Mums for Thanksgiving
Each autumn, the Rotary Club of West Ottawa delivers Thanksgiving mums across the community as a simple, colourful way to help people say thank you.
For businesses, it is a thoughtful client appreciation gift. For recipients, it is a bright seasonal surprise. For Rotary, it is a practical way to turn generosity into service.
✨ NEW THIS YEAR: Growing Kindness! A Thanksgiving Mum Exchange Looking for a fun new Thanksgiving tradition? Gather a group of five or more coworkers, teammates, neighbours, family members, or friends, and take part in our new Growing Kindness Mum Exchange. We'll secretly match each participant with someone else in the group, then Rotary volunteers will deliver a beautiful premium fall mum to each surprise recipient during our October 1-3 delivery weekend. It's a simple, memorable way to share gratitude, strengthen relationships, and brighten someone's day, all while supporting the Rotary Club of West Ottawa's community service projects. Learn more in our Growing Kindness Quick Guide and include your Mum Exchange details when you place your order by August 10!
Everything You Need to Order
The 2026 Order Form and Quick Guide are the best places to start. The order form is the Excel workbook used to submit your order; the guide explains how to complete it.
2026 Order Form
Complete the Excel workbook with your delivery information, self-delivery details and business card information.
Quick Guide to Ordering
New to Mums for Thanksgiving? The illustrated guide walks through the order form and delivery options step by step.
Promotional Poster for the Campaign
Want to help us spread the word? This poster has all the details: perfect for posting in the break room, or on a grocer's Community Board!
Mums Exchange Order Form
Spread some kindness and fun with your friends, teammates, colleagues, book club, or other group!
A Thanksgiving Tradition
Mums for Thanksgiving has become a familiar autumn tradition for many RCWO customers and volunteers. Each order begins with a simple intention: to send something warm, seasonal and personal to someone who matters.
The plants are beautiful, but the meaning goes further. A mum delivered to a doorstep, office or reception desk says, “we appreciate you.” It gives businesses a way to thank clients without sending something impersonal, and it gives recipients a gift they can enjoy throughout the Thanksgiving season.
Behind the scenes, volunteers organize orders, confirm details, sort plants and prepare deliveries. The work is practical and busy, but it is also deeply human. Each delivery represents a connection between the person who ordered, the person receiving, and the community projects made possible through the fundraiser.
How It Works
Customers complete the order form and send it to the Mums for Thanksgiving team. Rotary volunteers then coordinate the delivery process, including recipient addresses, business cards and delivery routes. Customers may also choose self-delivery options when they prefer to pick up or distribute mums themselves.
Rotary delivers throughout Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Stittsville, Carp, Richmond, Gloucester, Orléans, Vanier, Manotick, Barrhaven and Rockcliffe Park. If you have questions about the order form, delivery areas or self-delivery options, the Mums team can help.
Delivery day is when the program comes alive. Volunteers head out across the city with colourful mums and warm wishes from the people who ordered them. Some deliveries go to long-time clients. Some go to neighbours, friends or colleagues. Each one carries the same spirit of gratitude.
Why It Matters
Every mum purchased through this campaign helps the Rotary Club of West Ottawa support service projects throughout the year. Funds raised help make work possible in areas such as youth leadership, literacy, food security, local community service and international humanitarian projects.
That is what makes Mums for Thanksgiving more than a seasonal fundraiser. It is a way for customers, recipients and volunteers to take part in something bigger, one plant at a time.
What Customers Are Saying
“I highly recommend the program to any business that is looking for a 5-star client appreciation initiative.”
“One of the best parts of my weekend away is coming back to check my messages on the Sunday to find my inbox full with messages from clients thanking me for their Fall mums.”
“For me and my business, it’s a win-win-win. I get to provide beautiful flowers to my clients. My clients receive a beautiful pot of mums for Thanksgiving. And the Rotary Club is able to fund important projects in the Ottawa region.”
“The volunteers at the Rotary club take great care in the delivery and all the details. My clients love their beautiful fall mums and we all feel great about supporting local charity: a triple win!”
Published by: Rotary Club of West Ottawa.
Updated for: 2026 Mums for Thanksgiving campaign.