Send floral products from Steve’s Flowers and Gifts to support your local community and Veteran owned businesses

Steve’s Flowers and Gifts Inc.

Family Owned and Operated

Founded in 1973 by Steve and Linda Huth, Steve’s Flowers and Gifts has become a successful flower Shoppe in Indianapolis. While Steve was attending college, he worked for a local flower shop, delivering, doing odd jobs, and eventually designing. Steve had dreams of opening his own floral facility on the south side of Indianapolis, and when opportunity came, he went to work to make it happen. His philosophy from the start was making sure his customers were happily satisfied. The dedication and commitment towards his goal allowed Steve to move into a larger facility in 1976, and opened a second location in the fast growing town of Greenwood in 1982.

In October of 1988, Steve designed and had built his own building which consists of 7,000 square feet. With greenhouse, card and gift display area, design room, plant department, and a large receiving and delivery area, he supplies his customers with exceptional service and a comfortable setting for shopping and browsing. Through the years, Steve has worked hard for excellent quality in designs, which led to the expansion of the original location in 1999. Expanding this location 3,000 more square feet enabled Steve to have a larger design center to monitor quality control and ensure customer satisfaction.

In 1995, Steve added the convenience of  ordering online at www.stevesflowers.com. Today, Steve has made the commitment to adding the convenience of online ordering, while at the same time providing the Personal Service that his customers have come accustom to.

Send floral products from Steve’s Flowers and Gifts to support your local community and Veteran owned businesses!

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Veterans Day

The reason that Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th is that in 1918 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, all major hostilities of World War I were formally ended.  The day was originally termed Armistice Day and was created to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans. President Woodrow Wilson gave an eloquent speech in 1919 during which he  commended the men and women of the United States military.

Quoting a brief excerpt from President Wilson’s  speech he said “To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service, and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of nations”.

Armistice Day and Remembrance Day are celebrated in other countries as a remembrance to the end of World War I. However in 1954, Veterans Day became the official name for our United States day to honor our military men and women. Veterans Day differs from Memorial Day. While both days honor our military, Memorial Day is designated to honor those who died while fighting for our country. Veterans Day is designated to honor all of the military folks who have served our country.

Spelled sometimes as Veteran’s or Veterans’ Day, in reality there is no apostrophe. The day is designated to honor all military veterans. Therefore the singular meaning denoted by an apostrophe does not apply. On this special day why not send a delicious basket of sweets from Steve’s Flowers and Gifts to that special veteran in your life. It will mean so much to them that you took the time to recognize the sacrifices they made in defending our great Nation!

There are numerous ways you can do that make a veteran feel like every sacrifice he or she gave to our great country is appreciated. I remember a few years back I lived across the street from a couple in their mid eighties. The man always proudly wore a Navy Veteran baseball hat. One Veterans Day I went by the bakery and picked up a small cake that said Happy Veterans Day. They were so very appreciative. Problem was the lady kept bringing food over to my house after that for a while. Sweet but she tended to way overcook stuff.

In case you are looking for some other things you can do for a veteran, after a little research below are just a few ideas:

• Donate Money – There are several organizations that support veterans and they can always use private donations.
• Donate frequent-flyer miles – For any of us that travel a lot for work or pleasure, perhaps you have accumulated some extra travel miles that you may not use. One organization that would love the free flyer miles is the Fisher House Foundation Hero Miles Program. They are dedicated to assisting family members with travel expenses so that they can be close to their loved one who may be ill or injured.
• Volunteer your skills – If you have knowledge of a trade or financial planning etc., veterans can benefit from your volunteer teaching.
• Veteran Speaker – Many veterans have wonderful and inspirational stories of over coming adversity and never giving up. Find one that enjoys speaking to other veterans.
• Hire a veteran – If you own a small business or are in a hiring position at a company, perhaps hire a veteran who is anxious to get out into the working world.
• Hire a veteran’s caregiver – Offering support to veteran’s families is so valuable. Plus many of these folks are incredible employees.
• Do business with a veteran-owned company – Astonishingly there are an estimated 27 million veteran owned small businesses in the U.S. These companies are run by the fine men and women that defended our country. You will find some of the most trustworthy services and quality products.

Our brilliant floral designers at Steve’s Flowers and Gifts would be honored to assist you with a gift crate or flower arrangement for Veterans Day.

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Steve’s Flowers and Gifts is Indianapolis’ Local Family Owned Florist. Since 1973, we have been delivering Flowers, Gift Baskets, Planters and Green Plants along with some Blooming Plants across Indianapolis, Greenwood, and surrounding areas.