Re: Invincibelle 'Spirit' (Pink Annabelle Hydrangea) - Ideas wanted

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Tim,

How about donating plants to be given to winners of breast cancer related 
walks or races. This would generate publicity (photos with the winner 
required) and hopefully donations.

Some of these are: (There are many more throughout the country)...

Susan G. Komen's Race for a Cure (along with several other events they 
have) - http://ww5.komen.org/GetInvolved/KomenRacefortheCure.html
Y-ME Race to Empower - 
http://race.y-me.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MDE_CHI_homepage
National Breast Cancer Marathon - 
http://www.breastcancermarathon.com/run/race-weekend-events/
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer - 
http://walk.avonfoundation.org/site/PageServer?pagename=walk_homepage

Or, publicizing your company will donate $1 (or whatever) to go for breast 
cancer research for every plant purchased.

Of course, I also like the idea of garden writers trial testing the plant. I 
am a breast cancer survivor, so writing about this connection would be a 
natural if the plant performs here in Clarkston, Michigan. Possibly other 
garden writers have this connection themselves or have family or friends 
with breast cancer.

Sandie Parrott
Freelance Writer and Photographer
Contributor to:
GO Magazine (AirTran)
FREE NYC
FREE OC
Michigan Gardener
The Herbarist
the Oakland Press
the Flint Journal
theMulch.com
treemoving.com
Phone: 248-394-1532
email: info@SandieParrott.com
Website: www.SandieParrott.com
Zone 5b - Clarkston, MI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tim@springmeadownursery.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9:15 AM
Subject: [GWL] Invincibelle 'Spirit' (Pink Annabelle Hydrangea) - 
Ideaswanted

> I'm hoping for some ideas.
>
> Spring Meadow Nursery is preparing to launch new plant through Proven
> Winners called INVINCIBELLE 'Spirit.'  It is the first ever pink mop-head
> hydrangea aborescens (i.e. a pink form of 'Annabelle'). Growers will get
> liners this coming spring so it should be a retail in spring of 2010.
>
> We will be working with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation as a Pink
> Partner to raise money to find a cure. A portion of sales will be donated
> with a minimum annual donation of $10,000.
>
> I have a 100-200 gallon stock plants that I can release in June 2009 and
> want to use them in a way that can raise even more money for breast cancer
> research.
>
> I'm looking for ideas.
>
> If someone comes up with a great, usable idea I would certainly share a
> plant.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tim Wood
>
> Product Development & Marketing Mgr.
>
> Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
>
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>
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