Reply #33: Wow, I didn't realize that my picture got picked up by so many organizations

[MiniMe]

I got to be a part of the last roses for Helen drive, I took my camera and snapped a bunch of pics of that day. The last pic in the OP was mine. It was wonderful to speak with her. It was a lot of work that day because the roses came boxed and with thorns. Several DUers and a few Kos people spent all day cleaning and putting the flowers in water. And somehow the vases got lost in delivery. Hearst was great about letting us take over the conference room to get everything ready for her. I think everybody from Hearst stopped by to see what we were doing at some point during the day. I don't know how they kept Helen away because she seemed to be truly surprised by it. She took a few dozen home with her, and donated the rest to the soldiers at Walter Reed. Something that we guessed that she would do.