Book of D: Flowers, Team Work, and Ambiance

I was honored to have been able to arrange for flowers to be sent to our colleague's funeral service(s). My team (the Center for Student Belonging and Inclusivity - CSBI) and I corroborated via Teams to get Stacie's floral arrangement. Each of us made suggestions and ultimately, we decided that this one arrangement would be the perfect selection.

I offered to pay for the floral arrangement upfront, and my coworkers did not take long, after I placed the order, to remunerate their respective portion via Zelle, Venmo, and Cash App. Honestly, I would have paid it on my own, but the point was to show a unification of sorts. It was also a show of support for one another as we commemorated the passing of one of our own. Team work at our university is in abounds; we truly care for one another, and it means so much - especially during times like this. There are so many events that we each have respectively held and had the support of the other team members. Holding events is part of our jobs. Each coordinator usually facilitates one or two events per semester, but we are fortunate that we can count of the rest of our division to help as needed. Coming together to buy Stacie's flowers was a small show of that unity and team work. There have been several fun events that we have all participated in throughout the years. The most important piece of assembly is that of creating a warm and inviting ambiance. I believe that by sending flowers, we not only provided the much-needed warm ambiance, but we helped facilitate emotional release. Moreover, we shared our expression of respect, sympathy, and love of Stacie to her mom, dad, sister, and the rest of her loved ones.