By Tanya Steele
Mother’s Day was bright for all in the community and the SES Lilydale Unit sold out completely at their fundraising flower stall over the weekend of 13 and 14 May.
600 bunches of flowers and an assortment of potted plants were purchased at the Victoria Street stall and SES Lilydale Controller Shaun Caulfield was delighted by the community support.
Mr Caulfield said the event has a repeat customer base and it was good to know that people have made ad association with us selling the flowers.
“Leading up to the event I get a lot of messages from the public checking that it is still on,” he said.
The SES has run their annual flower stall over the Mother’s Day weekend for at least 15 years and it has become well known amongst residents.
Mr Caulfield said the support the community provides never ceases to amaze him.
“We ordered more stock than last year and we were sold out by Sunday before lunch,” he said.
Mr Caulfield said the fundraising is vital and helps the SES raise money towards equipment that can improve the SES services.
Local flower growers both donate and sell their flowers to the SES for wholesale prices.
The SES fundraises continuously and at the moment is raising money for a medium size 4WD truck.
Mr Caulfield said it will be a fantastic enhancement to the fleet and improve the capability of the SES.
“The community just continue to astound us with their generosity and we are very fortunate to have that support,” he said.
