Flowers for Al and Don

If you want something done right, and quickly, you need to do it yourself. So, I give you Flowers for Al and Don.

This afternoon, on Boing
Boing
, I read about this
great idea
. Basically, people are generously sending flowers to
random gay couples waiting in line to get married in San Francisco.
This is a brilliant idea, but I immediately recognized a problem. The
flower shop cited, Flowers
by the Bay
, is apparently charging a minimum of US $47 to deliver
these flowers. That’s probably market value, but it’s a bit steep for
individuals who might want to help out (particularly if they’re paying
in Canadian dollars or other weaker currencies).

Hence, Flowers for Al and Don. I’m using my PayPal account to collect
money, with which I’ll buy bouquets in bulk for the couples in line.
You can donate as much or little as you please, and I pledge that every
cent (minus the PayPal fees, obviously) that I receive will go to this
project. If you make a donation, and want your name and/or Web site to be listed below, let me know when making your payment in PayPal.

If things go well, I’ll register FlowersforAlandDon.org and move the site there.

Spread the word. I think it’s a simple, great idea (much like Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play project) that, basically, could make a lot of people happy.

2 comments

  1. By using the name ‘Al and Don’ it seems to imply that only male couples will be given flowers. Yes I get the pun, but I want to make sure that female couples get included, too.

  2. I think the flowers are a great way to show our support for this inherint right. If George Bush would really like to “protect the sanctity of marriage” perhaps he should consider a constitutional ammendment banning divorce!
    This is a nice thing you’re doing. Bravo!
    Sincerely
    Peter Goose

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