Above the Stem Thanks Those who go Above and Beyond, Giving to Military Service Members
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Prerna Kapadia, owner of Above the Stem flower shop, giving out roses.
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Kelley Kinsey, an Above the Stem volunteer, holds a dozen bloomed pink and red roses before hand-delivering them to veterans at the VA hospital in Loma Linda.
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Above the Stem volunteers including owner Prerna Kapadia (far left) and Kelley Kinsey (far right) with a few of the roses they hand delivered last year.
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Above the Stem employees pose with four buckets of roses they gave to veterans and military service members on Memorial 2013, a giveaway which sparked a tradition still carried on this year. Top row, from left: Katie Syme, Jessica Ramirez, Prerna Kapadia, Nitasha Howard, Sarah Hester. Bottom, from left: Mackenzie Hester, Bella Hester.
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