Community Service through flowers

Home > Connect > Social Justice > Community Service through Flowers

The program promotes a sense of peace and unity within our community and beyond through acts of loving kindness and social justice. Our goal is to bring joy into the lives of the elderly in nursing homes and build community among volunteers.

For upcoming dates, please email Marla Gardner or check the events tab in the navigation bar.

Your participation in this event makes it possible for us to create beautiful flower arrangements for residents in local nursing homes.

We look forward to seeing you at our next event and thank you for your continued support of this project.

Upcoming Dates for 2026:

April 16 and May 21

Stay tuned for registration information.

MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

Where do we get flowers?

Generous donations of flowers from our supporting florists and local businesses add beauty and excitement to the project.

Enthusiastic support from local florists

Forever Yours Florist in Peekskill, Trader Joe's in Yorktown and Rubrums Florist in Ossining donate fresh flowers and provides lessons in flower arranging for our volunteers!

Our Volunteers

Our volunteers are members of Temple Israel of Northern Westchester, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Open Arms for Refugees, community members and friends of friends.

Nursing Homes Where We Have Provided Flowers

Bethel Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center
Sky View Rehabilitation and Health Care
Yorktown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
The Country House in Westchester
Cedar Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Emerald Peek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
And More to Come!

Special thanks to

Temple Israel of Northern Westchester
Forever Yours Florist
Rubrums
Trader Joe's
Our Volunteers

Sat, December 13 2025
23 Kislev 5786

Temple israel Happenings

All Events

Saturday ,
DecDecember 13 , 2025

Midnight Run
Shabbat, Dec 13th 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Volunteers needed. The Midnight Run is a volunteer organization whose goal is to come together as a community in order to feed the homeless of New York City. They coordinate more than 1,000 relief missions per year with volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups to deliver food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City.
Register Now

MORE INFO
Sunday ,
DecDecember 14 , 2025

Israel Engagement Committee Meeting
Sunday, Dec 14th 10:00am to 11:30am
The IEC is on our website. This will be our first meeting of the year. Come and meet our new chairs, Gordon Josey and Ed Ginsberg.
Register Now

MORE INFO
Sunday ,
DecDecember 21 , 2025

Temple Tots
Sunday, Dec 21st 9:30am to 10:30am
Families with young children connect on Sunday mornings and Friday night dinners throughout the year (no membership is required!). All families with young children (ages 5 and younger) are encouraged to attend our interactive Jewish experiences. Older siblings and friends are welcome.
MORE INFO
Sunday ,
JanJanuary 11 , 2026

Brotherhood Breakfast with Acclaimed Biographer James Kaplan
Sunday, Jan 11th 10:00am to 11:30am
James Kaplan has been a prolific author for over four decades, co-wrote both John McEnroe's autobiography and Jerry Lewis' memoir of his partnership with Dean Martin, and is the author of acclaimed biographies of Frank Sinatra, Irving Berlin, and a joint biography of jazz greats Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans. James looks forward to joining us, discussing his career, his collaborations with John McEnroe and Jerry Lewis, his years of working to chronicle the lives of these musical greats and, of course, answering all your questions.
Register Now

MORE INFO