In Lieu of Flowers

When a friend passes away, it has become customary to visit their family with flowers in hand, and while they may be beautiful, it really is the thought that counts. A bouquet of flowers can often cost upwards of $100. With this in mind, the money that you would spend on flowers could be much more helpful for something else.

Before she passed away, Jodi Dack asked from her family that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Feed Melbourne Appeal which raises funds to support charities to help them provide food to people who are going hungry.

Jodi’s family created a mycause campaign in her memory and asked her friends to donate. The campaign has raised $7,750 for Feed Melbourne Appeal, which would have made Jodi very happy. All the money that people would have spent on flowers, which would likely just take up too much space in the family’s home, has been used instead to support a charity that Jodi believed in and that will help many people thanks to the donations.

Although donating to a charity in lieu of flowers is an amazing thing to do, there are other reasons why people might ask for donations. If someone is in a difficult financial situation and cannot afford a funeral for their loved one, asking friends to donate in lieu of flowers can help fund the funeral. This means that the deceased can be laid to rest properly, and their family can grieve their loss.

If you have lost someone and know there are many people who will show you love and support by sending you flowers, create a mycause campaign and share it with them instead.