KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville nonprofit is once again bringing holiday cheer to patients in local hospitals and hospice facilities. Throughout December, Random Acts of Flowers will deliver hundreds of poinsettias. RAF has kept this tradition running for 16 years.
Every Monday and Wednesday, volunteers collect floral donations and prep the flowers. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, those flowers are arranged into bouquets and delivered to patients across East Tennessee.
“We are going through and making sure there is no dead leaves in the bottom so they look nice and fresh,” Cissy Perkins, who is a board member and volunteer, said…