Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio

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Location: The Train Station | 101 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387
Time: February 28, 2021 at 09:00 AM to- March 02, 2021 at 6:00 PM
FB Event Link: COVID Memorial Day: Floral Heart Project

PURPOSE
The Floral Heart Project, a COVID-19 Memorial effort, will lay floral hearts in cities and towns across the US in conjunction with a National Day of Mourning effort. We are encouraging the community to visit the site to remember those that have been lost, and to lay a flower in their memory. The goal is to cover the earth with floral reminders of caring! 

IMPACT
The Floral Heart Project, which has been featured in the Washington Post, NBC, New Times, Buzzfeed, etc, has organized a national mobilization of volunteers to recognize our mounting COVID-19 losses. Supported at a national level by 1-800-Flowers.com and BloomStudios, the project has partnered local florists, COVID-19 loss families and volunteers to lay hearts in cities and towns throughout the United States. 

While the project is non-partisan, the effort on March 1st is aligned with Marked by COVID’s work to create a National Day of Mourning. To date, over 50 mayors from around the United States have supported their resolution. The Floral Heart Project supports efforts that are actively focused on creating memorials now and permanent memorials in the future.  

HOW IT STARTED
The Floral Heart Project was started by artist Kristina Libby in an effort to help the community create spaces for public grieving and to share support for people suffering during the pandemic. The project began in April and has scaled since then with the partnership of 1-800-Flowers.com in the fall and BloomStudios beginning in December. 

LEARN MORE
To find out more information about nationwide laying, please visit https://www.floralheartproject.com/covid-national-day-of-mourning.

Local Event Contact
Laura Skidmore, The Village Flower Farm
Laura@thevillageflowerfarm.com
937-543-0157