Calusa Garden Club Inspired by Coastal Breeze Article on Ukraine Fundraiser

An article in this week’s Coastal Breeze News motivated Marianne Foley of the Calusa Garden Club. She immediately got involved.

"We were inspired by Scott Shook’s article on raising money for Ukraine (United Church and Bargain Basket Staffer Create “March to Help Ukraine,” March 24-30, 2022). We spoke with the manager of Bargain Basket and asked if the Calusa Garden Club could partner with them and have a program called Flowers for Ukraine. The Bargain Basket allows a member of Calusa Garden Club to choose a container to take home and create a floral arrangement to return to the Bargain Basket for sale. All proceeds will go to the organization the church is partnering with to help children find a safe place in Poland.”

The beneficiary of the March to Help Ukraine is the SOS Children’s Villages.

After the article came out Thursday morning, March 24, the Bargain Basket was inundated with requests for the paper. Eight bundles of papers were quickly delivered to the store.