This year , the American Floral Endowment ( AFE ) granted over $ 675,000 in funding to support enquiry , internships , scholarships , and breeding for the entire floral community , thanks to the generous support of dedicated donors and industry members . As the year comes to a close , please join in celebrate all that has been accomplished together and consider a donation to support keep this great oeuvre in 2024 .
Here ’s what contribution help make possible this year :
1 ) enquiry and progression are key to the industriousness ’s ongoing growth and success . This year , the Endowment was able to fund 12 primer - breaking enquiry task , admit five young projects and seven go on project . The projects provide new , advanced solutions to common challenge and continued technical forward motion .
2 ) Education for all continue a primal precedence . To stick out and empower the next generation , 30 students were grant scholarships . These encyclopaedism can help alleviate challenges to the industry labor force , as young professionals are now granted the chance to pursue life history in floral .
3 ) Also , in support of education more broadly , 19 establishment experience Educational Grants . This funding will help these organizations host conferences , teach student and educators about the floral industriousness , bid new educational programs , promote sustainability practice session , and more .
4 ) To ensure that next leader have hands - on experience , 14 of the good and bright from universities across the nation received internships concentrate on floral product , greenhouse management , commercial plant production , and floral design . These students have been work in the industry hands - on and gaining worthful professional experience .
5 ) Making results , research , and resources digestible for all – AFE host 19 devoid , interactive webinars throughout the year with industriousness experts . These let in monthly Grow Pro Webinars , Young Professionals Council Webinars , and Floral Marketing Fund Webinars , sharing unexampled enquiry findings and resources .
7 ) The Endowment has also been do work diligently on a newfangled sustainability labor , Sustainabloom , which will be launching in 2024 with a website providing sustainability usher for all segment of the floral industry . This exciting program , established in 2022 , will support the need for continued enquiry around flowered sustainable practices and help to increase sustainability drive overall .
Also in the word of mouth for 2024 is the launching of a fully redesigned website to further make all resources accessible , another year of webinars share young enquiry findings , and so much more as AFE continues to fund its gist programme : research , internships , scholarships , and teaching .
“ With the livelihood of generous bestower , the American Floral Endowment has provided for the floral industry for over 60 years , ” Debi Chedester , CAE , IOM , AAF , Executive Director , said . “ By coming together , we can keep providing for and empowering the diligence for many more year to come . ”
