{"id":194,"date":"2011-04-13T15:41:24","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T20:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/pressrelease\/?p=194"},"modified":"2011-04-15T15:27:42","modified_gmt":"2011-04-15T20:27:42","slug":"194","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/pressrelease\/?p=194","title":{"rendered":"Turn Spring into the Season of Appreciation through Petals and Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEDIA CONTACT: Deonna McGary
\nMEDIA ADVISORY: 11-020
\nRELEASE DATE:\u00a0April 12,\u00a02011<\/p>\n

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Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEWS RELEASE: 11-019\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0April 12, 2010<\/p>\n

EXCHANGE MEDIA CONTACT: DEONNA MCGARY \u2013mcgarydd@aafes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Turn Spring into the Season of Appreciation through Petals and Blooms <\/strong><\/p>\n

DALLAS \u2013 <\/strong>Simply waking up to a bouquet of blooms can provide a daily dose of inspiration to chase away the blues.\u00a0 With various holidays steadily approaching such as Administrative Professional\u2019s Day\u2019s, Mother\u2019s Day and Easter, sending flowers can help any emotional connection blossom.<\/p>\n

Petals and Blooms<\/a> is an in-house florist located at Exchanges worldwide, providing military patrons and families with the opportunity to customize floral arrangements in order to brighten someone\u2019s day. There are 145 full-service Petals and Blooms locations worldwide to choose from.<\/p>\n

Military shoppers can also stop and smell the savings at shopmyexchange.com and visit Teleflora flower club, a floral site providing artistically designed arrangements at 20% off.<\/p>\n

\u201cPetals and Blooms and the Exchange online mall are making it easier to call in or order online,\u201d said the Exchange\u2019s Vice President of Services Terri Toppin. \u201cSending flowers is a simple and thoughtful way of saying thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is a joint command and is directed by a Board of Directors which is responsible to the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force through the Service Chiefs of Staff. The Exchange has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with articles of merchandise and services and generating non-appropriated fund earnings as a supplemental source of funding for military Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) programs. To find out more about the Exchange history and mission or to view recent press releases please visit our Web site at http:\/\/www.shopmyexchange.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Media Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>For more information or to schedule an interview with an Exchange representative please contact Deonna McGary, 214-312-2132 or mcgarydd@aafes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t

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