Raf, the Redlands Aromatherapy Foundation, Inc, is a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) community service organization that relies of the generous support of the community in order to fulfull its mission of advancing the use of sensory science, with emphasis on the use of aroma and multi-sensory horticulture, as a means of improving both physical and emotional well-being.
Raf holds one major fundraising outreach each year, our annual plant sale which showcases lots of fragrant, multi-sensory, water wise and native plants. In addition, we participate in select community events, such as the Annual Lavender Festival at Highland Springs in Cherry Valley, CA. and the 9-Zero Outreach.
In furtherance of our Mission, Raf conducts various educational and hands-on outreaches. Over the course of 2009/2010, Raf will be improving the landscape of childrens lives through our Portable Sensory Garden programs which connect young minds with the innate healing of nature through growing a garden of their own.
Currently, Raf is engaged in the preliminary planning stages of creating yet another public demonstrative garden space - a place for the community to experience first hand the connection between nature and well-being. We are looking into adopting a demonstration garden already created within the City of Redlands, a garden centrally located between two senior citizen communities. We will keep you posted!
None of our work is possible without the support of our community. We thank you in advance for your generous financial contributions.
