In lieu of...

I think it's a good idea. All those flowers will just end up in the trash, adn the donation may end up helping somebody.

I think that is a wonderful idea. One of my family members passed away recently. Ironically one of his adult children listed "in lieu of" on her facebook page (sadly that's how I found out about her father's passing ). Instead of flowers donations can be made to the National Kidney Foundation in his name. If I was to pass away I know I wouldn't want flowers. But until I heard of the above I honestly never thought of doing something like this, so I don't know where I'd want the donations to go. I'd definitely have to give it some thought, that's for sure. But if I wasn't able to choose in time, I'd want my family to pick one for me.

what the person may have suffered from is not necessarily the charity they have chosen. i work for a not for profit Christian organization where we make fix tuned radios which are shipped all over the world plus we put up Christian radio stations and often we have donations to our ministry in lieu of flowers. i think it is a nice idea to do that, especially if you feel strongly about that particular cause, charity or group that supports or does research for a particular disease or in the case of where i work, a ministry that supports furthering the Gospel.

I think that would be wonderful....I would have the donations given to something that has to do with pro life....that has been one of the big things in my life. Even if a child is not perfect they have a purpose...whether its giving joy to their family...or there are several other ways a child has purpose even if they are not perfect!

great idea. im being cremated but someone may have a memorial. i will tell everyone no flowers. they just get wasted anyway.

When my mother passed away recently we asked for donations to heart and stroke. She did not appreciate cut flowers and would have been appalled if she had received a roomful of flowers.

I think that sounds like a good idea. Too many flowers just get wasted. Although I do like the idea you had in your first response about taking them to a hospital. I don't know who I would want donations made to when I pass. Something to think about I guess.

Yes, if giving or donating is my happiness, if I die I'll include that in my last will.

For me I want all the flower money or donations to go to any homeless shelter in my name. Ive tried over the years to help them when I can. So id like my to say in lieu of flowers please make a donation to your local homeless shelter in the name of Maria Peralta Pachecho. Rest in peace...........

I think it is a nice idea to do instead of flowers, convert cash to help some organization in aiming to support other people health. Flowers will just gone gray and money is useless buying those. So i guess it is better to give the cash as donations to the family or to the organization