Floral & Gifts of OWC

Floral & Gifts of OWC is a retail florist shop and an OWC Group Support Employment (GSE) Program located on what used to be the Dempsey Center in Putnam, CT. We provide floral services through 1800flowers & teleflora. We fill and deliver local orders, and sell OWC jewelry & decor made in our in-house design department.

GSE Skill-set & Tasks:

• Assist with ordering flowers
• Making of all bud vases for restaurants
• Assisting florist with the creation of ordered arrangements
• Working on some potting of plants, watering and maintaining plants in the store
• Customer service & communication with customers
• Keeping store stocked
• Utilizing the register to make a sale
• Phone skills
• Selling in the community at pop up events
• Keeping inventory and fronting all merchandise
• Learning about all of the merchandise
• Cleaning of the store
• Answering the phones
• Working at the greenhouse (@camp Q) on plants being grown for sale at the florist
• Learning the names of flowers and plants
• Participating in the seasonal events that will take place at the florist
• Delivery of orders
• Working on handmade crafted items in down time