At 7 pm on Wednesday , 6th April , florist Shane Connolly , who hold royal warranty of appointment to both HM The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales , will host ‘ bloom for Ukraine ’ , an on-line floristry presentation , which Shane hop will raise over £ 10,000 for the British Red Cross Society ’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal . As many unspoiled ideas these days , it all began with a post on social media .
When Shane denote on Instagram that he would offer free floral demonstrations to groups in interchange for substantive donations for humanitarian exertion in Ukraine , it spark an estimation in the mind of Gill Hodgson , founding father of Flowers from the Farm . Gill pay for Shane to share a floral demonstration online for the spate for a smaller sum per person , giving everyone the opportunity to donate .
Shane said : “ The news from Ukraine in the preceding few workweek has been overwhelming . bring up money for humanist exertion by doing what I do in a purposeful way feel like a positive and constructive affair to do , and I bed Gill ’s idea of scaling things up ! We ’re asking over 1000 flower - lovers to donate at least £ 10 each on the ‘ Flowers for Ukraine with Shane Connolly ' JustGiving varlet to generate over £ 10,000 for the British Red Cross Society ’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal . Every exclusive penny raised will go directly to the Appeal . When you donate , you will be invite to bring together me live online from 7 postmortem examination to 8 pm on Wednesday , 6th April for a solemnization of the words of flowers , sustainable flowered designing and the filmy beauty of topically - grown , spring blooms . ”
Global audienceAs the flower store who memorably dress Westminster Abbey with an avenue of growing trees for the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge , Shane Connolly attracts a ball-shaped audience for his knowledge of the language of flowers , his love of local , seasonal cut bloom and foliages and his passion for foam - free , sustainable flowered design .
The newly cut flowers and foliation for this brotherly love fundraiser are being munificently donate by phallus of Flowers from the Farm , the not - for - profit rank association championing about 1000 artisan cultivator of local , seasonal , perfumed British cut flowers across the UK . singular Media are supporting the upshot by donate their technical motion-picture photography and livestreaming expertness for costless .
Shane Connolly has set up a just giving Sir Frederick Handley Page athttps://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ukraineshaneand is require for a minimum contribution of £ 10 to parent as much money as potential for the Appeal . All donors will be tempt to pay heed the hot online ‘ Flowers for Ukraine ’ event and will afterwards be capable to access a video recording of the floral monstrance . All return from the issue will be donate directly to the British Red Cross Society ’s Ukraine Crisis Appeal .
