Annual QC plant sale raises funds for diabetes research

By: Laura Anderson Shaw|May 12, 2023

|7 min read

Attendees of an earlier Blooming Basket Fundraiser for the JDRF shop for hanging baskets, patio planters and more in the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts, Rock Island. CREDIT LINDA AND RUSS KENNEL

Brightly colored geraniums, stunning Supertunias, pops of verbena. These flowers and others soon will fill the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts in Rock Island, and they’ll do more than bring joy to whoever takes them home – they also will help raise funds for the JDRF and its diabetes research efforts.

The annual Blooming Basket Fundraiser, scheduled this year for Saturday, May 13, has become…

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Annual QC plant sale raises funds for diabetes research

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