celebrating many industry accomplishments. Thanks to generous donors, AFE has made great strides in strengthening the floral community! It is only through the support of these floral industry leaders that we are able to continue to grow and enhance our programs. Don’t see your name on the list? There’s still time to make a donation before year-end!
Any donations made by Dec. 31 will be matched up to $20,000, dollar-for-dollar!
Thank You to Our 2024 Donors!
- Acadian Industrial Textiles
- Ah Sam Floral Co.
- Allied Hort Sales, Inc.
- American Plant Products & Services, Inc.
- Altman Plants
- Arizona Family Florist
- Armellini Logistics
- Asocolflores
- Association Specialty Cut Flower Growers Research Foundation
- Association Specialty Cut Flower Growers, Inc.
- Atlantic Floral Marketing Inc.
- Bachman’s, Inc.
- Baisch & Skinner, Inc.
- Ball Horticultural Company
- Bartz Viviano
- Bella Fiori Flower Shop, Inc.
- Beneficial Insectary
- Bill Doran Company
- Billy Heroman’s
- BioWorks
- Bloomerang Solutions
- Blooming House, Ltd
- Botamer Florist & More
- Botanica International Design Studio
- Boulevard Florist
- Boven’s Quality Plants
- Brady’s Floral
- Burge Flower Shop, Inc.
- Burton + Burton
- Cactus Flower Florists
- CalFlowers
- Carlstedt’s, LLC
- Chrysal Americas
- CK Greenhouses
- Coastal Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Conner Park Florist
- Continental Floral Greens
- Costa Farms
- D.S. Cole Growers
- Delaware Valley Floral Group
- Details Flower Software
- Dewar Nurseries, Inc.
- Dillon Floral Corporation
- DWF Wholesale Florists
- Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc.
- Edge Floral Advisors
- Ramone’s Flowers
- The Elite Flower Company
- Emerald Coast Growers
- Equiflor LLC
- Express Seed
- Falcon Farms
- Family Flowers
- Florabundance
- FloraCraft Corporation
- Floral Design Institute
- Floral Finance Business Services
- Florasource KC
- FloristWare
- Flower Shop Network, Inc.
- Flowers by Dick & Son, Inc.
- Flowers By George, Inc.
- Flowers For People
- Forth Floral, Inc.
- Francis Biddle International, Inc.
- Fred’s Flowers
- Fresca Farms, LC
- FreshPath Marketing, LLC
- Freytag’s Florist
- FTD, LLC.
- Gainan’s Floral & Greenhouses
- Georgia State Floral Distributors
- Gardens America
- Gene’s Beaver Floral
- Giftwares Company, Inc.
- GotFlowers
- Gowan USA/Sanmite SC
- GravityFree Studios
- Great Lakes Floral Foundation
- Green Point Nurseries, Inc.
- Growing Systems, Inc.
- Hackney Nursery
- Hortica
- InFlora Cut Flowers at Express Seed Company
- Inglis Florists
- Jack’s Basket Import Inc.
- Jardines De Los Andes
- Jimmy’s Flowers, Inc.
- Kennicott Brothers Company
- Kennicott Kuts LLC
- Komet Sales
- Kremp Florist
- LaFave Marketing Group
- Lafayette Florist & Greenhouses, Inc.
- Leanne’s Pretty Petals
- Los Angeles Flower Market of the American Florists’ Exchange Ltd.
- Louisiana Wholesale Florists Inc
- Lubbock Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc.
- Mayfield Florist
- Mayflower Express
- McNamara Florist, LLC
- Mellano & Company
- Metrolina Greenhouses, Inc.
- Mischler’s Florist, Inc.
- Mountain High Flowers
- Mt. Eden Floral Company
- Mycorrhizal Applications
- Nanz & Kraft Florists, Inc
- Netcong Village Florist
- Neubauer’s Flowers, Inc.
- New Blooms Solutions
- Ninomiya-Koda Foundation
- North Creek Nurseries
- Northern Trust
- Norton’s Flowers & Gifts
- Nunan Florist
- OASIS Grower Solutions, A Division of Smithers-Oasis Company
- Olive Hill Greenhouses
- Oregon Flowers, Inc.
- Patterson’s Flowers Inc.
- Penny’s By Plaza Flowers
- Pete Garcia Company/Garcia Group
- Phillip’s Flowers & Gifts
- Phoenix Flower Shops
- PJ’s Flowers
- Real Local Florists Inc
- Red Mountain Wholesale
- Reliant Ribbon
- Renee Tucci Creative LLC
- Robertson’s Flowers & Events
- Rosa Flora Limited
- Rose Bud Flowers
- Rose Hill Flowers
- Royer’s Flowers & Gifts
- San Francisco Flower Market
- Shelley’s Flowers & Gifts
- Smithers-Oasis Company/Floralife
- South Central Growers, Inc.
- Sparks Florist, Inc.
- Stadium Flowers
- The Sun Valley Group, Inc.
- Syndicate Sales, Inc.
