Thank YOU- Season 2 - Life in Bloom Underwriters!
Season 2 of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom is hitting the airwaves- all across the country (www.uBloom.com/WatchSeason2) We're reaching Millions of Households- and soon- our Public Television Show featuring the Health and Wellness Benefits of Flowers- will in coming your way!This is All THANKS to our Amazing Underwriters- that provide the Funding- for J Schwanke's Life in Bloom! These great companies- provide the opportunity for Public Television- to bring you our "comforting" show about Flowers to people of all income levels with free-over-the-air- no subscription required broadcasting.I want to take this opportunity to give a huge "Thank You" and shout out to the Underwriters of Season 2 of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom - they are helping share the Health and Wellness Benefits of Flowers- during these uncertain times!J Schwanke's Life in Bloom - will soon be airing to 94.75% of the country- and that amazing feat is made possible by these Flower Visionaries- that saw the opportunity to help us share the Power of Flowers! J Schwanke's Life in Bloom- is the First Ever 13 Episode Full Season National Public Television Show dedicated to Flowers - arranging flowers- crafting with flowers, cooking with flowers- and cocktails with flowers- featuring flowers and flower farms, and flower friends...I'm fortunate that the following companies- believed in us- and joined forces with us- to fund Season 2 of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom- and were generous as well as dedicated to helping us get the Second Season on the air! Season 1 continues to be successful and audiences all across America are falling in Love with Flowers - all over again... our viewers love flowers and they want the health and wellness benefits "Life in Bloom" has to offer!Kelly and I, and the Life in Bloom Crew appreciate their support- and continued faith in Life in Bloom- and Flowers... We are truly Flower Powerful!Albertsons Companies: our Premiere Underwriter- with the help of my wonderful Friend Debora Steier- Albertsons Companies - (and all their brands- Jewel Osco, Amigos, Vons, Albertsons, Safeway, Maket Street, Pavillions, Shaws, Star, Carrs, Tom Thum, United, Haggens, Andronicos, Plated and Acme) all joined forces to Underwrite Season 2 of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom! We thank them from the bottom of our heart for Supporting Season 1 and 2- (and coming soon- Season 3)... Albertsons Companies believe in Life in Bloom and we Love them for it!CalFlowers- The Board of CalFlowers- (formerly NorCal) is the Association of California Flower Shippers- and my life long friends- that serve on the board- knew it was a great investment to underwrite Public Televisions first ever show all about flowers- helping us tell the story of flowers- and where they come from. CalFlowers is dedicated to education- and their underwriting of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom- is helping us reach over 98 Million Households across the USA- and teaching them how to create their own Life in Bloom! Calflowers is another Underwriter that is committed to Season 1 & 2 (and Season 3)!Design Master Color Tool- I've known Dwight Larimer for nearly my entire life- he's a dedicated Flower Industry Icon- and the colorful President of Design Master - the COLOR Experts- and life long friend! When I brought this opportunity to him- Dwight agreed that a National TV Show about Flowers would be Powerful- Design Master has helped us educate the general public about flowers and creating a "Life in Bloom" As both a National and International Advocate for Flowers- Dwight has made it clear that Flower Education is Paramount -and Design Master has generously Underwrote Season 1 & 2 ( and is on board for Season 3) of Life in Bloom!Smithers-Oasis- is joining J Schwanke's Life in Bloom - as an Underwriter for Season 2- My friends Robin Kilbride and Kelly Mace- were instrumental in securing Underwriting for our Second Season that started airing April 15, 2020- I had the fortunate opportunity to meet Vernon Smithers - as a young child- and I've been using Flower Foam ever since. I'm delighted that Smithers-Oasis has joined our Team of Underwriters at "Life in Bloom- their continued dedication to flower education will help us continue our efforts at Public Television and help bring a "Life in Bloom" to viewers all across the USA!Sunshine Bouquet- and the "Family of Flower Friends" behind this American/Colombia Flower Bouquet and Flower Farming Company. Sunshine Bouquet and John Simco- and his family- believe that a Life Surrounded By Flowers is Better- and helping people learn more about the Health and Wellness Benefits of Flowers- was Important and Beneficial! Sunshine Bouquet is a global leader in the world of Flowers- and together - we are bringing Life in Bloom Season 1 & 2 (and Soon - Season 3) of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom to Public Television!These Underwriters are dedicated to helping us continue to share more education about Flowers- and the health and wellness Benefits that Flowers provide to everyone that experiences them. Season 2 features Health and Wellness research, projects and experiences in each episode.Finally- Public Education is dedicated to providing Educational Services to everyone- and Close Caption Underwriting helps us provide a VERY Valuable service to the hearing impaired! Ocean View Flowers - and my friend Dan Vordale helped me secure the Closed Caption Underwriter Funding for Season 2 of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom. I am saddened that Ocean View Flowers did not survive- this global pandemic- however their memory and Flower Power - will continue on- with the Season 2- closed caption funding they provided- before they closed. The folks at Ocean View Flowers were always dedicated to helping the flower industry- and thus their ability to provide this service to our audiences is something we will always remember!Making Flower Television is Important- it is Hard Work- and it is also Tremendously Rewarding. Make no mistake- it is ONLY POSSIBLE- because of these great companies- and their generosity - Together we have completed Season 1 and 2 of J Schwanke's Life in Bloom- and with the continued support of these Amazing Underwriters- and others in the future- We are on the air with Season 1 & 2 and we will return with Season 3 in 2021... ... Together we'll keep Flowers and "Life in Bloom" coming for years to come!