Hi! My name is Lisa Gardner and I'm creating this fundraiser for my friend, Michelle and her father, Ron Pond. Sometime last night or early morning, their flower shop, M.P. Flowers in Oakland, CA, was robbed of all their flowers and supplies they were going to use to make their living - especially for tomorrow's Valentine's Day!

Ron, together with his wife, Michelle's mom, (rest in peace) started this business decades ago and just yesterday was saying how he hasn't had any trouble in years! Astonishingly, he still believes that whoever did this must need it more than him and he will carry on.

Bay Area and beyond, let's uplift Ron and Michelle today and contribute whatever you can, no amount is too small. Also, please share this gfm far and wide, so they can have a chance to recoup what was stolen and they can earn what they had planned to.

Thank you, Bay Area!

I know you will come through for them.

Sincerely,

Lisa Gardner