Firearms are now the leading cause of death for US children and teens, surpassing car accidents in 2020. According to the CDC, gun violence alone accounted for nearly 20% of all childhood deaths in 2021.We have more than 7X the number of mass shootings than any other developed country in the world. One of the saddest, most disheartening […]

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BYE fear-mongering racist City Wire. HELLO happy progressive Midterm Messenger. Have you seen those fake newspapers going around trying to scare voters? They make us sick, so we made our own.

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As you may have heard already, we have brought Flowers For Dreams to Minneapolis. We are so beyond thrilled to have partnered with Spyhouse Coffee Roasters to create a new floral experience in the heart of the city. What could possibly be better than coffee and flowers?  Being able to launch during the summer has […]

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It is no secret that flowers are a great go to for sending a thoughtful gift to people for a loss, a birthday, an engagement, and more! We wanted to provide the inside scoop on our trending delivery locations in the Milwaukee area. Of all the businesses, hospitals, and schools, what are the most highly […]

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This blog is written by our Co-Founder & CEO Steven Dyme. In the summer of 2010, my cofounder Jo and I set out to sell a few dozen roses outside our old high school’s graduation. For each dozen sold, our plan was to donate a backpack with school supplies to one of the Chicago Public Schools students I tutored a summer earlier. […]

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Drawing, measuring, rendering, redrawing, cutting, and hand-painting every little corner, our flower truck went through an enormous planning process to become the awesome Flowers for Dreams vehicle you see roaming the streets of Chicago.

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2015  was our best year yet. From growing our customer base, our team quadrupling in size, and hitting the 100,000K total donated milestone, we couldn’t be more proud. The end of the year called for giving ourselves a small pat on the back, tallying up stats, reflecting on the year, and planning 2016.

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Today we’re announcing our 100,000th dollar donated to local Chicago charities. Crazy. It’s a really big number to us. After all, we started Flowers for Dreams with a mere $2,000, in a parent’s garage, only three short years ago.

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The event is Build-a-Backpack Day, hosted by Supplies for Dreams, where we volunteer to help package backpacks with 25,000 individual school supplies.

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We are beyond excited to share news of our newest local farm partnership: it’s the Cook County Jail! Our CEO, Steven Dyme, paid a visit to the 1-acre flower farm and was inspired by such an innovative rehabilitation program.

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Every organization needs many parts to run, and here at Flowers for Dreams, we’re lucky to have Anjelica “Jelie” Hennesey take the wheel as our leading lady of floral design.

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Come join one of Business Insider’s 20 Most Inspiring Companies in America! We’re changing the way flowers are bought and sold online from right here in Chicago.

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With the excuse of Valentine’s Day, we at Flowers for Dreams wanted to explore a softer side of the Windy City. We met with some of Chicago’s most interesting and well-loved couples to learn about how this great city informed or even created their relationships. Told only through rich images, a bundle of flower bouquets, […]

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We took some time to chat with Hayden Regina, one of our talented floral designers here at Flowers for Dreams. Hayden is the creative behind many of Flowers for Dreams bouquet designs and his charismatic personality is much reflected in his design style. Here is Hayden’s interview along with some of his beautiful work.

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So you’ve decided to send flowers to someone. We think that’s a great idea. Giving flowers is one of the simplest and most beautiful ways to show your consideration. They’re perfect for thank yous or “flowers, just because”.

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Today is a very big day for our small business as we are launching a revamped website from our new location in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood! To commemorate this big step, we want to share our journey to today with you: our company has been around in one form or another for over four years.

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