Small Rocks:Big Hopes
What started as a simple rock-painting party turned into a powerful wave of community care. At Flower Power’s Small Rocks: Big Hopes event, nearly 40 neighbors gathered at the Collingswood Library and at the Brookdale Echelon Lake Assisted Living Facility to paint bright stones filled with messages of encouragement, love, and resilience. All destined for MD Anderson at Cooper’s Seeds of Hope Garden. Together, we created dozens of tiny works of art that will soon line garden paths and flower beds, offering moments of surprise and comfort to patients and families. It was proof that when people come together with paintbrushes and good hearts, hope really does bloom.
Putting A Garden to Bed--With Love
On a crisp fall day, Flower Power volunteers gathered at Melissa’s home to help prepare her healing garden for winter. We got busy mulching beds, tucking in native plants, and making sure everything was protected for the cold months ahead.
For Melissa, who is undergoing cancer treatment, the day wasn’t just about landscaping, it was about relief, beauty, and knowing she wasn’t facing this season alone.
As hands worked the soil, conversations flowed, laughter echoed, and the garden quietly transformed into a resting place full of promise for spring. Events like Put Your Garden to Bed capture what Flower Power is all about: showing up, tending carefully, and creating spaces where hope can take root, even in the quietest seasons.