Presbyterian Women’s Build a Bouquet FUNdraiser was begun in 2023 to celebrate the individuals and programs that help PW bloom in so many spectacular ways and places. Virtual flowers and cards have been and continue to be shared across PW, in honor of, in memory of, or in joyful gratitude. Click here to read a few stories about PW honorees. Building on the campaign, the official flower of the 2024 Churchwide Gathering is the IRIS, the official flower of St. Louis!
Visit the PW YouTube Channel to view the Build a Bouquet video and the honoree presentation shown at the Gathering.
Click here to add a virtual iris to the bouquet of support for PW’s Annual Mission Fund.
The “Build a Bouquet” campaign invites us to celebrate all the individuals and programs that help Presbyterian Women bloom in so many spectacular ways and places.
Your gift will strengthen Presbyterian Women’s Annual Mission Fund, the soil from which every PW ministry grows. After you give online, you’ll receive a link to several floral cards that can be downloaded or emailed as a symbol of your gift.
What is the “Build a Bouquet” campaign?
We cultivate our PW garden every time we nurture our PW Purpose, either individually or as a community. Every kindness, every prayer, every instance we build our PW community through participation and support, we beautify God’s world through loving service as Presbyterian Women. In other words, together, in faithful community, we are in full beautiful bloom!
Your online gift to the “Build a Bouquet” campaign will be recognized with a thank-you email and receipt (of course!), and you will also receive a link to an electronic card featuring a bouquet. The card may be emailed to the person or group you honored, or you can save or print the card as a visual reminder of the many blooms in the PW garden.
Download a Build a Bouquet flier/order form to share the word about this campaign.
Download “In Full Bloom,” a Horizons article that digs into what this campaign means for PW.
These symbolic bouquets will be displayed (digitally!) during the 2024 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women.
What flowers or donation amounts are available?
You may give any amount. Following are the flowers with minimum donation amounts, along with lilies, which can be given in memorial at any amount.
| Flower | Minimum Donation |
|---|---|
| Carnations | $10 |
| Tulips | $25 |
| Daisies | $35 |
| Sunflowers | $45 |
| Mixed bouquet | $55 |
| Roses | $100 |
| Community garden | $500 |
| Lilies | $10 |
| Irises | $10 |
Online gifts must be at least $10 due to processing fees.
Can I mail my gift?
Yes! Send your check with the bouquet option you choose with pertinent details (your name and address, email address and telephone number, the type of bouquet) to: Presbyterian Women, Inc., Remittance Processing—Giving, PO Box 643652, Pittsburgh PA 15264-3652.
You will receive a receipt letter via mail, which will include a link to cards that may be emailed or downloaded/printed.
Will a bouquet be mailed to recognize my gift?
You will receive a link to a variety of card options, each featuring one of the lovely flower options listed above. You may download/print or email the card that corresponds to your gift.
What will my gift fund?
Your gift will go to PW’s Annual Mission Fund.
How can “Build a Bouquet” work for PW in the congregation, presbytery or synod?
You’re welcome to adapt this campaign to best suit your group! You may choose to recognize gifts with live, artificial or digital flowers. See a list of ways Presbyterian Women have already adapted the “Build a Bouquet” campaign in their meetings! See the information in the previous question about where to mail the monetary gifts received.
To ask a question or to learn more about the Build a Bouquet campaign contact Carissa Herold.