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- Kory Woods
- October 19, 2020
When Trey Flowers signed with the Detroit Lions, he
immediately stated his intent to ingratiate himself in the community through
community service.
Before the Lions grabbed
their second victory of the season yesterday, he continued those efforts.
And he did it was a
familiar brand in community.
Through his Flowers of the Future Foundation, he
partnered with Happy’s Pizza to donate over 4,000 meals to staff workers at
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. From their Oak Park and several Detroit
locations, the Michigan-based pizza chain created food boxes consisting of
“Happy’s Wings” and french fries.
Chelsea Phillips, director
of public relations for Flowers of the Future, spoke about last week’s events’
eagerness.
“We were looking to give
back in a major way.”, said Phillips.
“During the pandemic, we wanted to do something, but
still figure out how to do it with being socially distanced. Trey decided to
feed Henry Ford Hospital frontline workers, and it’s a total of 4,000 meals
that we are giving back over four days. Wednesday was 1,000, Thursday was
1,000, and this week it’ll be 2,000 more.”
Last week wasn’t the first
time Flowers’ foundation and Happy’s Pizza partnered together. In December
2019, they worked together on a tv giveback for Methodist Children’s Home
Society in Redford.
Mark Wolok, vice president
of business development for Happy’s Pizza, was eager to partner with Flowers
and his organization again.
“Trey wanted Happy’s
[Pizza] because he’s familiar with our product.”, said Wolok.
“And Happy himself reached
back out. We created a partnership. And we wanted to give, wanted to support
and show our love to the community. As you know, Trey is a big part of the Lions, which is Detroit.
Happy’s is a Detroit-based company, 25 years. And they just wanted to put love
together, bring the partnership together, and thank all of the Henry Ford
Hospital people for all of what they’re doing right now in the current times.”
You can find out more
about Flowers’ community efforts in Detroit by following its Instagram page
@flowersofthefuturefoundation.
