Remember moms

For most moms, Mother's Day is a time to celebrate and wait for the roses to roll in. But not so for moms in battered women's shelters, where the day can serve as a sad reminder of a violent past and an uncertain future.

That's why Jewish Women International run its Mother's Day Flower Project, which sends blooms to 150 shelters that can't afford extras. Your $25 gift at www.jwi.org buys a mom a bouquet.

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I work for JWI and I cannot thank you enough for this post.

I do want to clear up one thing, though (I think Glamour misquoted us a little bit): Rather than each donation sending a bouquet to one Mom, all Flower Project donations collectively go toward all the bouquets we send to about 100 U.S. shelters -- one bouquet per shelter, for all the Moms who are staying there at the time.

In addition, for each $25 donation, JWI sends a Mother's Day card to anyone the donor chooses.

So for each $25 you give, you help us send flowers all over the country, and your Mom (or your grandma/sister/friend) gets a lovely card in the mail.

Thanks again -- we're proud and honored that you've helped us publicize this project!