Four-O'Clock Flowers Around the World Cancer Memorial

Providing Free Four-o'clock Flower Seeds as a Living Symbol of Hope
to Plant in Gardens Across America and Around the World

New Orleans, Louisiana Since 1994

 This is a cluster of white four-o'clock flowers in full bloom under a Southern afternoon sun in Louisiana. Four-o'clock flowers are trumpet-shaped flowers which bloom in the late afternoon after 4 p.m., hence their name. Four-o'clock flowers come in several colors, including yellow, pink, magenta, white, and mixtures of those colors. Http://www.symbolofhope.com.
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Locations Where Four-o'clock Flower Seeds Were
Planted and Growing Across America

Alabama
Harvest
Alabaster
Montgomery
Birmingham
Athens
CEDAR Bluff

Alaska

Arizona
Phoenix
Surprise

Arkansas
Little Rock
Cave Springs

California
Morgan Hill
Northridge
Vacaville
San Francisco
Strathmore
Sacramento
Orange
El Cajon

Colorado
Littleton
Denver
Aurora
Bayfield
Colorado Springs

Connecticut

Delaware
Bear

Florida
Jacksonville
West Palm Beach
St. Petersburg
Fort Walton Beach
Barefoot Bay
Ft. Pierce
Brooksville
Cuba
Riverview
Atlantic Beach
Milton
Vero Beach
Dunnellon
Port St. Lucie
Titusville
Homestead
Coral Heighs

Georgia
Dalton
Lafayette
Watkinsville
Marietta

Hawaii

Idaho
Spirit Lake

Illinois
Rolling Meadows
Chatham
Sugar Grove
Robinson
Tuscola
Springfield
Sugargrove
Fox Valley

Indiana
West Lafayette
Indianapolis
Columbus
Fort Wayne

Iowa
Carter Lake

Kansas
Wichita
Galena

Kentucky
Madisonville
Salyersville
Keavy
Lexington
Grethel
Louisville
Gray
Corbin
Cadiz
Nicholasville
Grebel

Louisiana
Marrero
Baton Rouge
Houma
Lafayette
New Orleans
River Ridge
Denham Springs
Chalmette

Maine
Dresden

Maryland
Potomac
Baltimore
Nottingham

Massachusetts
Boston
Cambridge
Monponsett
Chelmsford

Michigan
Flint
Port Huron
Rochester
Grand Rapids
Dearborn
Muskegon
New Hudson
Warren
Applegate
Walled Lake
Comstock Park

Minnesota
Lakeville
Swanville
Coon Rapids
St. Paul

Mississippi
Hattiesburg

Missouri
St Louis
Neosho

Montana

Nebraska
Omaha

Nevada
Carson City

New Hampshire

New Jersey
Elmer
Br. Mills
West Paterson
Mine Hill

New Mexico
Ft. Sumner
Albuquerque
Arrey

New York
Buffalo
Flushing
Orchard Park
Sodus Point
Constantia
Port Byrom
Long Island City
Hicksville
Seaford
New Hyde Park
Rochester
Nassau
Spencerport
Oceanside

North Carolina
Mocksville
Beaufort
Roanoke
Edenton

North Dakota

Ohio
Wellington
Cleveland
Columbus
Bloomingburg
Pickerington
Streetsboro
Akron
Mc Arthur

Oklahoma
Wagoner
Walters
Tulsa

Oregon
Coos Bay
Portland
Otis
Salem

Pennsylvania
Norristown
Philadelphia
Ambridge
Temple
Erie
Mt. Pleasant
Carbondale
Darby

Rhode Island
Warwick
Riverside
Cumberland
North Providence

South Carolina
Leesville
Kershaw
Dillon

South Dakota

Tennessee
Hermitage
Sweetwater
Chattanooga
Manchester
Lebanon
Mirfreesboro
Memphis
Clarksville
Hermitage
Crossville
Fayetteville
Nashville

Texas
Terrell
San Antonio
Van Vleck
McKinney
Denton
Center Point
Amarillo
Austin
Pflugerville
Plainview
Missouri City
Seabrook
Odessa
Pearland
Galveston
Waller
Mc Kinny
Webster
Kirbyville
Sevierville

Utah

Vermont

Virginia
Burke
Virginia Beach
Mechanicsville
Roanoke

Washington
Bremerton
Olympia
Battle Ground

West Virginia
Middlebourne
Charleston

Wisconsin
Brodhead
Two Rivers
Madison

Wyoming
Kemmerer
Aladdin

Note: This is not a comprehensive list of locations since Hurricane Katrina
flooded many letters requesting four-o'clock flower seeds.

Read the Numerous Newspaper and
Magazine Articles on the Cancer Memorial		   View Photos of Cancer Events in New Orleans
This is a thumbnail picture of anan article written by The United States Postal Service - USPS - which wrote an article on the breast cancer awareness stamp and on the four-o'clock flowers cancer project which appeared in Postal Life. Several thousand postal employees requested free four-o'clock flower seeds. The article has several embedded pictures, including a yellow flower, a photo of the breast cancer awareness stamp with a pink ribbon in the corner, and a picture of a postal employee hugging her mother who battled cancer. Http://www.symbolofhope.com This is a thumbnail picture of an article on the cancer tribute which appeared in the University of Louisiana at Monroe alumni publication. The article has several photographs in it, including a photo of Kevin Donahoe holding a handful of four-o'clock flower seeds; a photo showing Kevin Donahoe packing envlopes with four-o'clock flower seeds, and a photo of former President George H. W. Bush congratulating Kevin Donahoe for receiving a Point of Light Foundation award for national volunteerism. Http://www.symbolofhope.com This is a photo of several ladies walking in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event in New Orleans in 2008. Http://www.symbolofhope.com This is a photo of several cancer survivors who participated in the annual National Cancer Survivors Day which was held in New Orleans in 2009. Http://www.symbolofhope.com
USPS Postal Life
University of Louisiana - Monroe

Cancer Survivor's Day
     

History
of the Tribute

Eulogy for Jim

Poetry by Jim

Free Four-O'clock
Flower Seeds

Four-o'clock Flower Pictures from Around the World

Letters from
U.S. Postmasters

Newspaper and
Magazine Articles

Television and
Hollywood Celebrities

Awards and Honors

Doubloons for
Cancer Project

Upcoming Events

Locations Where Four-o'clock Flowers Are Growing
Across America

Information on Kevin

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This is a picture of the front page of the Tulane University school newspaper - The Tulane Hullabaloo. The front page shows Kevin Donahoe holding an American flag in his right hand and a sign stating, THank you, america, in his left hand. The sign was in appreciation for what Americans have done to help New Orleans in its recovery from Hurricane Katrina. THe picture was taken at a parade on Poydras Street in downtown New Orleans during a parade on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Http://www.symbolofhope.com