Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Hometown: Florist Sends Surprise ‘Smiles’

Morrison’s Florist owner Arlene Aitken-Williams has created a program to surprise deserving residents with flowers.

Williamsburg resident Jennifer Wheatly was recently surprised when she received an unexpected floral arrangement from Morrison’s Flowers and Gifts.

Wheatly had been nominated for Morrison’s Flowers’ new Send a Smile program, which owner Arlene Aitken-Williams created as a way to give back to the community. Recipients are nominated by friends and family members on the florist’s Facebook page, then a new winner is picked randomly each week.

Wheatly was nominated by a friend because her sister is battling breast cancer. “I enjoyed it for an hour and then gave it to my sister, Nancy, who is fighting stage 4 breast cancer,” Wheatly wrote on the Facebook page. “The arrangement brought a big smile to a beautiful sister’s face.”

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