beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> women <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/salvage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>salvage</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/discarded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discarded</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a>, give them to strangers. Laura Ruth and Rebecca Shelly collect flowers after <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/weddings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weddings</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/funerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funerals</span></a> to repurpose them - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/floral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floral</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donations</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/seniorcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seniorcare</span></a> homes, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/counseling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>counseling</span></a> centers, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/menta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>menta</span></a> health agencies <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/emergencyresponders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergencyresponders</span></a> in their area. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2024/08/17/virginia-friendly-city-flowers-donate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2</span><span class="invisible">024/08/17/virginia-friendly-city-flowers-donate/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kindness</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compassion</span></a></p>