FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Bridget Carlson

312.432.1800

bridget@ashaddflorist.com

WHERE TO FIND FREE ROSES AROUND CHICAGO

Ashland Addison Florist Announces Locations for Distribution of 12,000 Roses on Wednesday, September 7th

Chicago (August 31, 2005) Ashland Addison Florist Company is thrilled to announce the distribution of 12,000 roses around the Chicagoland area this Wednesday, September 7, 2005. However, the free flowers come with a catch: people who accept a FREE bouquet of roses also accept the responsibility to keep one rose for themselves and hand the others out to neighbors, passers-by or to make new friends. The effort is a part of FTD florists’ Good Neighbor Day holiday and Ashland Addison Florist Company joins thousands of florists around the country to spread good feelings through roses.

Where Will Ashland Addison Good Neighbor Teams Hand Out FREE Rose Bouquets on Wednesday, September 7 th?*

6:45am -Michigan Avenue (just North of the Chicago River)

7:45am -Michigan Avenue and Lake Street

8:00am -Brown Line El Stop at Paulina

-Ogilvy Metra Station

9:00am -43 Arlington Heights Road in Elk Grove Village (all day, while supplies last)

New! Ashland Addison Florist Company location at O’Brien The Florist

Noon -Ashland Addison Florist Company at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

In the Galter Pavilion (201 East Huron)

-On the Michigan Avenue (just North of the Chicago River)

5:00pm -Jackson & Wacker Drive

-Washington & Clark Street

-Red Line El Stop at Addison

5:30pm -Brown Line El Stop at Southport

5:45pm -Orange/Green Line El Stop at Roosevelt

-Brown Line El Stop at Irving Park

*all giveaways are while supplies last!

About Ashland Addison Florist Company

Ashland Addison Florist has been a friend and neighbor in the Chicago community since 1932 when S. Roy Sheffield began by selling bouquets at the busy street car intersection of Ashland and Addison. Today, the family-owned and operated business is run by Sheffield’s grandsons, Bill Jr. and Chris. They have 4 locations including 1746 W. Addison, the Galter Pavilion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at 201 East Huron, the design center at 1640 W. Fulton and now the newest addition in Elk Grove Village at 43 Arlington Heights Road.