Support the Heights Food Pantry by Being a 'Good Neighbor' Thursday

This Thursday anyone can be a good neighbor.

Once again will open its doors to the community by giving out dozens of sweet smelling gestures to those who come to the shop while also taking in donations to benefit the Hasbrouck Heights food pantry.

Anyone who comes into the shop beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday can receive a free dozen roses, while supplies last. The only stipulation is he or she should keep one rose and give the rest away to others in order to spread a ‘good neighborly feeling,’ owner John Kosakowski explained.

People are encouraged to bring in food or items for the borough’s food pantry as well however they do not need to participate in the food drive in order to receive the roses, he explained.

Kosakowksi says the shop has been hosting Good Neighbor Day for about two decades now. Bill O’Shea the previous owner started participating in the event and Kosakowski has continued the tradition since he bought the shop a few years back.

Good Neighbor Day, which was originated by FTD Flowers, usually hosts the event the first Wednesday in September but Kosakowski choses to recognize the holiday a week later so that it doesn't interfere with the first day of school.

Kosakowski is no stranger to helping feed those in need. Each year around the holiday time the shop spearheads a food drive for the Center for Food Action in Englewood through its

Most years Kosakowski takes in food donations on Good Neighbor Day for the Center Food Action but this year he chose to benefit the borough’s local pantry after seeing a plea in the local newspaper for donations as the food pantry had reached its lowest level to date over this past summer.