The IRIS Foundation

If you’ve been meaning to order, this is your last reminder!

Our limited Mother’s Day series is closing soon, with delivery across Calgary on Saturday, May 9.

Small Bloom or Big Bloom, by Hawthorn Plains delivered directly to her door, with a portion of proceeds supporting IRIS.

Orders close tomorrow, May 5th.

Get yours now: https://theirisfoundation.ca/mothers-day

A simple way to honour her.

Choose between Small Bloom and Big Bloom, both thoughtfully designed and available for Mother’s Day delivery across Calgary.

Each arrangement supports IRIS and our ongoing work with women and youth in our community.

Calgary Delivery: Saturday, May 9
Handwritten card option available

Order your arrangement: https://theirisfoundation.ca/mothers-day

Long before IRIS existed, they did.

The women who shaped how we move, how we care, how we build.

They taught us to show up fully. To lead with kindness. To create belonging wherever we go. To hold space for others, and to honour both the weight and the lightness of life as it comes.

This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating them.

Want to celebrate yours with us?

We’ll include a personalized note and manage delivery! Cutoff for orders is May 5, order now: https://theirisfoundation.ca/mothers-day

We're entering a new season of IRIS.

As we continue to expand our impact, we're building meaningful partnerships with local businesses—organizations whose values align with ours and whose commitment to community matches our own.

This Mother's Day, we're introducing a limited collection of floral arrangements designed to celebrate the women who shaped us while extending care to women and youth in our community. In partnership with Hawthorn Plains, we've created thoughtfully designed bouquets that reflect both artistry and purpose.

Here's what matters: a portion of every purchase directly supports IRIS and our ongoing work serving women and youth across Calgary. When you celebrate with one of these arrangements, you're honouring the women who made you who you are and supporting the work we believe in.

Delivery is available across Calgary on Saturday, May 9. Order now: https://theirisfoundation.ca/mothers-day

Hear from those impacted. Real stories. Real impact.

These testimonials from Emma House (part of ), , , and show how support—whether through donations, volunteering, or advocacy—creates real change.

From finding safety and stability to building confidence and pursuing new opportunities, your involvement empowers women and girls to thrive.

Be part of the impact. Every action counts.

Empowerment isn’t a gift. It’s a movement and every woman is a catalyst.

To the heart of the IRIS community,

At the beginning of 2023, IRIS was nothing more than an idea shared between five entrepreneurial women. We didn’t see ourselves in the traditional world of fundraising—the red tape, the rigid structures, the stuffy galas.

We focused on something else: incredible, bootstrapped grassroots organizations doing the heavy lifting in our community with little recognition inside entrenched systems.

So we decided that if their work wasn’t being amplified, we would become the amplifier—and we would do it our way.

To say we moved fast would be an understatement. We ran.

In just three years, we’ve poured over a quarter of a million dollars back into the hands of local organizations doing thankless work. We’ve seen what happens when you trust your gut and lead with your heart.

But in that momentum, we realized something profound: IRIS has become more than an annual event. It’s a movement and a responsibility we do not take lightly.

Success is a beautiful thing, but it requires a foundation strong enough to sustain it.

If we want this momentum to carry into the next ten, twenty, even fifty years, we must be as intentional with our structure as we are with our giving.

That’s why we’ve made the heartfelt decision to pause our signature event in 2026. We are taking this time to organize, to dream, and to ensure IRIS is built for the long term, and not just the moment.

A Sabbatical Year isn’t about doing less. It’s about doing better.

In 2026, we’ll be working behind the scenes to deepen our impact and widen our reach. We are protecting the soul of IRIS by refusing to rush it. When we show up next, we will do so with a foundation that is unshakable, choosing quality, longevity, and the future of the community we love.

Though the stage may be quieter in 2026, the work is very much alive.

We’re already creating new, innovative ways for you to engage and support our mission and we can’t wait to share what’s coming in the spring. And you’d best believe our signature event will be back in 2027!

Thank you for believing in our non-traditional approach and for walking this path with us.

IRIS is growing. And we’re doing it with heart.

Stronger together. Community thrives because of incredible partners like Emma House (part of ), , , and .

From providing essential support to empowering women, girls and youth, these organizations are making real change every day. Swipe to see the impact they’re creating.

Want to make a difference? Visit their pages to support the incredible organizations that help empower women and girls today!