How much is a smile worth? What about when it comes with a flower, offered without any pretense or expectations?
These are questions people had to ask themselves as they considered how much to give in support of Sandy “The Downtown Flower Man” Bell at a multivenue benefit last Sunday.
Donations are still coming in via collection jars throughout the city and online auctions, but event organizers said the answer is already, “Quite a lot.”
“It was overwhelming; it was a lot bigger than we thought we were getting into,” said organizer John Shoemaker, who co-owns JJ’s Bohemia, where 500 people showed up for a whole day of performances.
“People came from everywhere to help him out,” he said.