Fort Worth's eminent nonprofit, Lena Pope, was recently notified that it was the beneficiary of almost $50,000 raised from an annual poinsettia sale put on each year by two leading plant nurseries.
Calloway's Nursery, based in North Richland Hills, and Cornelius Nursery of Houston and Galveston donated 10% of their locally grown poinsettia sales across all 28 nurseries from Nov. 6 through Dec. 25 to support Lena Pope's mission to provide children, families, caregivers, and communities with a strong foundation through counseling, education and behavior interventions.
The total was $48,000, according to a press release. The total over the years has reached more than $500,000. "Years ago, Calloway's Nursery had the desire to partner with a local organization that supports the community in a very meaningful way and then concentrate our available resources to that organization to make a real, measurable difference within our community," said Marce Ward, president and CEO of Calloway's, in a statement.
"Numerous community members and their families have been positively affected by the tremendous work of Lena Pope, and thanks to the support of our loyal customers, we've been able to donate more than $500,000 over the years."
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