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On Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008, we invite everyone to remember Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, by giving bouquets of lush, vibrant red, long-stemmed, long lasting Freedom® roses to the women you know who have made a difference for freedom, whether by influencing their own personal emancipation or by helping others in achieving theirs.

The first 381 persons to purchase the Freedom® roses will have the opportunity to write a brief dedication to their special person that will be posted on the Rosa Parks website. In addition to honoring your distinctive person, sales of the specially marked Freedom® roses will benefit the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, which is the legacy organization that Mrs. Parks co-founded with Elaine Eason Steele in 1987.

Why is the number 381 significant? Because that’s how many days a citywide bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr. lasted to mark her courageous act in 1955 to remain seated rather than to stand aside while on a crowded, segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her quite determination to remain seated and subsequent arrest for making that decision ultimately changed the course of our nation. On February 1, 1956, the Montgomery Improvement Association filed suit in the U.S. District Court, challenging the constitutionality of segregated public transportation. In June of 1956, the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the Improvement Association and the decision declaring segregation on buses unconstitutional was adopted and implemented on December 20, 1956.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to add your ‘freedom fighter’ to the Rosa Parks public honor roll. Visit Organic Style to participate and let the world know whom you want to honor with this distinction. Orders must be received by May 7, 2008 to comfortably meet shipping deadlines. Please pass this e-mail on to others who are advocates for freedom and wish to assist in carrying on the work of Rosa Parks.

I realize we have a very short turn-around on this promotion, but we are happy to honor Mrs. Rosa Parks’ incredible legacy at Mother’s Day with our special 10% contribution offer, matched by another 10% from Organic Style for a total of 20%. We hope you will keep her in your thoughts as well by purchasing these lush, vibrant red roses through our site now and throughout the year to support The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development.

With Mother’s Day just ahead we thought it might be nice to take a look at some of our wellness and beauty retailers. Who wouldn’t want a spa break, relief from an aching back or access to the largest inventory of cosmetics and fragrances? I know a winning combination when I see one – imagine a gift certificate from each of these merchants below – what a way to heighten mom’s inner beauty!

SpaFinder’s mission is to empower people to find their perfect wellness experiences. They are a media company that is dedicated to the global spa marketplace promoting well-being experiences through vertical search, magazines/directories, reservation technology and gift programs. They stimulate industry growth by connecting consumers and providers everywhere, EVERYDAY! They are the ultimate in finding your special place of serenity and guiding you to a peaceful experience.

Bliss has ignited a modern spa revolution by combining a clever menu of super-effective services and a wide range of beauty products wrapped with fun, ‘tongue-in-cheek’ appeal. And after a million massages, a trillion triple oxygen treatments and about a bazillion Brazilians, they’ve learned how to pass that ‘post-spa glow’ on to you with their expert esthetician advice, cutting-edge concoctions or trailblazing treatments. They’ve stockpiled some serious science savvy. They’ve done their ‘foam-work’ and they make good grooming, good fun. In fact, they’ve elevated good grooming to such heights that they’re the onboard amenity for all jetBlue Airways overnight flights and are featured at W Hotels nationwide, as well as, in Bliss spas from Los Angeles to London… We’re talkin’ blissful here!

Relax The Back offers posture and back support products and self care solutions to end the epidemic of back and neck pain and help in its prevention. Because Relax The Back stores are the most innovative medically driven nationwide back care retailer, the health care industry response to Relax The Back has been vigorous. By continuing to educate consumers and revitalizing its merchandising, Relax The Back maintains the unique position as a specialty health care retailer with products specifically designed for one of five lifestyle zones — Office, Home, Sleep, Travel and Health & Fitness. With over 100 stores nationwide and in Canada, Relax The Back Corporation has a proven track record of sales, customer satisfaction, and success.

Sephora.com offers the largest and most widely diverse selection of beauty products available on the Internet. It’s the comprehensive online go-to source for all your beauty needs. From hard-to-find brands to classic names to their own, Sephora Collection to – who knows – perhaps you’ll even find a new ’soon to be favorite’. With easy access to over 12,000 products and more than 175 brands that are likely to include your preferred fragrances, cosmetics, skincare, hair-care, bath and body products, Sephora.com complements the beauty that is already, uniquely you.

Whether it’s YOUR mother or OUR Mother in a greater sense, there is no doubt that these two forces of nature appear to work hand-in-hand, enriching our lives with an appreciation for all things living and green. What better way to help nourish this special gift than by remembering mom with the bounty of earth’s beauty by sending exceptionally fresh florals or by providing the right supplies to make her garden grow greener still.

Any outdoor space, from the grandest garden to the coziest balcony, holds the potential to be extraordinary. Smith & Hawken is the premier authority in outdoor living, dedicated to providing products distinguished by authenticity, style and above all, fine craftsmanship. Consistently developing an expanding number of product categories, Smith & Hawken offers a range of outdoor furniture, garden structure, lighting, outdoor entertaining and décor, plants and containers. Products are produced with the highest quality materials, including Premium Teak™ furniture, which is environmentally farmed plantation teak from the island of Java, where the government stringently enforces teak production and replanting. Environmentally conscious and known for their ongoing commitment to form and function, Smith & Hawken products will never cease to amaze and delight you.

Teleflora has been connecting special occasion customers with the nation’s leading floral designers for more than 70 years. With over 23,000 member florists throughout the U.S. and Canada and an additional 20,000-affiliated florists outside North America, all their arrangements are professionally crafted by local designers using only the freshest flowers available. This extensive network, coupled with their commitment to exceptional customer service and attention to detail means that when you send flowers from Teleflora, you can be confident that you’re sending the best of nature’s beauty, ready for immediate enjoyment in its complimentary vase.

Windowbox.com provides useful information, advice and supplies to help people experience the joys of growing plants in containers. They encourage horticultural therapy, which is the study of people/plant relationships and how gardening and working with plants can be used to promote mental, physical, and emotional health. Windowbox.com also encourages community gardens to enrich people’s lives with the natural bliss that plants provide to one’s creativity and soul. All of the necessary resources you need are available on windowbox.com as well as gardening tools, containers, seeds and plants that will deepen your relationship with nature.

Gardener’s Supply Company is a gardener’s haven. They offer everything from seed supplies and garden furniture to flower supports and garden carts. They are passionate in providing earth-friendly products that will aide in the joy of planting and maintaining one’s personal garden. What sets Gardener’s Supply Company apart is their 8% pre-taxed profits to gardening related initiatives and organizations working in the areas of sustainable agriculture, the environment and hunger. So go out and make the world a better place, starting with your own backyard. Plant something and bring a little beauty to world.