Charities Turn to Orchids for Fundraising Events

Winston-Salem, NC - Charitable organizations have long used orchids in their fundraising events.  Partygoers bid on lavish, silent-auction items that can fetch upward of $500 each. Fancy bowls filled with blooming plants, a personal house call from a horticulture expert and a one year membership in the Orchid of the Month club all generate attention.  Live auctions can get frenzied as bidders vie for bigger ticket items such as a set of century-old botanical prints, an established orchid collection or the rights to name a new hybrid.  www.fundraising-ideas.org