About Us

You just never know when inspiration will come! The Flower Shuttle program for Raleigh, NC was inspired by an article in Oprah Magazine in February of 2006. The article told the story of a woman in New York City who was appalled at the number of flowers thrown away after events.  She began a foundation to recycle flowers to those in need.  This article became the catalyst for the birth of The Flower Shuttle.

Organizers sought help from Raleigh Moravian Church which agreed to support this program as a Community Outreach Project. Raleigh Moravian Church and its Women's Ministry gave $700 in seed money to start The Flower Shuttle in March of 2006. 

Thanks to 100+ Flower Shuttle volunteers, flowers that were being thrown away by florists/floral departments and after special events, funerals, and weddings are now recycled to people living with sickness, terminal illness, poverty and disability. For a current listing of where Flower Shuttle arrangements are being delivered, please see the "Recipients" list on this page.

The Flower Shuttle project has been a blessing to all involved, from those donating the flowers to those rearranging, and most importantly to our recipients. We have all realized the power that flowers can have when given as an expression of love and care.

For more information on helping us spread our vision, please visit our Volunteer page, or contact us at theflowershuttle@gmail.com. 

We are currently delivering flower arrangements to the following locations subject to safety restrictions:

A to Z Thrift

Abbottswood - Raleigh

AIDs Alliance

ARC

Brittany Place at Searstone

Brookdale at MacArthur Carolina House

Cambridge Village Senior Home

Capital Nursing

Capital Oaks Retirement Center 

Capital Towers

Cary Health and Rehabilitation

Chatham Commons

Dress For Success

Duke Raleigh Hospital

Durant Rd EMS #15

Elmcroft

Green Chair

Healing Transitions - Women's Campus

Heartfields at Cary

Helen Wright Center

Hillcrest Rehabilitation 

InterAct

Litchford Nursing and Rehabilitation

Mayview: The Oaks at Whitaker Glen  

NCSU Feed the Pack Food Bank

New Bern House

Phoenix Assisted Care

Refugee Hope Partners

Salvation Army

Spring Arbor

Sunrise Assisted

The Covington

Total Life Center Bond Park

Total Life Center Departure

Transitions Life Care (Hospice)

UNC Rex Hospital

UNC Rex Nursing Care & Rehabilitation

Urban Ministries

Wake Medical Center - New Bern

Wake Medical Center West - Cary

Wake Medical Center - North Raleigh

Wake Senior Daycare - Cary

Waltonwood - Cary

Waltonwood - Rale