- Syngenta Flowers
- Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc.
- Teleflora
- Tipton & Hurst, Inc.
- Tomasovic Greenhouses & Nursery, Inc.
- Tradewinds International, LLC
- Tri-Mar Ribbon
- True Client Pro
- The USA Bouquet Company
- Van der Salm Farms, Inc.
- Viviano Flower Shop, Inc.
- Vosters Insurance, Inc
- Walter R. Knoll Florist
- WildFlower
- Washington Bulb Co., Inc.
- Zeidler Floral Company Inc
- Mark Allen
- Ken and Deena Altman
- Grace Alvarez
- William Armellini
- Karen Bachman Thull
- Susan Bachman West
- Steven Bartfield
- Laura Barth
- Camilla Bauer
- Bradley Beck
- Carol Beckwith
- Elaine Bialecki
- Catherine Boggs
- Kate Bordages
- Dr. Mark Bridgen
- Dannette Budd
- Philip Buran
- Dana V. Cable Sr.
- Spencer Cable
- Geraldine and Christopher Campbell
- Alicain Carlson
- Debi Chedester
- Tina M. Coker
- Greg Coleman
- Kelly Coleman
- Jeffery Collins
- Richard and Francine Cosgrove
- Richard Criley
- Sten and Maryann Crissey
- Ed Cronin
- Hugo Cruz
- Jim Daly
- Margery Daughtrey
- Erin Davidson
- Wayne DeBey
- Dr. John M. Dole
- Karla Etten
- Dr. Jim Faust
- Ron and Terry Ferriss
- Bill Foster
- Kelvin and MaryEllen Frye
- Steve Frye
- Chuck Gainan
- Tim Galea
- Melissa Gallego
- David and Beverly Garcia
- Teresa Godfrey
- Kara Graham
- Ockert Greyvenstein
- Ami Harbig AIFD
- Dr. Richard Harkess
- Dr. Mary Hausbeck
- Corrine Heck
- Micky Heimos
- Deirdre Hickey
- Jessica High
- Harold Hoogasian
- Jack Howard
- Cathy James
- Judy Janzen
- Karin Krause
- Michele LaPorte
- Dwight and Dawn Larimer
- Donald Long
- Robert Lyons
- Stacy McCoy
- Molly Meulenbroek
- Dr. Marvin Miller
- Gerald Mitchell
- Candice Musgrove
- Mike Murray
- Dr. Terril and Cathy Nell
- Tim Noble
- Nicole Palazzo
- Ellen Paparozzi
- Chris Parker
- Denise Patterson
- Pérez Villegas Family
- Amanda Plummer
- Geoffrey Royer
- Greg Royer
- Kenneth and Jean Royer Estate
- Sheila Santiago
- Randy Schenauer
- Jay Sheely
- Laura Shinall
- Robert Shockey
- Margaret Skinner
- Nancy Skovronski
- Alfred and Carol Smith
- Diane Smith-Woolf
- John Spires
- Anne and Brent Stewart
- Michele Sutton
- Alan Tanouye
- Homer Trecartin
- Renee Tucci
- Michelle Van Norden
- Mario Vicente
- James and Sue Vosters
- Charles and April Walton
- Shannon Wehrman
- Dr. Kim Williams
2024 Highlights:
- Over $923,000 in funding designated for floriculture research, internships, scholarships, education, and resources.
- 46 Students awarded scholarships to help build the next generation of floriculture and horticulture professionals.
- 22 University research projects funded to address industry challenges. This year, the Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation joined with AFE to amplify floriculture research advancements.
- 10 Interns placed at floral businesses nationwide through the Vic & Margaret Ball and Mosmiller Internship programs.
- Sustainabloom program launched through a new website providing education with guides, industry spotlights, news, and resources on sustainability within the floral industry.
- 19 Organizations awarded educational grants supporting continued education and new programs for the industry.
- 15 Free educational and training webinars, presented by expert industry leaders and researchers, to provide growers with innovative solutions and retailers with consumer marketing insights.
- 25 New members joined AFE’s Young Professionals Council, fostering networking and professional growth for emerging leaders.
While these accomplishments are remarkable, they also highlight the growing demand for AFE’s support. Each year, dozens of deserving students—our next generation of floral industry leaders—are left without the financial assistance they need. At the same time, critical research and educational grants addressing important industry challenges go unfunded. As the overall cost of conducting research and the cost of education continue to rise, we must ensure that we have the resources needed to meet these growing demands and support the future of our industry.
With your help, we can expand our reach and ensure no potential goes untapped. As the giving season approaches, please consider AFE with your year-end gifts.
We’re excited to share a special opportunity to double the impact of your donation — but we need your help to make it happen! A generous donor has committed a $20,000 matching gift, meaning every dollar you contribute will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000. The deadline to take full advantage of this match is December 31st — and we can’t do it without you.
It is only with your support that the Endowment can continue working towards a stronger, empowered, more sustainable floral industry for all!
